“To choose eggs - there is another very good rule, though a singular one, that is, having washed and wiped the eggs clean, touch the large end with your tongue, and if, by holding it there a second or two, it feels warm to your tongue, it is good, but if it feels cold, it is a certain sign it is not good.”
“When two men made a bet that no woman could encircle the globe on her wheel, Annie took up the challenge. She left Boston in full skirts on a 42 pound Columbia bicycle. She cycled through Europe and North Africa and went on to the South Pacific before returning to the United States via San Francisco.”
We can’t wait to share some interesting Yarmouth and local history with you on these pages. Our first post will be up tomorrow morning, March 18th. Stay tuned!
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