The fly: a marvel of nature

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Humanity still fails to appreciate the amazing qualities of the fly. It is the most ubiquitous insect, although there was a time when this two-winged insect was found only in the subtropics.

Author: Geiser, Franz
Publisher: Reader's Digest Magazines Ltd.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest (Canadian)
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0413
Year: 1992
Analysis, Insects, Housefly

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That mechanical marvel

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A mother of six children had to really struggle on laundry day before washing machines became common. It was quite a day when this beleaguered mother finally got her first washing machine.

Author: Parzych, Joseph A.
Publisher: Yankee Publishing, Inc.
Publication Name: Yankee
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0044-0191
Year: 1992
Personal narratives, Laundry, Laundries, Washing-machines, Washing machines

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Siding by Duso

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Albert Duso of South Hinsdale, NH, has one of the largest collections of automobile license plates known. His garage is sided with 6,000 license plates from all over the world.

Author: Parzych, Joseph A.
Publisher: Yankee Publishing, Inc.
Publication Name: Yankee
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0044-0191
Year: 1992
Automobile license plates, License plates (Motor vehicles), Collections and collecting, Duso, Albert

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