Word: rods
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...requirements had been met in St. Francis' well-run operating room. The main exception was that the anesthesia machine itself had not been grounded, and on this, some experts violently disagree with the bureau: grounding the machine, they say, may make it behave like a lightning rod. There was nothing to suggest that the Evanston accident had been caused by a spark outside the machine. The explosion had been inside it, and the best evidence was that the spark originated there, too-probably in a valve...
Glass fiber wool is used as insulating and soundproofing material, because it will not shrink, rot or absorb moisture; it goes into practically all refrigerators, ranges, water heaters, trucks and cars. Glass textiles are used for wiring insulation and as curtains and drapes. Three years ago a glass fishing rod was put on the market; now 10 million glass poles are in use. Boeschenstein knows how to advertise his products. In a "roving revue" the stars were an unbaked cherry pie, a quart of ice cream and a pot of hot coffee. The ice cream (wrapped in glass wool...
...pictured above, a boat & bay rod, that may be purchased for only $9.00, would make an ideal Xmas gift...
...pictured above, a boat & bay rod, that may be purchased for only $9.00, would make an ideal Xmas gift...
...prove it. He and his wife drove their trailer to the end of a road, then trudged miles across rugged hills and gullies, often in below-zero weather, mapping the terrain. As rodman of the surveying team, Mrs. Ziegler would hold the 4-in.-wide, 16-ft. surveying rod where Ziegler directed, was often upended into cactus plants by the wind. "It was hard work," says Ziegler, "but it was beautiful. There were many trout streams, and Isabella is one of the finest dry-fly fishermen anywhere. Once in two casts she landed six trout, using three dry flies...