Nauru Island Phosphate Riches and Native Life Described
A historical overview recounts Nauru’s capture from Germany, its British then Australian administration, and the phosphate industry that turned the tiny island into a global fertilizer supplier. It covers the village life, native customs, the king, and the impressive infrastructure built around mining, housing, and communications.
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Jmcmahon
F.R. G
Pan-American Union
Germany
Britain
Australia
New Zealand
Nauru
Equator
Marshall
Solo
Ltte
Java
South Pacific
Wee
Son
South Pacific Islands
Naurtieland
Onelda
Eivery
Kant Invented the Garter and Early Canadian Exploration
The piece discusses a dubious claim that Kant invented a garter for his use, noting the lack of clear patent records and the odd origin. It then traces early Canadian exploration from Leif Erikson around 1000 A D to John Cabot, Jacques Cartier, and Champlain, highlighting Champlain’s role in founding Quebec and promoting French colonial hold on Canada through 1635.
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Kant
Blaell
Canada
Leif, Hricston
Greenland
John Cabot
Hegtah
Jacques Cartier
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Montreal
Champlain
St. Lawrence
Bay of Fundey
North America
Port Royal
Annapolis
Nova Scotia
Quebec
Gold Output Revival in Siberia Reported by Russian Delegation
The Russian trade delegation cites Siberian gold production in the early period as five times 1824 output, valuing the metal at about 172 800 dollars with annual pace over six hundred thousand. It notes restarting gold mines in Elisatevinsk Alexandrovak Ivanovsk and Youthnotaigingh to ensure at least three poods monthly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Siberia
Engineering and
Elisatevinsk
Alexandrovak
Ivanovsk
Youthnotaigingh
National Audubon Society funds bird study program
The National Association of Audubon Societies reserves thirty thousand dollars to aid teachers and pupils in wild bird study. Teachers forming clubs will receive free materials. The program targets schools across the United States and Canada, with over 1,700,000 children already enrolled. Headquarters are in New York City.
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Mpany
New York City
National Association of Audubon Societies
United States
Canada
Association
Popular Mechanics
Was This Blackmail Scene in London Tit-Bits
A fragment from London Tit-Bits presents a dialog where a father confronts a young man about a demanded hand in marriage. The young man denies wrongdoing, clarifies a different sort of silence, and requests release, while the father urges resignation and happiness.
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Alan
George
London
Havana Plan Revealed in Lovers Letter Plan
A dialogue reveals George promising to write daily to his lover Fl, who insists on daily letters. He admits inability to write every day due to a forthcoming trip to Havana, prompting disappointment and concern about ongoing communication.
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George
Havana
Young Man of Discrimination Exchange Tale
A brief exchange recounts a newsboy praising an adult teacher and correctly distinguishing tidy from woman. The eleven year old adds, Anyone can be a woman, but not everyone comes a Indy, and that's what you are.
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Phosphate
Benutyal
Palma
Steusera
Treasure Island
Lfe
Worl
Garter
le Petit Parkten
Poole
Putnam
Birmingham Age-Herald
Georgette
Mabel
Cora
Kansas City Star
Hindercorns
Femora
Mall of Ok i
Fulaoox Chemical Works
Paschoyun
Postum Cereal Company, Inc
Battle Creek, Mich
Wistant
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