Soviet Offer of Crown Jewels for American Machinery
A Soviet selling plan touted to convert 25 000 carats of diamonds and other crown jewels into US farm equipment. The sale features the Imperial Crown of All the Russias and other gems valued around 264 million, to fund reconstruction and machinery for Russia. The jewels date to Peter the Great through Nicholas II, with 406 pieces and a total diamond weight of 18 26,800 carats. The sale proceeds would bolster Bolshevik finances as jewelers and bidders from Paris, New York, and London watch and bid.
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John Dickinson Sherman
Isaiah
Isaliah
Russia
Peter
Nicholas II
Ncxt
Kremlin
Moscow
Hermitage Gallery
Leningrad
Czechoslovakia
United States
Peter the Great
Elizabeth
Catherine the Great
Paul
Alexander I
Nicholas I
Alexander II
Russias
Alexandra
Orloff
Cochin
China
Gregory Dr. Joff
Paris
Persia
Frankiano
William Reswick
New York
Fragmented Astronomy Quotation on Light Speed and Distances
A garbled excerpt discusses astronomers and a doctor publishing photographs, noting a Nebi-like object would require over 11,000 years to reach, contrasted with light taking about four hours and a quarter to traverse from the center to the edge of our solar system.
Revenues of the Crown Since 1760 in Britain
The text notes that royal revenues in Great Britain have been collected from the public realm since 1760, when George III surrendered them in exchange for a fixed annual payment, termed the civilist or similar fixed share of income.
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Great Britain
George III
Royal Family Revenues and Odd Customs Mentioned
The text notes the royal family receiving large incomes with specific sums for the king, queen, and duchies, plus a separate allocation for other royals. It also mentions the prince of Wales receiving Duchy of Cornwall revenues. A curious aside claims South American natives treat wounds by exposing them to moonlight.
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England
Duchy of Lancaster
Alexandra
Prince of Wales
Duchy of Cornwall
South America
U S Permits Sale Of 3 Per Ct Brew
Washington reports that the prohibition division authorized two large breweries to produce a malt liquor at 3.75 percent alcohol with 25 percent solids to be sold through drug stores without prescriptions on a six month trial. Officials say the tonic is not beer and intended mainly for hospitals and physician prescriptions for convalescents.
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Washington
Lincoln
Andrews
James E. Jones
Prohibition Division
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Prohibition
James FE
Jones
Prohibition Department
Bock
Aged Couple Wed in Air Over Albany Georgia
J R McCord aged eighty one and his bride Mia Kate Arrington seventy one were married in an airplane. The ceremony was performed by the groom’s son Rev W W Mc Cord during their honeymoon voyage.
King of Deauville Eugene Cornache Dies at 58
Paris reported famed resort owner Eugene Cornache proprietor of Deauville and Cannes known as the king of Deauville has died at age fifty eight.
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Deauville
Paris
Eugene Cornache
Cannes
Four Mexicans Arrested Aiding Slaying Near Mazatlan
Washington reports four Mexican suspects arrested after a raid linked to the slaying of Rex Me Lhone and injuring two other Americans near Mazatlan. Ambassador Shofield in Mexico City relayed the development to the State Department.
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Washington
Rex
Melhone
Mazatlan
Mex
State
Department
Ambassador Shofield
Mexico City
Last of Seventeen Berkeley Civil War survivor dies
George W. Rumble, eighty one, who claimed to be the last survivor of the seventeen men who escaped from Andersonville prison during the Civil War, died here.
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Berkeley
Cal
George W. Rumble
Andersonville
Proverb and Product Promos in Aged Ad Copy
An old advertisement blends a quip about proverbs with Cuticura products for baby skin and a fragrant talcum. It also hints at hurried living and cites a Baltimore Sun note on duck migration routes called air passes guiding wild ducks between Minnesota and northern regions.
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Baltimore Sun
Minnesota
Man Is As Positive As Woman To Contrast
A brief line from an old newspaper suggests gender perspectives on positivity. The note contrasts masculine and feminine attitudes in social context, highlighting equal assertion without bias.
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Home Beautiful
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