Word: jarringly
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...Warren Austin of Vermont thought of his orchards as he struck back: "When the housewife cans her fruits and vegetables in the fall, she puts a label on each jar before storing it away in the cellar. If she puts the label 'Peaches' on a jar containing applesauce, the label doesn't magically change the contents. One can quickly test the label by opening the jar and sampling the real thing inside . . . Sir, I am in a position to open that falsely labeled jar and let the world see what is inside-applesauce...
...Francisco Home Containers Corp. went east with its "Fresherator," put it on sale in 500 stores in Cleveland and St. Louis. The Fresherator is a glass jar in which food is hermetically sealed by an aluminum, rubber-rimmed lid, pressed on by hand. In a refrigerator the jar will keep easily spoiled foods fresh for days. The company has made 450,000 jars to date, sells them at prices ranging from 49? to 98?, depending on size...
...Harkness, 66, grew up in a background where theology was orthodox and strict. The son of a Scottish Presbyterian minister, young Sam earned a doctor's degree from Missouri Valley College and was ordained a Presbyterian minister in 1908. But his experiences in the ministry soon began to jar loose some of the orthodox rivets in his Presbyterianism...
...mouse lives in our closet and eats our snack food," a Bortram Hall girl remarked. "It had a feast when we left a jar of cheese on the floor, but now we are plotting its murder...
...different raffies were held. One was conducted by David M. Hersey, and offered a corsage to be given to the winner's date at the Jubilee. The other was staged by candidates James B. Adler and Stuart H. Trott, who awarded a jar of gum-drops...