Warming pans and brass fixtures of early homes
The article traces warming pans and brass copper fireplace fittings from Elizabethan times through the colonial era. It notes copper usage from 1650 onward for utensils and a variety of metal and wood handles, with lids hammered or engraved and Dutch origins for later iron pieces.
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Alice R. Rollins
Los Angeles Times
America
Carrying coals to Newcastle proverb explored
The article explains the origin and meaning of carrying coals to Newcastle as a needless effort. It notes two English cities named Newcastle, cites thirteenth century export activity, and compares similar proverbs from French Greek Persian Roman sources. The piece ends with a Benson quote on personal power. It also lists London sights such as Westminster Abbey and Buckingham Palace.
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Newcastle
England
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Greece
Athens
Hindustan
London
Westminster Abbey
Houses of Parliament
Buckingham Palace
St. James’ Palace
Hyde Park
Regent’s Park
Trafalgar Square
Piccadilly Circus
Fleet Street
The
Strand
St. Paul’s Cathedral
London Tower
Paris Information Numbers Tell All For Travelers
Paris offers four key information lines for travelers Laborde 9200 provides tickets and schedules S.V.P. answers any question INF connects to a talking newspaper available 10 am to past midnight Odeon 84 00 hosts the talking clock These services showcase the city’s unique telephone information system geared to guide visitors through transport data events and general inquiries.
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Paris
Laborde
S.V.P
Odeon
Ferry's Seeds Dated Packets For 1939 Home Garden
Ferry's Seeds introduces packets dated for the 1939 season to assure vitality and germination. Each packet carries a live seed guarantee with datum stamps and a seek for local dealers carrying Ferry-Morse seed lines from Detroit and San Francisco. The catalog offers a 1939 home garden guide and seeds priced at five cents or less.
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Ferry
Ferry-Morse Seed Co
Detroit
San Francisco
The Ablest One Quote on Winds and Navigation
A concise quotation attributed to Gibbon credits the ablest navigators with winning against wind and wave, highlighting skill over circumstance. The line emphasizes expertise guiding outcomes in challenging seas.
Three Days Cough Warns Of Danger Signal
An ad warns that a persistent three day cough signals danger and promotes Creemulsion as a genuine product. The notice emphasizes quick action and health alert language.
Effects of Learning in Character and Conduct
A terse maxim by Thomas Fuller notes learning sharpens virtue and augments vice. It asserts education elevates good people and worsens the deficient, shaping character through knowledge and study.
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Thomas Fuller
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