Benjamin Franklin was born on Milk street, Boston. When Benjamin was still young, his father removed to a small gambrel-roofed house in Hanover street, near where it is crossed by Union street. Before the house swung, the "Sign of the Blue Ball," about as big as a coconut, which signified that Mr. Josiah Franklin, Benjamin Franklin's father, carried on the business of making soap and candles.
Possibility of Human Voice.
It is said that the singing of Jenny Lind once spurred a bird perched in a tree to sing in attempted rivalry; perhaps a cantatrice who could sing in the tenth octave would bring forth a concert of voices from the crickets and katydids, while lifting her human hearers into a new heaven of harmony.
Grown as Edible Nut.
The Indian peanut originally was grown as an edible nut, but the great importance of the crop in South India now is due entirely to the growth of the seed-crushing industry both locally and abroad, and efforts are being made to improve the stock, with the view of increasing its oil-yielding value.
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UNIVERSAL STAR PROGRAM
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A Soul For Sale
A Dramatic Feature
LOVE ON CRUTCHES," by Hank Mann, Comedy
SATURDAY
MYSTERY OF THE DOUBLE CROSS
A MATRIMONIAL MIXUP" Comedy
HEARST RATHE NEWS—
America's Air Forces, President Wilson  Son's Reasons for America entering into War, U. S. S. Pennsylvania, Uncle Sam's Warships.
LUKE AND THE BANGTAILS" Comedy
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