Quality of a cigar tested by ash length and color
A Brooklyn Eagle report explains ash behavior in cigars. Length of ash reflects how well the cigar is made, not necessarily tobacco quality. Flicking the ash reveals a sharp glowing point. ash color depends on tobacco strength, with mild cigars giving white ash and strong Havana often producing dark ash.
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Eloquent Tribute to Trecs
Trees are the arms of Mother Earth lifted up in worship of her makers. They shelter man, beast and bird, shade us, and provide love and song in their coverts. They call children to play and seal vows. they console and reward age. They are wealth for the poor and support nation, sea and home with timber, wires, and rails.
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Rise of cottonseed oil industry and wide range of uses
The article notes rapid growth from four mills in 1867 to 618 by 1902 and a value of 125 million dollars by 1920. It highlights diverse applications including lard compounds, butter substitutes, fish packing, olive oil substitutes, medicines, cosmetics, illuminating oil, lamp oil, painting, tool tempering, soap stock, and soap glycerin production.
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Is No National Holiday in the United States
The passage argues that no day is a national holiday by law. It notes Christmas New Year Memorial Day and other days lack national status. It says only a federal statute could declare a national holiday, rights lying with states. It mentions the Fourth of July as nationwide by state acts and common usage, not strict national status.
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Ask Father? Youth Seeks Daughter's Hand in Chicago Tale
A callow Chicago swain flatters with a wide smile and asks permission to speak to Mister Jones about courting his daughter. The father interrupts, asking to see who the suitor is before proceeding, in a lighthearted social vignette from American Legion Weekly.
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