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Pine Bluff Daily Graphic
Pine Bluff, Jefferson County, Arkansas
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Miscellaneous facts about England: 5,000 temperance societies in London; 1 million bonnets sold in one recent week; land 300 times more valuable than 200 years ago; Liverpool's largest fire engines; Battersea cemetery refreshment booth; London waiters required to shave.
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There are 5,000 temperance societies in London.
It is stated that 1,000,000 bonnets were sold in London during one week recently.
Land in England is 300 times as valuable now as it was 200 years ago.
Liverpool has the two largest fire engines in the world. They throw 1,800 gallons per minute a height of 140 feet.
Battersea's vestry has decided to put up a refreshment booth in its cemetery. The French newspapers look on this as proof that the English take their pleasures sadly.
A great cry goes up from London waiters, who are required to shave as a condition of employment. The rule is rigidly enforced in many of the leading restaurants.
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There are 5,000 temperance societies in London. It is stated that 1,000,000 bonnets were sold in London during one week recently. Land in England is 300 times as valuable now as it was 200 years ago. Liverpool has the two largest fire engines in the world, throwing 1,800 gallons per minute to a height of 140 feet. Battersea's vestry has decided to put up a refreshment booth in its cemetery, viewed by French newspapers as proof that the English take their pleasures sadly. A great cry goes up from London waiters required to shave as a condition of employment, rigidly enforced in many leading restaurants.