Bovril is the trademarked name of a thick and salty meat extract paste, similar to a yeast extract, developed in the 1870s by John Lawson Johnston. It...
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Bovril is a village and municipality in La Paz Department in the north-west of Entre Ríos Province in north-eastern Argentina. The locality is connected...
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Bovril boats, also known formally as sludge vessels, were specially designed sewage dumping vessels that operated on the River Thames from 1887 to 1998...
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Meat extract (section Bovril)
Johnston invented 'Johnston's Fluid Beef', later renamed Bovril. Unlike Liebig's meat extract, Bovril also contained flavourings. It was manufactured in Argentina...
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Juan Pujol García (redirect from Agent Bovril)
Pujol. He was moved to Britain on 24 April 1942 and given the code name "Bovril", after the drink concentrate. However, after he passed the security check...
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John Lawson Johnston (section Life and "Bovril")
(1839 – 24 November 1900) was a Scottish entrepreneur and the creator of Bovril. He was born in 29 Main Street, Roslin, Midlothian. A memorial plaque is...
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Press, pp. xvii, 159. Hadley, Peter (1972), A History of Bovril Advertising, London: Bovril, p. 13. Strube 2013, p. 48ff. "'The Coming Race' and 'Vril-Ya'...
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Beef tea may refer to Bovril Oxo (food) Broth This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Beef tea. If an internal link led you here...
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Lipton and Maypole brands in the UK, Grand Union in the US, UK brands Bovril and Ambrosia and continental brands Melchers, Amora, Synthol and Unimel...
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(8 episodes) 2018 Snatches: Moments from Women's Lives Linda Episode: "Bovril Pam" 2018–2022 Killing Eve Villanelle / Oksana Astankova Lead role; also...
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