Old and New Coins Discussed by Mint Director
The mint director answers questions on old and new coin values and mint practices. The piece notes coins not bought unless rare colonial pieces, bullion purchases for damaged coins, no pattern sales, and no government premium on returns. It details mint marks, discontinued coins, and newly authorized denominations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Philadelphia
Otber
Charlotte
N. C
Carson City
New
Dahlonega
New Orleans
The Real Ghillalah Weapon of Defense Explained
The article describes the ghillalah or shillalah as a defense weapon tied to Irelaad's na Sonal. Originating from a Wackthorn stick, it evolved to use ash sapling. A young aloe shrub or blackthorn piece is pulled, trimmed, and shaped into a strong ironlike shaft, then finished with brass ornaments for melee combat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irelaad
Shuplictis and Ahyara as Marks of Truth and Senius
Philosopher Schopenhauer notes Shuplictis as a mark of truth and also a mark of senius. The remark frames a dual role for the concept in moral and metaphysical thought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shuplictis
Ahyara Hean
Trith
Senius
Opportunity for Local Representatives in Sewing Machine Sales
An advertisement seeks two alert men in the locality to promote Wheeren & Wisnest sewing machines. The firm highlights fifty eight years of success and long use of early models. It offers incentives for someone who can manage horse and wagon and devote time to sales, promising a money making, developable business. Send for information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeren & Wisnest
John Aubery
Aubery
Walter Hraleieh
England
North
Wilts
Fe Caine
Walter Long
Ghipperhag
A Visit to the Holy City by a Hull native
Former Hull girl Mrs Hattie Hammond now of Providence R I recounts a summer tour of Europe and the Holy Lands with a focus on Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre. She notes crowding during Lent Turkish guards, and a bustling, vendor filled square in front of the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
Hull
Hattie Dammond
Providence
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
St. Helena
Constantina the Great
Christ
Palestine
Turkey
Church of Holy Sepulchre
Roseries
Crosecs & A
Pilgrims Visit Holy Sepulchre Church in Jerusalem
The writer describes entering the Holy Sepulchre complex, seeing the Stone of Anointing, lamps burning over sacred sites, and crowds of pilgrims from Russia and other nations kissing the stone. They note multiple chapels shared by Greek, Latin, Armenian, and Coptic sects, with displays of relics including a sword attributed to Godfrey of Bouillon and a rare pillar relic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicodemus
Jesus
Jerusalem
Staceu
Chajtel
Angels
Mary Magdalene
Mary
Uarbie
Joseph of Arimathea
Godfrey de Bouillon
Orderea
Pilgrimage Notes on Jerusalem Holy Sepulchre Calvary Chapels
Hattie Wyatt Tammond describes a tour of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and Calvary sites in Jerusalem. She details Greek and Armenian chapels, the Chapel of the Finding of the Cross, and the Holy Fire ceremony, noting crowds, guards, and the intense religious rituals during Easter. She reflects on the scale of the church and the mix of traditions among Latin, Greek, and Armenian rites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adam
Christ
Calvary
Holy Sepulchre
Jerusalem
David Street
Kazzim Bey
Hattie Wyatt Tammond
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Towa
Iowa
J. W. TaMpiLin
Wheeler & Wilson Mfg. Co
Chicago, Illinois
Maytefana
Mosca
de Aleo
Longinus
John
Tomer
Alan's Store
Ten’s
Sheldon
Sioux County
I. W. Brush & Co
Sioux Center, Iowa
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