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ANNIVERSARIES. 1814.—N apoJe ona b d ica t ed. ,187.5.—Static of siege in Paris, which bad lasted five years, raised bv decree. 1899. —Lease of Wei-Hai-\Vei obtained from Chinese Government. 1906.—Eruption of Vesuvius. Girls reach their maximum strength at the age of eighteen. Orantlism <(107): There is nothing so nice and tasty as cur famous Old Brown Sherry, imported by us from the Puerto de Sta Maria Vineyards, Spain.—Grand Hotel... News is printed in twenty-three tongues within sight of the Statue of Liberty.
Only one book on politics was issued at Bangor Public Library last year.
Lord Dewar, of Imperial Whisky fame, says that "if cheerfulness counts, (he bride's father is \ generally (he best man at a wedding.’’
Iceland has one telephone to every twenty-six inhabitants, while in Britain wo have only one telephone to every twenty-nine persons.
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Evening Star, Issue 19525, 5 April 1927, Page 1
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