James van Albert, the tallest man in the world, is 9ft sin in height. He has reoently been recoived by "President Harding at Washington. His wife is sft 7in. .Wood for tennis rackets requires at least five years' seasoning—that is to say it is kept for five yeai. in the rough I timber state before being cut up for use. The wood which is used for aeroplanes has been kept, as a rule, for forty years before it is considered sufficiently in conedition .to be used. .
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Evening Post, Volume CIV, Issue 3, 4 July 1922, Page 8
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86Untitled Evening Post, Volume CIV, Issue 3, 4 July 1922, Page 8
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