Australians Prize American Gold Coin for Beauty and Hardness
In a varied column from the Denton Journal notes mantle of worldly coin talk. Jimmy Ryan recounts American twenty dollar gold pieces drawing admiration in Melbourne and Sydney for beauty, finish and wear. He contrasts English sovereigns and Australian colonial gold as softer and lighter in color, while praising the American dollar for size and durability. The piece also covers lexicography curiosities on phantomnation and confirms jarrah wood from Western Australia as a hard timber used in ships and paving, with trials in Suez and notes on its insect resistance and long-term durability.
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Latrobe’s 60000 check secures Russian rail deal
The tale recalls John TH Latrobe acting as counsel for the Winans brothers in a Russia contract. In Europe for health, he agreed to go to Russia for a price of £60,000, which he charged to secure a 25 year government contract and massive profits for the Winans. Also included are short humorous items and snippets from various papers.
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Shah the eight inch cat Shah the eight inch cat and forty pound queen in hotel
Louis J. Knoop a mining broker at the Hotel Bellevue owns Shah a magnificent cat valued at 8500. Shah stands eight inches high weighs twenty one half pounds and has a bath weekly. His playmate is a small black and tan terrier. Shah eats quail bones and chicken breast and favors flowers in the conservatory on the hotel roof. He cost 50 at two weeks old. His mother Snowball is from Medina and his sire Prince Leopold is in Cleveland Ohio.
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Wyoming Iron Mountain and Coal Bed Prospect
A St. Louis Republic note extols a central Wyoming region containing a vast hematite iron ore mountain with 600 feet exposed, a mile wide and over two miles long, a lignite coal bed ample to heat the world for a century, soda lake beds over 300 feet deep, and lakes up to 600 acres, plus a neighboring petroleum basin larger than Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Springs yield 20 to 30 barrels per day of purified coal oil, presenting a remarkable country.
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Honest Men Safe Says Inspector Byrnes on Arrests
A Detroit Free Press editorial argues cops should arrest suspected criminals on sight to keep cities clear. It notes that among 500 arrests on suspicion only one honest man might be mistaken, but that man should prove his honesty to protect the public. It criticizes libertarian cries from criminal lawyers.
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Greater Baltimore apparel sale highlights value driven menswear
A bustling Baltimore department store promotes a vast array of men and boys suits from $2 to $25, topcoats from $5 to $25 and diverse fabrics like beavers and chinchillas. The ad touts juvenile suits, imported weavings, and low priced neckwear and shirts. Self measurement service offered. store at 5 and 7 West Baltimore Street near New Charles.
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Large Stock Emphasizes Value and Plain-Price Labeling
A retailer touts a broad assortment with clear plain figures on every item and no deductions for wholesale buyers. Departments include low priced and fashionable dress goods in colors and black silks and velvets, white goods, laces, embroideries, notions, wraps, jackets, ulsters, capes in latest styles.
Harvey's Hardware Trade Shift at Burrsville Md
Ti Gum Man Harvey announces end of credit business and switches to cash sales. Stock includes wheelwright and blacksmith materials, hardware, paints, harness, plows, pumps, cutlery, barb wire, and related items. Invites inspection and price comparison as prices are reduced to meet times.
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Burrsville, Md
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