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	Tonka Beans Launches its Free Internet Video Series and Social Networking Web Site to Entertain and Educate Women on Money and Investing Matters. PR Newswire; 8/26/2009; 687 words ; Tonka Beans is an online publisher and...PRNewswire/ -- New York-based Tonka Beans (http://www.tonkabeans...to manage it. . ." Tonka Beans (http://www.tonkabeans...CONTACT: Thierry Zamora of Tonka Beans, +1-415-312...
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	Sit-down comfort wasn't always `in'; CURRENT PRICES Current prices are recorded from antiques shows, flea markets, sales and auctions throughout the United States. Prices vary in different locations because of local economic conditions. Book: L.L. Bean Hunting, Fishing and Camping, 1946: $50. Pin: Orphan Annie Secret Society, radio premium, 1934: $60. Tin container: Gabby Hayes fishing outfit, 1950s: $100. KTK china jug: "Meredith's Diamond Club Rye Whiskey," green on white, 71 2 inches: $150. Stake truck: Tonka Farms, tan with white trailer, two black horses: $250. Lalique bowl: leaf form, Elysee pattern, circa 1959, 18 inches: $460. Morgantown water pitcher and four tumblers: krinkle, pink opaque, 8 inches: $550. Steiff plush dog: on wheeled base, excelsior-filled white mohair, brown floppy ears, swivel head, long curly tail, circa 1908, 15 inches: $775. Copper weather vane: whale figure, hollow body, on stand, 1930, 28 x 36 inches: $1,975. Victorian sideboard: walnut, brown marble top, beveled mirror, two shelves, carved back and apple-branch chest, 54 x 90 x 22 inches: $2,200. Gaudy Dutch waste bowl: Carnation pattern, 51 2 inches: $225. Pairpoint goblet: white twist stem, swag, star and tassel cut body, 61 4 inches: $300. Tall chest: Chester County Queen Anne walnut, circa 1750, three arched short drawers, tall bracket feet, 481 2 x 381 2 x 21 inches: $3,000. Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 6/14/1998; ; 700+ words ; Comfortable, well-padded upholstered furniture was not considered proper until the mid-1800s. Earlier generations had been taught that it was important to sit up straight. You were not to slouch or bend into positions that would be considered ungraceful. Your back was not supposed to touch the
	DINING WEST; HAZELLEWOOD GRILL AND TAP ROOM IN TONKA BAY; Local grill and tap does both right; Beer taps in the booths complement great food at the Hazellewood Grill and Tap Room in Tonka Bay.(WEST) Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 2/8/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...pretty Hazellewood Grill and Tap Room in Tonka Bay is just such a place. They've got...vegetable sides to choose from. Their green beans and almonds, the garlicky spinach, and...TAP ROOM Location: 5635 Manitou Road, Tonka Bay. Contact: 952-401-0066. www...
	The Boys of Hummer; At a Pennsylvania resort, truck-crazy kids take an off-road spin in the ultimate Tonka Toy. Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 2/4/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...and sweat shirts, but the latter are likely emblazoned with the logo of an Ivy League school, the jeans and shoes by L.L. Bean or Banana Republic. "It's a chance for professionals to let loose and feel like outdoorsmen," says Kmiec. Sometimes...
	MEXICAN 'VANILLA' NOT MADE FROM VANILLA BEAN Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN); 4/3/1991; 569 words ; ...Mexico and then brought into the United States. The Mexican "vanilla" is made from a bean called the "tonka," rather than the vanilla bean. The tonka bean contains the chemical coumarin, which prevents clotting of blood by interfering with...
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	Sweet inspiration: what's stimulating the fragrance industry's top noses these days? Chewing gum, red currants, vanilla beans and cupcakes-for a start.(Beauty Flash) Magazine article from: W; 9/1/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...red currant, part of a citrusy scent sangria of Sicilian lemon, Italian orange and pineapple. (Peony, caramel, tonka bean and sandalwood fill out its base.) "As with all of her other projects, Jennifer came in with an idea of what she...
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