Pentelikon Marble Compared With Carrara Stone
Chambers' Journal notes the Pentelikon quarries near Athens remain largely untouched since antiquity and offer vast reserves of pure white marble with blue veins. A new railway enables easy transport to Europe, and experts claim Pentelikon surpasses Carrara in hardness and grain, with Parthenon-era quality echoed in its finish.
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Carrara
Pentelikon
Athens
Greece
Chambers
Pentell Hills
Europe
Lord Elgin
Parthenon
Shakespeare Relics in Indianapolis Collector's Possession
Sidney Vernon Bakewell of Indianapolis holds what may be the most valuable Shakespearean relics in America. The collection includes a waistcoat a jeweled tie pin a snuffbox a mother's workbag beads and a vinaigrette bottle once used by Anne Hathaway. The workbag is 340 years old the oldest item.
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America
Sidney Vernon Bakewell
Indianapolis
Anne Hathaway
Mr. Bakewell
James Shakespeare
Bananas Prices Rise as New York Trust Controls Trade
Banana dealers from the central and western states met in Chicago to address the monopoly of the New York Fruit Trust and the Banana Dispatch company. They warn prices have doubled and the trade suffers from the company’s market control and high freight rates. C H Robertson of St. Louis proposed buying plantations in Honduras and other fields to operate a competing line of steamers to force better terms.
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Central
Chicago
National
Banana Jobbers’ Association of the
United States
New York Fruit Trust
Fruit Dispatch Company
Dispatch Company
C. H. Robertson
St. Louis
Spanish Honduras
Isnt that your husband at the card able
A fragment from a dialogue featuring a wife and a husband, with a light humorous tone about a mistaken identity at a card table. The reading emphasizes character interaction and quick wit.
Swinburne and the image of women in literature
The piece notes Swinburne as the lone literary figure labeled a woman hater, attributing his view to fear of dull partners and contempt for clever, immoral women. It also mentions college death rates as rare due to physical discipline and ends with a brief endorsement of Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters for blood nerves and stomach issues.
Devils in Artillery Legends Among Pagan Nations
The Burmese and Malays viewed their artillery as devils and believed dragon shaped cannons increased killing power, reflecting strong superstition around firearms in these cultures.
Tonic and foot care notices and a Puerto Rico governorship note
An advertisement touts Wolfe's Aromatic Schie dam Schnapps as a tonic for malaria and debility with added Texas medical praise for kidney and bladder issues and female diseases. Allen's Foot-Ease powder promises foot relief and free samples. Also notes floods in Dominion and Huker creeks and Dr Moffett's Teething Powders. and a presidential nomination of Charles H. Allen for Governor of Puerto Rico.
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Texas
Diamond cutting and assorted advertisements from Amsterdam and beyond
The passage describes diamond cutting methods in Amsterdam where a 400 carat stone is split by pressing against flaw points. It also includes short notices and ads for Pangar's Harm Balm, Rogers Blue Chill Cure, Walter Baker recipes, job offers, a bridge trust, and Piso's Cure with varied claims and dates, reflecting a mixed 1900 era newspaper page.
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Amsterdam
Senators and the iron price in civic thrift
The piece contrasts senators' modest official salaries with the idea that even ordinary items gain value when iron prices rise. It cites a list of named senators and reflects on frugality and honesty, noting how salvageable iron items once had value and now fetch money through a junk dealer.
Also Mentioned on This Page
BIG Banana Trust
Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
LeRoy, N. Y
Dominion
Huker Creeks
A. B. Stroud
Grantville, Ga
Dr. Moffett
Charles H. Allen
Massachusetts
Port Rico
Pangar
Price
Walter Baker & Co. Ltd
Dorchester
C. H. Marshak & Co
Maanlove Elf
Manlove Gate Co
Milton, Indiana
Congress
Jane
Hall
J. W. O'Brien
Third Ave
Minneapolis, Minn
Putnam
Cascarets
Sterling Remedy Company
New York
Muscatine, Iowa
Senate
Nebraska
Bate
Tennessee
Berry
Arkansas
Beveridge
Indiana
Burrows
Michigan
Butler
North Carolina
Chilton
Clay
Georgia
Cockrell
Missouri
Cullom
Illinois
Deboe
Kentucky
Hertfeld
Idaho
Jones
Kenney
Delaware
Kyle
South Dakota
Lindsay
West
Tillman
South Carolina
Shoop
Pritchard
Mason
Morgan
Alabama
Mallory
Florida
McCumber
North Dakota
McBride
Oregon
Rootbeer
Charles ER. Hires
M. Dowl Ler
Southington
Con
C. J. Moffett
Ethina
Beatatics
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