World diamonds would fill a clothes closet, says expert
A Chicago statistician estimates all historical and existing cut diamonds would weigh 46,355,474 carats or 10.5 tons, valued at at least $13.9 billion at $300 a carat. About half of rough diamonds become gems and losses from disasters reduce the total. Diamonds now command $300 to $1,000 a carat, with demand high across classes.
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Chicago
India
Brazil
South Africa
Borneo
British Guiana
Australia
China
Siberia
United States
Invisible Ink and a Marriage Proposal Comedy Bit
A humor sketch features a maid of honor, a father, and Edith as they riff on invisible ink and literary masking. The dialogue pivots on mistaken ink, poetry woes, and a mock proposal, ending with Edith striking a match as her mother calls for gas lighting.
Doomed to Dumbness in a Political Bribery Scene
A terse political exchange depicts a grafter asserting money speaks while a bribe giver claims the cash marks the last payment. The dialogue highlights corruption themes and a fraught power dynamic between giver and recipient.
Origin of the West Indies Theories Compared
A naturalist sailing from New York to Jamaica outlines two credible theories on West Indies origin. One view treats Cuba Jamaica Haiti and Puerto Rico as fragments of a connected American continent separated by lowered seas. The alternative theory proposes independent island formation from volcanic upheavals crust folding and coral growth.
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West Indies
New York City
Jamaica
Cuba
Haiti
Porto Rico
Do Good Always Keeping Busy Without Expecting Return
A compact reflection on altruism and optimism notes frequent selfless acts done for others. It emphasizes a constant, busy effort, a positive outlook, and avoidance of self centered reward.
World Debt Soars From 1914 Levels to 1919
Global debt rose from 40 billion dollars in 1914 to about 200 billion by 1919. Paper currency increased sixfold while gold reserves grew only 40 percent. The seven leading nations saw currency rise from 7.25 billion to 50 billion, with Russia’s issues excluded. Gold-to-note ratios fell markedly in 1919, as allied nations saw higher gold reserves and maintained strong ratios.
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Germany
Austria-Hungary
Turkey
Bulgaria
Gallery of Mirrors at Versailles Named for Precious Glasses
The Galerie Des Glaces at the Palace of Versailles earned its name from 17 beveled mirrors valued above rubies before glassmaking advanced. Mirrors face windows overlooking royal gardens hosting sculptors, piped water, fauns, and dragons. paintings above show Louis XIV’s career while the hall’s original solid silver tables and chairs symbolize pre-revolutionary France.
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Palace of Versailles
France
Louis XIV
Man Must Be Busy Have Hobby or Be Entertained
The piece argues that a man rises by breaking limiting habits and developing wholesome, industrious habits. It stresses that busy routines, balanced habits, and hobbies prevent idleness and strengthen character, framing activity as essential to growth.
Kartok Village Claim as World’s Highest Altitude
The village of Kartok in Kashmir India is believed to be the highest in the world with an altitude of 14946 feet. Local authorities and travelers note the remote location and elevation as a defining feature of the settlement.
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Kartok
Kashmir
India
Household Budget System as Instrument of Home Economy
The Budget aids thrift by allotting expenditures and ensuring income covers outgo with surplus kept as savings. It reveals leaks, controls spending, and helps housekeepers transform deficits into savings. Start budgeting now to see how you could manage finances better and remain in hand.
Paper Towns along Great Lakes at river mouths
The article recalls 19th century paper town sites along Lake Michigan and Lake Huron. Promoters builtClearings marked streets with a hotel and bank, yet many towns like Port Sheldon Havre and White Rock City remained unrealized with empty structures, marshy sites, and abandoned cabins.
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Lake Cities
Lake Michigan
Lake Huron
John Bach McMaster
United States
Lake Hucon
Sour milk aids baby chicks as both food and medicine
Poultry experts urge feeding sour milk to baby chicks to prevent and treat bowel diseases. The acid disinfects the digestive tract, aiding chicks from hatch or brooder, and can be fed daily or mixed into mash for hens and growing birds.
Dugouts in Colombia Carved from a Single Log
Inland Colombians continue to use dugout canoes carved from a single log to transport produce to markets. This illustration from Popular Mechanics Magazine highlights the traditional craft and its role in local trade.
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Colombia
South America
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Ostrich Farms Near Cape of Good Hope
South Africa is a leading ostrich producer, especially in the district near the Cape of Good Hope, with large shipments of feathers regularly sent abroad.
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South Africa
Cape of Good Hope
Making Air Travel Safer With Ground Wireless Aids
London reports piloting will improve as wireless telegraphy and directed radio aid the aerial mail service. Systems include ground stations listening for air messages, a 80 foot mast for in-flight communication, and rapid relief and mail transfer from the nearest point. Researchers aim to better instruments for altitude and horizon, and lighting at aerodromes for safe landings in fog.
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London
Paris
London Times
Holt Thomas
MacMullin
Air Mail
Hounslow
Lympne
Russian Soviets Impose 12-Hour Day and 7-Day Week
A dispatch from Pinland reports Bolsheviks mandating a 12 hour workday and seven day week to push continuous labor across all working classes, with strict enforcement cited.
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Pinland
Russia
United States Seeks New Binder Twine Sources Abroad
Washington reports the United States relies on Yucatan henequen for binder twine and seeks new supply sources. Encouraging results come from potential sisal fibers in Florida and the Keys, with Cuba Haiti Santo Domingo and Puerto Rico showing promise. Virgin Islands and Philippines also expanding sisal cultivation aided by modern processing and private investment.
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Washington
United States
Yucatan
United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Plant Industry
Florida
Keys
Cuba
Haiti
Santo
New Remedy for Olive Poison Experiments in Illinois
Champaign Illinois reports Dr Robert Graham of the University of Illinois finds isolation of bacillus botulinus in olives linked to Detroit deaths. He notes a different strain caused the poison there and cites Stanford and Belgian work. A protective serum is being prepared, with animal health as primary interest due to rising human cases and fatal poultry infections.
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Champaign
Ill
Detroit
Robert Graham
Department of
The
University of Ilinois
Stanford University
California
Graham
Mississippi Valley
University of Animal Pathology
Department of Animal Pathology
Spain to Have Skyscrapers in Bilbao
At a conference of property owners and architects in Bilbao it was decided that due to rising land values twenty and thirty story buildings will be built hereafter in the city.
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Bilbao
Spain
Iron output drops in 1919 as strikes slow production
Iron ore production fell 13 percent in 1919 to 60,466,000 gross tons after blast furnaces were shut during steel and coal strikes. Shipments valued at 203,274,000 dollars, average mine price 3.60 dollars per ton. Early 1920 ore stocks rose to 12,989,000 tons, led by Michigan and Minnesota.
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Washington
Geological Survey
Michigan
Minnesota
Coal mined beyond normal in Pennsylvania in 1919
Philadelphia reports 1919 coal output lower than seven years. Thirteen million tons fewer bituminous coal than 1918 and thracite production at a seven year low. Soft coal mines reach normal in early January after strike agreement with production at 107 percent of normal.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Birthplace Wakefield Farm Sold to Latane Family
Fredericksburg native Mary Lindsay and her husband William G. Latane of Butte Montana have bought Wakefield farm in Westmoreland County. The property is the birthplace of George Washington and will serve as their home.
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Washington
Fredericksburg
William G. Latane
Butte, Mont
Mary Lindsay
Wakefield Farm
Westmoreland County
George Washington
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