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Anniversaries
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Births: Sir John (Giovanni Battista) Barbirolli, conductor,
1899; Maria Anna Cecilia Sofia Callas , operatic soprano, 1923.
Deaths: Gerardus Mercator (Gerhard Kaufmann), cartographer, 1594;
Philip Arthur Lar...
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Maria Anna (1738-1789). (Archduchess of Austria) (The History of Mineral Collecting: 1530-1799)
The Mineralogical Record
; Maria Anna, Archduchess of Austria, was the daughter of Franz Stefan and Maria Theresa. Because of her delicate health, she avoided the responsibilities of court life and was free to devote herself to study of the arts and sciences. Concentrating especially on numismatics and mineralogy, she became
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120 Years and No `Knockoffs'
The Washington Post
; I am distressed at the impressions created by Steve Pearlstein's article about our company that appeared in the Business Section on Dec. 19. Contrary to what was implied in that article, American Safety Razor Co. is not a copy house and does not manufacture "knockoffs." Instead, our company in
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Weak earnings reports sour safety-razor stock.(Business Times)(Stock View)
The Washington Times
; American Safety Razor Co., the maker of Burma Shave products, has seen a steady decline in its stock prices following weak first- and second-quarter earnings reports and a decision not to sell the company. American Safety Razor makes razors and blades, cotton cosmetic products, custom bar soaps and
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Weak Earnings Reports Sour American Safety Razor's Stock.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
; Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 3--American Safety Razor Co., the maker of Burma Shave products, has seen a steady decline in ... www.washtimes.com/ (c) 1998, The Washington Times. Distributed by Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News.
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American Safety Razor targets niche markets. (American Safety Razor Co.)(The 1995 National Association of Chain Drug Stores Marketplace Conference)
Chain Drug Review
; Staunton, Va. - American Safety Razor Co. is continuing its successful focus on niche marketing by adding three products to its Bump Fighter system, which is designed to meet the shaving needs of African-American men. This month the company is debuting a daily beard relaxer, a preshave daily
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Burma-Shave takes to cable highway: Piece of nostalgia back after 30 years.(A)
The Washington Times
; Ad men toil A brand To save Nostalgic boomers Rant and rave Burma-Shave The brushless shaving cream that won over Americans beginning in the 1920s with its delightful roadside doggerel is back on retailers' shelves after a 30-year absence. Back by popular demand, says American Safety Razor Inc.,
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From the journal of Doctor Eduard Bloch: Maria Anna.(Short story)
Midstream
; For the most part the boy's recreations were limited to those things which were free: walks in the mountains, a swim in the Danube, a free band concert. He read extensively and was particularly fascinated by stories about American Indians. He devoured the books of James Fenimore Cooper, and the
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HAWKES, MARIA ANNA
Portland Press Herald (Maine)
; Portland Press Herald (Maine) 10-23-2005 HAWKES, MARIA ANNA Edition: Final Section: Maine & New England Column: Services and Visiting Hours HAWKES, MARIA ANNA - 48, of Portland, Oct. 19, 2005. Visiting hours, Oct. 23, 2-4 and 6-8 p.m., Jones, Rich & Hutchins Funeral Home, 199 Woodford St.,
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FYI
The Boston Globe
; ... taking in the Freedom Trail recently, I noticed on several old maps the small neck that used to connect downtown Boston to the rest ... the Charles River and the Back Bay. The neck you see on those maps was Colonial Bostonians' only road to the mainland and the independent ...
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Burma-Shave unpacks its signs for a comeback
The Journal Record
; VERONA, Va. -- American drivers Once traveled miles Past catchy signs That brought them smiles. Burma-Shave. Nearly 30 years have passed since the little signs bearing the Burma-Shave rhymes were removed from the nation's roadsides. Now, Burma-Shave is trying to make a comeback with an advertising
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