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They Reached for the Moon
by William OberfieldThey took a thousand days to build the great, gleaming monster, and another two hundred to groom it for its trip around the moon. All this they did with an air that made a trip to the moon seem quite natural and sure, even though three other rockets had gone before and not one had returned.But they were not sure. They were stubborn, perhaps proud, ..
Baker's Coconut Recipes
by Franklin Baker CompanyDo you know that coconut is a wholesome body-building food? Down in the tropics where the coconuts grow, the sturdy natives use the pure, white meat of this delicious nut as their principle food.Pound for pound it is far more nourishing than beef and other standard foods. According to government reports, one pound of dried coconut equals two and on..
Cottage Cheese Recipe Book
by Bryce WaltonCottage cheese is a concentrated form of milk. One pound of cottage cheese contains most of the protein, calcium, phosphorous, iron, and vitamins found in three quarts of milk. Three ounces of cottage cheese furnishes about 50% of an adult’s daily requirement for calcium.Cottage cheese is a complete protein (builds, repairs, and maintains body tiss..
Mrs. Arthur (Vol. 1 of 3)
by Mrs. OliphantMrs. Arthur is the first of three volume fiction work written by Mrs. Oliphant. There was a considerable number of people in the little parlour—to wit, Mr. Bates in his big chair on one side of the fire, sipping rum-and-water, and reading a newspaper which was soft and crumpled with the usage of the day at the nearest public-house; and Mrs. Ba..
Mrs. Arthur (Vol. 2 of 3)
by Mrs. OliphantMrs. Arthur is the second of three volume fiction work written by Mrs. Oliphant. ARTHUR CURTIS did not think of the letter which old Davies had given him till days after. It had been crushed up in the pocket of his coat, the sight of his sister, and all the contending emotions of the time having put it out of his head; and what could there be ..
Mrs. Arthur (Vol. 3 of 3)
by Mrs. OliphantIt was like a dream when it was all over, so huddled up at the end, so seemingly causeless; the sudden outburst of accumulated dissatisfaction and failure breaking out in a moment, a storm out of a clear sky, as it were. There was no adequate reason for the catastrophe; greater troubles had been between them before, more violent disputes; perhaps i..
The Cosmic Looters
by Alexander BladeDuncan Wyatt sprang up, grabbed his gun and started toward the door before he had his eyes properly open. His ears were ringing with the explosive roar that had awakened him and the pre-fab shack still quivered in the shock wave.He crouched in the doorway and peered out onto the mesa. The unorthodox shape of the experimental ultra-tight-beam transm..
Arms and Armor of the Pilgrims, 1620-1692
by Harold L. PetersonThe average colonist landing on the wild shores of North America in the early 1600’s set great store by his arms and armor. The Pilgrims were no exception. They were strangers in a vast and largely unknown land, inhabited by wild beasts and peopled by savages who were frequently hostile. Greatly outnumbered by known enemies and possibly facing dang..