New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-09-03

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Q. What is the nationality and
meaning of the name Fishbein?
A. The name is German and
means fish bone" or whale bone.
Q. What is the highest soprano
voice on record?
A. Lucrezia Agujari born at
Ferrara in 1743 reached as high as
B fiat in altissimo and she had two
good octaves below. This is the
highest soprano voice on record.
Among living sopranos Tetrazzini
has probably reached the highest
notes.
@. When did the titles Mr.. and
Mrs. come into general use?
A. 1t is impossible to state the
exact time or date at which the
titles Mr." and Mrs" were aport-
ed. Mr.. or Mister is corrupt
form of Master. which is an abbre-
Walton of magister. Magister cor
responds to magistrate and means
one who rules or governs or sets
the law. Mrs is an Authorization
of Mistress
@, How did the Mississippi river
gets its name?
A. Mississippi is an Indian word
meaning gathering in of all the
waters. The Indians gave the
name to the great river" DeSoto
in 1871 was the first white man to
discover it and the Indian name
continued.
@. How is the gage of shot
gun determined?
A. 1t is determined by the size
of lead ball that will just fit in
the bore Of the gun, the lead ball
to be OF such weight that
number of them equal to the num-
Der of the gage will weigh / pound,
that is, the bore Of a No. 10 guage
shot gun is such that a lead ball
weighing 10 of pound will just
fit in it.
@. What are the names OF all
the persons who have successfully
swum the English Channel, and
their records?
A. Captain Matthew Webb,
Dover to Calais, 81 hrs. IS minutes,
August 2425, 1875; Thomas Will
liam Burgess, Dover to Calais, %
hours, 80 minutes, September Sc,
1911; Henry Sullivan, Dover to
Calais. August Sc, 1923, q hours,
As minutes (total length of swim,
due to adverse tides, So miles); Sc
bastian Tiraboschi, Calais to Shakes
peare Cliff, August II, 1928, is
hours 33 minutes; Charles 10th,
Cape Grisnez, France to Dover, 16
hours 54 minutes, September 1920,
1928; Gertrude Ederle, Cape Girls
nez to Dover, IA hours "a minutes,
August s, 1926.
Q. How can felt hats be
cleaned
A. Clean with ammonia and
water; if greasy, wash with full
ler's earth, Size with glue size,
and block while warm. Glue size
is made by diluting hot glue with
hot water. Apply inside, not out
side the hat The thicker the
glue, the SITTER the hat. Stains
of grease and paint may be re-
moved from hats by means of tur-
pentine or benzine, and if the tur-
pentine leaves mark, finish with
a little alcohol.
@. How does the specific grav-
ity of crude rubber compare with
that of water
A. Il is a little less than water,
approximately 80.
Q. When an automobile tire
comes off the wheel why does it
run ahead of the automobile?
A. Because it's speed is greater
than that of the car on account of
having less friction. When it
leaves the wheel, it becomes a
freely moving body possessed of
its initial momentum, and less bur-
dened with retarding weight.
@ Does the United States
recognize the present government
Of Russia?
A. No.
@. Do United States senators
and representatives in the congress
receive the same salaries?
A. Both receive $4,000 per year.
Q. What is the origin of the
name Shopper?
A. It is an old English occu-
pational name. A "slop" was a
kind of gown or loose garment, that
for want of better name today,
might be called a blouse One who
made those garments was known as
a sloper or Shopper.
@. Did Senator Brookhart serve
in any other war of the United |
States except the world war?
A. He served in both the war
with Spain and the world war. He
was Lieut.. Colonel during the world |
war.
Q. What is the salary of Babe |
Ruth of the New York ball team? |
How much did the Yankees pay for
him when they bought him from the
Boston team?
A. 1t is reported that the New |
York Yankees paid s125,O00 for |
Babe Ruth, which is supposed to be |
the largeSt ever maid for q ha saIall |