Wednesday, September 7

AP Worldstream | August 31, 2005| | Copyright

The Associated Press
AP Worldstream
08-31-2005
Today is Wednesday, September 7, the 250th day of 2005. There are 115 days left in the year.

Highlights in history on this date:

1599 - Britain's Earl of Essex signs truce with Irish rebel Tyrone.

1701 - Treaty of the Hague, known as the Grand Alliance, is signed, whereby Britain, Holland and Holy Roman Empire ally against France.

1714 - France signs Peace of Baden with Holy Roman Empire, whereby France keeps Alsace and Strasbourg.

1764 - Stanislaus Poniatowski, protege of Russia, is elected king of Poland.

1776 - The first submarine used in warfare ...

Read all of this article with a FREE trial to HighBeam Research

Related newspaper, magazine, and trade journal articles from HighBeam Research

(Including press releases, facts, information, and biographies)

	Pewter profits: a retailer's guide to pewter. (Advertising Supplement) (Part 2) Magazine article from: Gifts & Decorative Accessories ; Your Store Can Profit from Pewter's Growing Popularity Today, pewter is enjoying a resurgence of popularity. It reflects...yet it is at home with today's style of living. Pewter is both practical and decorative and is found in some...
	Pewter embossing: an interview with Elitia Hart.(profile of artist Elitia Hart) Magazine article from: Arts & Activities ; ...her "eureka" moment when she discovered pewter repousse. She now creates one-of-a-kind pewter embossed pieces and teaches classes in the...gold. H.G. How did you go from glass to pewter? E.H. I have always enjoyed a variety...
	Pewter creations are with warmth, beauty and soul. Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) ; ...Mary Daniels It's not your mother's pewter. The tableware and accessories designed...period of being ignored, says Reiss, pewter, once the poor man's silver, is now...behind this trend, having reintroduced pewter, with a few revolutionary twists, to...
	PEWTER POPULAR AS A DISPLAY COLLECTIBLE BY FRANCES INGRAHAM HEINS STAFF WRITER.(AT HOME) Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) ; Pewter is one of the oldest known alloys, thought to have been used as early as 1500 B.C. Pewter was commonly made into dishes, drinking...in Europe since the Middle Ages. English pewter was imported to America until its manufacture...
	Pewter at the Victoria and Albert Museum.(Review) Magazine article from: The Magazine Antiques ; ...of the loosely defined alloy known as pewter is a flask found in a grave of 1580...iron, and silicon. A top-quality pewter alloy consists of at least 90 percent...lead. Thanks to its low melting point, pewter could be easily molded and, when shapes...
	British pewter Magazine article from: Antiques & Collecting Magazine ; IT HAS BEEN said that pewter is a poor man's silver but this is...level of society, would have owned some pewter. It was used for everyday meals, while...for display or ostentatious dining. Pewter pieces were also used for functional...
	Pewter to shine at antiques show Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ; ...promised that some day we would fill it with pewter." His promise came true. And in the...they have filled not only that hutch with pewter, but also many other shelves and surfaces...to be among the foremost authorities on pewter and pewter collecting in the nation...
	Everything pewter at the tin playground Newspaper article from: New Straits Times ; ...Straits Times 01-11-2005 Everything pewter at the tin playground Byline: Anis Ramli...Column: Heritage THE Royal Selangor pewter-making facility is part-museum, part...whole family. As a facility that makes pewter, you'd half expect Royal Selangor to...
	ALLOYED FORCE; PEWTER'S EASY MAINTENANCE AND VARIED LOOKS ARE HELPING THE METAL SHINE ON THE TABLE.(pewter tabletop products) Magazine article from: HFN The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Network ; NEW YORK-Pewter is not just for colonists anymore. What...Hills, Calif., which sells Italian pewter tabletop products from Match and Arte...brides. Almost every bridal registry has pewter on it now." This wasn't always the...
	Working in pewter, artisan shapes a new career Newspaper article from: Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review ; ...Drive, Hopwood. Fleszar's journey into pewter-working began in 1970, his senior year...glass figurines sold in Lenox's shop had pewter accessories; for example, glass Wise Men had pewter crowns. When the Lenox plant decided to...