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Newton, cities, United States
(Encyclopedia) Newton. 1 City (1990 pop. 16,700), seat of Harvey co., S central Kans., in an agricultural area; inc. 1872. It is a railroad division point with railroad shops and has a large mobile…Brewer's: Menstruum
means a monthly dissolvent (Latin, mensis), from the notion of the alchemists that it acted only at the full of the moon. “All liquors are called menstruums which are used as dissolvents…Brewer's: Menippos
the cynic, called by Lucian “the greatest snarler and snapper of all the old dogs” (cynics). Varro wrote in Latin Satyræ Menippæ. The Menippean Satire is a political pamphlet, partly in…Living Off the Grid
What does it really mean to live off the grid? by Jennie Wood More and more families are choosing off the grid living. Related Links Earth Day…U.S. Protestant Groups
According to the Hartford Institute for Religion Research, U.S. Protestant groups are commonly divided into four broad categories: Liberal Protestant: Episcopal, Presbyterian, Unitarian…John STROHM, Congress, PA (1793-1884)
STROHM John , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Little Britain (later Fulton) Township, near Centerville, Lancaster County, Pa., October 16, 1793; attended the public schools; taught…Edwin Duing ESHLEMAN, Congress, PA (1920-1985)
ESHLEMAN Edwin Duing , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Quarryville, Lancaster County, Pa., December 4, 1920; Franklin and Marshall College, B.S., 1942; graduate work in political…Lancaster, cities, United States
(Encyclopedia) Lancaster. 1 Uninc. city (1990 pop. 97,291), Los Angeles co., S Calif., in Antelope Valley and in the Mojave Desert; laid out 1894. It developed as a trade center for an irrigated…Self-Described Religious Identification Among American Adults
Religious group200820011990 >Total (in thousands) Percent ofpopulation Total (in thousands)Percent ofpopulationTotal (in thousands)Percent ofpopulationTotal Christian 173,402 76.0…communistic settlements
(Encyclopedia) communistic settlements, communities practicing common ownership of goods. Communistic settlements were known in ancient and medieval times, but the flowering of such groups occurred…Trending
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