 "Deseret News (Salt Lake City)")
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Value of barometers varies
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Dear Helaine and Joe: I have a hand-carved barometer that is not
in working condition. It 30 inches tall and is thought to be from
Germany. What can you tell me about its history and value?
Thank you. -- L.M.
Dear L.M.: There are all sorts of barometers. There are
instruments that use water, others that use mercury and still others
that use an aneroid cell. "Aneroid," incidentally, is taken from the
Greek and means "without liquid."
Barometers are based on the principle that decreasing atmospheric
pressure is an indication of bad weather to come. The first
barometer that used a liquid to gauge ...
 "The Mirror (London, England)")
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Publicans are NOT greedy & we're NOT ripping off drinkers.(News)
Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England)
; ...which represents more than 6,000 publicans outside the Dublin area THERE are many...the moment is the bland statement that publicans are greedy and out to rip off the public...misrepresentation of the vast majority of rural Irish publicans. The licensed trade in Ireland is peopled...
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Clare Wright, Beyond the Ladies Lounge: Australia's Female Publicans.(Book Review)
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; ...Australia's Female Publicans, Melbourne University...history of the female publican in Australia. Wright...the contrary, female publicans have always been prominent...moral purity. Female publicans were tolerated, even...right type of female publican contributed to a better...
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 "The Daily Mail (London, England)")
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Going down, the price of your pint; But only after publicans faced the threat of jail.(News)
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England)
; Byline: Paul Caffrey PUBLICANS have dropped the price freeze on the...High Court was due to decide whether publicans should be imprisoned for imposing...Competition Authority, which had challenged publicans over the measure. On Friday, the...
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Beyond the Ladies Lounge: Australia's Female Publicans.(Book Review)
Magazine article from: The Australian Journal of Politics and History
; ...problematic. Yes, the female publican had power and control...experiences of women publicans challenge our notions...preserve, but a female publican doesn't necessarily...you actually knew the publican there." This suggests...the bar with female publicans, gleaning fascinating...
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 "The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland)")
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Publicans are not nannies for drunks.(Features)
Newspaper article from: The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland)
; ...new meaning for both publican and customer. Eight...He claimed that both publicans should not have served...to drive home. The publicans did not force him into...disease, can she sue the publican because he served her...killed? The job of publicans is to sell alcohol...
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 "Irish Independent (Dublin, Republic of Ireland)")
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PUBLICANS have been warned they will need to cut their prices if they are going to keep customers.
Magazine article from: Irish Independent (Dublin, Republic of Ireland)
; ...that while they believe most publicans will adhere to the freeze...VOLUNTARY> "Obviously, publicans have the full authority to...exceed today's price levels. Publicans are clearly free to compete...positive, said Mr O'Keeffe. Publican Charlie Chawke said the pub...
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 "The Birmingham Post (England)")
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Legal and Finance: The rogue publicans who could get fingers burned; Legal and Finance.(Business)
Newspaper article from: The Birmingham Post (England)
; ...possibly deaths,' he said. Publicans found guilty of holding public...pounds 5,000 and ultimately a publican could be liable to a term...imprisonment,' he said. He said publicans needed to take legal advice...licence could lead to the publican encountering unexpected financial...
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Publican Fined for Breaking Smoke Ban
Newspaper article from: Irish Voice
; ...to beat the ban. The publican insists that he does...represents over 6,000 rural publicans, wants Martin to consider...commissioned by Dublin publicans claims that 2,000...McDowell has also warned publicans that the Gardai (police...said after the Galway publican allowed customers to...
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The Publican Reveals the Very Best Operators in the Pub Industry.(Awards list)
PR Newswire Europe
; ...winners have today been announced for The Publican Awards. Regarded as the pub sector...Run by leading trade publication The Publican, the awards celebrate the unique tradition...social fabric of local communities. The Publican Awards supports and showcases the very...
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Publicans were last night mulling over whether to raise the price of a pint after a High Court case which forced the end of a price freeze.
Newspaper article from: Irish Independent (Dublin, Republic of Ireland)
; Pubs ponder dearer pints Publicans were last night mulling over whether...Court ruling that a price freeze by publicans amounted to a breach of competition...suggested it would be "insane" for publicans to put up the price of drink in a...
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