easily tear able toilet paper was only patented in the early 1880s by an English man named Walter J. Alcock. At first‚ toilet paper was seen to be an affront to Victorian sensibility. Alcock promoted his product with an almost religious zeal and by 1888‚ toilet paper roll holders were sold in almost every hardware store. So‚ what did people use before this invention? Romans were ahead of the rest of the population of the world. They would use sponges‚ wool‚ and rosewater. They were definitely the
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This has happened in 1824‚ 1876‚ 1888‚ 2000‚ and more recently this year (2016) presidential election‚ Donald Trump beats Hillary Clinton with 290 Electoral votes to 232 Electoral votes. While Hillary Clinton had 979‚401 more popular votes than Trump. My second reason why I like the
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realised that he was selfish and that he was going to be lonely unless he was more kind. Wilde uses the Jesus to teach children and their parents that even if you sin you can always put things right and go to heaven. These short stories were written in 1888 and at this time people were still heavily religious and they wanted to go to heaven. Wilde uses various language techniques to engage the reader as it is also a fairy tale. He uses personification throughout this short story‚ ‘the birds did not
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(1888 PressRelease) Together‚ the two organizations will provide a full range of online automated semantic-based creativity assessments to educators‚ researchers‚ and other organizations. San Francisco‚ CA - SparcIt‚ a pioneer in automated psychometric assessments‚ and Creativity Testing Services (CTS)‚ a leading provider of creativity assessment‚ announced today a joint partnership to provide more effective creativity tests and assessments. Testing and measuring creativity has always been a
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Noble Capital Releases Second Quarter Loan Portfolio Report‚ Shows Record Volume (1888 PressRelease) Noble Capital‚ the premier private money lending network in Texas‚ has released its second quarter loan portfolio results. Among the highlights of the report is its record high loan portfolio of $48‚900‚000. Austin-San Marcos‚ TX - Noble Capital has released its second quarter loan portfolio results‚ showing another record breaking level of loan volume. The following are some of the
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Rizal in Paris‚ France 17 June 1883 Rizal arrived at Paris. He spent the whole day walking around and observing the beautiful cities. 18 June 1883 With Felipe Zamora and Cunanan‚ He visited the Leannec Hospital to observe how Dr‚ Nicaise treated his patients. He was stunned to see the advanced facilities in the accommodation in the said hospital. 19 June 1883 He again visited Dr. Nicaise who showed the technique of operation. Later he went to see dupytren Museum. 20 June 1883 Rizal visited
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interest him. Henry took up work at a shipbuilding firm in Detroit‚ Michigan‚ were he began his apprenticeship as a machinist. In years to come Mr. Ford would hone his skills‚ and expand his knowledge to steam engines‚ and bookkeeping. Ford married in 1888 to Clara Ala Bryant (Staff‚ 2009)‚ shortly after their union Ford would return to farming to care for his newly forming family‚ but his return to farming would be short lived. Ford took a job at the Edison Illuminating Company‚ and was promoted to
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Mary Church was born in Memphis‚ Tennessee‚ on 23rd September‚ 1863. Both her parents‚ Robert Church and Louisa Ayers‚ were both former slaves. Robert was the son of his white master‚ Charles Church. During the Memphis race riots in 1866 Mary’s father was shot in the head and left for dead. He survived the attack and eventually became a successful businessman. He speculated in the property market and was considered to be the wealthiest black man in the South. Mary was an outstanding student and
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describes as "certainly me‚ but me gone mad." However‚ their frequent personality clashes lead to deepening distrust in their relationship. As the troubled relationship between the two ended in many personality clashes and lead to an eventual mistrust‚ in 1888‚ two days before Christmas‚ Van Gogh felt that he had been abandoned. During a violent disagreement with his friend Gauguin‚ Vincent heard the words "Kill him" in that ear‚ which he opted to remove rather than obey. As he experienced a psychotic episode
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EYES IN Magazine Edition 48 Explores Innovative Fashion‚ Beauty‚ Books‚ Science & Art 1888 Press Release - Vivian Van Dijk‚ Editor-in-Chief and President of EYES IN™ Magazine‚ has released the interactive‚ 48th digital edition of EYES IN™ Magazine. Vivian Van Dijk‚ Editor-in-Chief and President of EYES IN™ Magazine‚ has released the interactive‚ 48th digital edition of EYES IN™ Magazine‚ which explores the innovation of fashion designer Antoine Salameh of LaBourjoisie; perfumer Alex Lee; author
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