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... give to their readers an un- usual educational service made possible the Haskin Information Bureau as it stands to - day , with its large staff of experts , housed in its own new building , answering hundreds of thousands of questions ...
... give to their readers an un- usual educational service made possible the Haskin Information Bureau as it stands to - day , with its large staff of experts , housed in its own new building , answering hundreds of thousands of questions ...
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... give larger yields . Q. Will you please tell me how to get rid of toadstools in the gar- den ? C. A. A. Toadstools usually indicate that the soil is too acid . They sometimes appear after a very rainy season and disappear again as soon ...
... give larger yields . Q. Will you please tell me how to get rid of toadstools in the gar- den ? C. A. A. Toadstools usually indicate that the soil is too acid . They sometimes appear after a very rainy season and disappear again as soon ...
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... give it a green color . Q. What is the difference be- tween white and black pepper ? A. D. A. White pepper is well - ripen- ed black pepper . Q. How often should sage be picked ? M. P. A. Sage should be picked but once the first year ...
... give it a green color . Q. What is the difference be- tween white and black pepper ? A. D. A. White pepper is well - ripen- ed black pepper . Q. How often should sage be picked ? M. P. A. Sage should be picked but once the first year ...
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... give the average cost of a hydroplane and airplane . An airplane of 100 horsepower would cost from $ 2,500 to $ 4,000 . With the increase in the horsepower the cost increases . The figures for the cost of a hy- droplane would run ...
... give the average cost of a hydroplane and airplane . An airplane of 100 horsepower would cost from $ 2,500 to $ 4,000 . With the increase in the horsepower the cost increases . The figures for the cost of a hy- droplane would run ...
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... give the names of the devices used on aircraft to deter- mine the density of the atmos- phere , the temperature , and the speed of the craft ? E. L. B. phere is determined by an altime- A. The density of the atmos- ter on an airplane ...
... give the names of the devices used on aircraft to deter- mine the density of the atmos- phere , the temperature , and the speed of the craft ? E. L. B. phere is determined by an altime- A. The density of the atmos- ter on an airplane ...
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Page 393 - Universal History, the history of what man has accomplished in this world, is at bottom the History of the Great Men who have worked here.
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