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Ask Mr. Know-It-All
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Gary Lee Clothier
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Q: Have you ever heard of an automobile named the Flyer? The car was made maybe 100 years ago. -- J.L., Jacksonville, Fla.
A: I have heard of it, but I have never seen one. The Flyer was built by Flyer Motor Car Co. in Mount Clemens, Mich., from 1913 to 1914. It was a small car with a wheelbase of 100 inches. Its Monobloc 4-cylinder, water-cooled motor had a die-cast aluminum jacket, or outer housing.
Q: At a yard sale I bought a box of books, including a book of poetry published in the mid-1800s. In the book was a letter written by a young lady. She wrote that she was excited about going away to college and was the first female in the family to do so, and possibly the first female in the community to seek an advanced education. She also said she was going to be in the first group of students attending this college. The letter was dated 1851. I can't make out the name of the college. Although her handwriting is impeccable, the paper has many dark spots. The name looks like Buckleyweed. Can you name the college for me? -- D.J.L., Corpus Christi, Texas
A: I'm thinking she may have attended Barleywood Female University, a short-lived women's college in Rochester, N.Y., that was associated with the University of Rochester, a men's college.
The men's college opened in 1850, and the following year it was decided an institution for women was needed. Barleywood, also informally known as Rochester Female College, opened in 1852.
By 1853, the women's college ran into financial troubles and was forced to close. Over the years, several unsuccessful attempts were made to reopen the college or start a new female-only college. In 1898, the University of Rochester became fully coeducational.
Q: I came across several record albums of my teenage heartthrob Engelbert Humperdinck. Whatever became of him? -- M.K.S., Doylestown, Pa.
A: Engelbert Humperdinck is a British pop singer born in 1936. In his early years, he struggled finding the success to which he aspired. He met up with an old friend and manager of Tom Jones who suggested he drop his birth name (Arnold George Dorsey) and go with something catchier. (Engelbert Humperdinck was the 19th-century composer of such operas as "Hansel and Gretel.") Humperdinck's friend also arranged a deal for him with Decca Records. He later legally changed his name to his stage name.
Humperdinck continues to perform and record. In 1964, he married Patricia Healey. The last I heard, they have four children and nine grandchildren.
Q: My husband and I are retiring at the end of the year. We will be buying an RV and beginning our exploration of this great nation. On the growing list of places to visit is Glacial Lakes State Park in Minnesota. Near the park is a town named Starbuck. I like the name; can you tell me its origin? -- P.W., Knoxville, Tenn.
A: The town was formed in the 1880s. Many folks will tell you the town was named after Stabekk, Norway. But according to another source, the town was named after William H. Starbuck, director of the railroad going through the community. There is yet another story that the oxen used to help build the railroad were named Star and Buck. According to the 2010 census, about 1,300 people call Starbuck home.
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