Experts clash over artificial gems market in New York
London Paris and Berlin reports on artificial diamonds rubies emeralds sapphires fuel debate among New York jewelers. Experts contend imitations will not fault real stones price, noting robust demand for genuine rubies emeralds sapphires and that wealthier buyers still prefer authentic jewels despite advertised imitations.
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London
Paris
Berlin
New York
Sun
Banco
Europe
George F. Kunz
Tiffany’s
Henri Moissan
Chamber of Commerce of Precious Stones
France
First Prade Jewels
Pundit A K and the Tibetan Quest Across Forbidden Lands
The Survey of India chronicles the life of Pundit A K known as Krishna, secretive and fearless, who for nine years lived as a Tibetan trader and devotee to map Thibet. He counted every pace, used a prayer barrel as a survey instrument, and endured peril to produce the first detailed Lhasa data since the 19th century.
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Survey of
India
Suouai Teport
Thibet
Demme
Krishna
Forbidden Land
Indus
Lutle
Brahmaputra
A K
Lhasa
Holy
Huc
Gabet
Tibet
Mheane
Himalayas
Survey Department
Great Plateau
Mongolia
A-K
Indian Survey
Hardihood
Nain Singh
Silent Burden of Women at Home Is Voiced
A social plea highlights daily sacrifices of American women managing households. It notes how overwork and neglect of help lead to pain and silence, urging recognition of women’s needs and remedies to ease their burdens.
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound praised by Montreal woman
A Montreal resident, Mrs W Barrett of 602 Moreau St, writes that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her long standing female weakness after doctors failed. The letter endorses the remedy for displacements, inflammation, fibroid tumors, irregularities, pains, backache, and nervous prostration and invites others to write for advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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W. Barrett
Moreau St
Montreal
Mrs. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
New Theory of Rust Shifts View to Electric Cause
An American physicist Dr Cushman argues rust on iron is caused by electricity rather than air oxygen. He shows hydrogen particles initiate corrosion, and that chromate and bichromate compounds can render iron passive to prevent electrochemical attack, with big industrial implications for protecting ironwork.
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Dr. Cushman
Cushman
Why is a conclusion always foregone in life
A Chicago Journal quote questions why conclusions are deemed foregone and why certainty is assumed in everyday sayings. It ponders the excess of absolutes in language.
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Chicago Journal
A Ki Explored Regions Barred From White Explorers
A Ki could not master longitudes yet gathered precise instrumental data and routes. His observations, though translated into English, provided the British with crucial facts. His nationality and Tibetan language knowledge allowed access to regions denied to other explorers, earning medals from Venice and Paris and the Royal Geographical Society’s Murchison grant.
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A K
A-Ki
International Geographical Congress
Venice
Paris Geographical Society
Murchison
Roya Geographical Society
Patent remedy promises one day cure for cold
Advertisement touts LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tablets by Driggis to cure a cold in one day with a money back guarantee. Claims E. W GROVE'S signature on each box exudes authenticity.
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E. W Grove
How Long Birds Live Record of a Ring Dove’s long life
A ring dove hatched in September the previous year lived with women in Long Ditton after flying into their home on Wait suplay 1880. It grew tame and attached to the ladies, its last moult incomplete by age. It died December 20 1907 at age 28 years 2 months, noted by Country Life as a well authenticated case.
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Long Ditton
Willie's Beast Tale From a Short Fragment
A fragmented notebook entry shows a boy Willie age seven claiming to do something his father cannot. The line ends with a garbled CG row and incomplete dialogue.
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Wilie
Willie
Window venting instruction for multi person bedrooms
The directive states keep windows open to allow fresh air from one side and impure air to escape from the other. It specifies the upper sash be down one inch and the lower sash up one inch for each person sleeping in the room.
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