A Clock Without a Main Spring Would Stall
An aphorism from Forbes Magazine notes that a clock lacks function without a main spring, underscoring the core component essential to timekeeping.
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Winchester Evening Star in Winchester, Virginia
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1927
Page
2
Marco Polo and the rumor of paper money in China
The note mentions Marco Polo’s report of paper money in thirteenth century China and quotes a saying about deception and food from a periodical.
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Marco Polo
China
Local Wholesale Market Prices and Entries
Daily market update lists local wholesale prices for commodities such as corn, middling, cracked corn, feed, and butter with figures in per ton or per barrel terms. Regional notes include Baltimore wholesale data for wheat and eggs and a closing-day correction stamp. The piece ends with an inserted historical line about John Peter Rockefeller emigrating from Germany in 1723.
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Wavav Palnepen
Csisecca Bae
Seecsee
Cccsee
Cocverss
Roebes
Whitacre Brevities Highlights Local Visitations
The Whitacre area notes a roundup of social visits and travel. Residents from Hampshire Frederick League Union meet in Whitacre, with many relatives and friends visiting Martinsburg Cumberland Bruce town Harrisonburg and Capon Bridge. Trips include New England Canada tours and Shenandoah river camping.
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Whitacre
Hampshire-Frederick League Union
Robert Hottle
Hester Hottle
Hillsboro
Ohio
Tom Movermale
William McIntyre
Joe Lineweaver
Alfred
W. Dick. Messie
Max Braithwaite
Landon Whitacre
New England States
Canada
Eric Hdwards
Martinsburg
W. Va
Lawrence Frye
Cumberland
Andrew Guess
Dick Kimball
C. W. Dick
Lloyd Shockey
Indiana
J. N. Whitacre
Shenandoah River
Berryville
Hollis Braithwaite
Howard Whitacre
Brucetown
Harrisonburg
Mike Gardner
John Barrow
J. W. Brannon
Lee N. Whitacre
Great Cacapoh
Winifred Whitacre
Kitzmiller
Redland
Winchester
R. E. L. Whitacre
Ellis Haines
Capon Bridge
Word Worsted Origin From Worstead England
The term worsted for thread comes from Worstead in Norfolk, England, where yarn was first made in the fifteenth century. At that era the town name was spelled Worsted.
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Worstead
Norfolkshire
England
Worsted
Hippo's Timid Nature Yet Fierce When Wounded
The hippopotamus is described as naturally timid but prone to panic or rage. When hurt or angered it is regarded by sports men as perhaps the most dangerous beast to encounter.
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