Collier's New Encyclopedia

A complete general encyclopedia of 1921 — the world as it was understood just after the Great War, from Aachen to Zwingli, across twelve volumes and six thousand pages.

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Whiting (LILIAN an American author born)

LILIAN, an American author; born in Niagara Falls, N. Y., Oct. 3, 1859. She was literary editor of American the Boston "Traveler"…

Symbolics – Szalay

a theological term for the study of creeds and confessions of faith, etc., from the ancient meaning of SYMBOLICS SYMONS the word…

Universalist Church

a com munion holding the doctrine that all men, and also the devil and fallen angels, will This belief is very ancient, and be…

Bellows

GEORGE WESLEY, an American artist, born in Columbus , O., in 1882. He graduated from the Ohio State University in 1905 and…

Leadville

a city and county-seat of Lake co., Col.; on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fé, the Denver and Rio Grande, and the Colorado…

Glucose

a fermentable sugar, Ce H₁₂O, which occurs in two modifications, called dextro-glucose, or dextrose, and levo-glucose, (also…

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