Many figural tobacco jars were made in the late 1800s and early 1900s, marked with just the letters “JM” or the letters and the printed word “Bohemia” or “Czechoslovakia.” The jars held loose pipe tobacco, but they were not humidors made to control humidity. The figural jars are about 18 […]
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Senator Calls Out Opposition To Deb Haaland: ‘A Woman Of Color Is Being Held To A Different Standard’
Sen. Tina Smith (D-Minn.) says biases drove Republican opposition to Rep. Deb Haaland’s (D-N.M.) confirmation as the 54th secretary of the Interior Department and that GOP colleagues are holding women of color to a different standard, an argument she will make in a speech Monday ahead of the vote. Haaland, a […]
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Boy, 17, Shot Dead Trying To Save His Sister Being Held At Gunpoint
A teenager in Texas was shot dead trying to save his younger sister who was being held at gunpoint, his family said. Police responded to the 100 block of Dusky Thrush Drive in Kyle, a city in central Texas, after reports of a shooting at around 2 a.m. on Saturday. […]
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2021 Philadelphia Flower Show Being Held Outdoors
PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Flower Show will be held fully outdoors this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) Wednesday announced it will completely reimagine its Philadelphia Flower Show to allow for a new, safe experience in South Philadelphia’s Franklin Roosevelt Park. From June 5, 2021 […]