Change the text background color. 1  Select a shape. 2  On the Format menu, click Text, and then click the Text Block tab. 3  Under Text background, click Solid color, and then select a color from the list.  To make the background transparent, move the transparency slider to the right.
Spartacus Educational. Teapot Dome Scandal. In the early part of the 20th century large oil reserves were discovered at Elk Hills, California and Teapot Dome, Wyoming. In 1912 President William Taft decided that this government owned land and its oil reserves should be set aside for the use of the United States Navy.
Thus, some of the most treasured teapots are made out of delicately glazed porcelain and china. Late 19th-century transferware and glazed designs from famous makers of Staffordshire pottery are prized, as are Art Deco Fiestaware teapots from the 1930s.ome of the most common teakettles of the 19th century were made out of copper or cast iron. They were designed to last. A typical copper teakettle from this period would be tinned inside, have a gooseneck spout, a brass lid, and a hinged handleâon nicer teakettles, the handleâs outline resembled a chefâs hat.