Ask Me Another A General Quiz Answers
Answers cover a mix of trivia from signatures on the Declaration to historical nails. John Witherspoon was not the only signer, Indians’ numbers exceed 1878, Claes Roosevelt arrived in 1640, a bigamist is anyone married a second time, land mile equals 5280 feet while nautical mile is 6080 feet, Merchandise Mart spans 4,000,000 square feet, icebreaks can be nudged by whistle vibrations, nail coloring dates back to ancient times with henna and imperial symbolism in China.
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John Witherspoon
United States
Little Big Horn
Roosevelt
Merchandise Mart
Chicago
America
Claes Martenzen van Roosevelt
Salome
Cleopatra
Tower of Terror welder braves blaze to rescue helper
Barney Donaghey of New York City recounts a daring 1929 Aruba Dutch West Indies refinery rescue. Up a 100 foot tower he faced dense smoke and a bottom fire, sliding down the shaft with a blazing heat. He forced his way out through a bottom opening and found his sleeping helper safe. No injuries reported.
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Tower of Terror
Elso
Santa Claus
Santa
Barney Donaghey
New York City
Barney
Aruba
Dutch West Indies
Hell
WIN
Uses for Tung Oil and the Origin of Sybarite
Tung oil has the highestSpecific gravity among fatty oils except castor oil and forms a hard jelly when heated. It serves in paints varnishes dyes and as a motor lubricant and waterproofs paper in China. The word sybarite denotes a self indulgent person from the Sybaris inhabitants famed for luxury. Seneca recounts a Sybarite who could not rest because a roseleaf found him uncomfortable.
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China
Sybaris
Italy
Seneca
Vitamin G and its role in health and longevity
The article reviews vitamin G as a key factor in health and longevity, noting its strong influence on vigor and aging. It lists rich sources like yeast concentrates, wheat germ, liver, kidney, and certain greens, and states heating and canning do not destroy G. It urges a surplus rather than adequacy, with one authority recommending four times the minimum.
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C. Houston Goudiss
Vitamin G deficiency linked to appetite drop and nervous mood
Laboratory experiments show that vitamin G shortage impairs digestion and reduces food intake to about two thirds of normal. Prolonged low vitamin G may cause mood decline, skin problems, mouth inflammation, hair loss, and skin thickening or cracking.
Vitamin G linked to eye health in animal studies
Studies using experimental animals show that diets lacking vitamin G cause eye hair loss and a whitish cataract appearance in the eyeball. Scientists caution that clinical confirmation is not yet available, but animal food needs may reflect human requirements.
Heat and care tips for kitchen and home furnishings
Heat coconuts in a moderate oven before cracking for easy shell removal. Potatoes bake faster when peeled, dried, and smeared with dripping before oven. Melted butter can substitute olive oil in salad dressing. Clean tapestry furniture with hot bran, reheating as needed. For scratches, use a beeswax turpentine mixture and buff with dry cloth.
Lovely and Simple Designs for Winter Sewing
Reading this Sewing Circle notice, buyers are offered simple bias skirt and a three aprons pattern sets with step by step charts. Patterns No 1659 and No 1595 specify sizes and yardage with braids and lace, price 15 cents each, mailed from Chicago.
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Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
W. Wacker Dr
Chicago
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Traveled Roads and Perseverance Quote by Bruyere
An inspirational quotation emphasizes steady progress and patient preparation. it notes no road is too long for deliberate advance and no honor too distant for those who plan carefully.
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Bruyere
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Carlyle
Tndia R. Pinkham
Pinkham
Hoyd Gibbons Adventurers’ Club
Smith Brothers
Smith Bros
Mark
Lincoln
Nebraska
Schimmel Service
The
Capitol
Coffee
Pastry Shop
Horet Connhusker Himmel
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