City of Contradictions Irkutsk as Far Off Metropolis
Irkutsk described as 40 hours from anywhere with grand cites, churches, hospitals, and museums, yet plagued by crime and police corruption. The piece notes its population near Omaha, its origins in a fur tax station of 1652, and details on Buriat and Eskimo dress and customs. It cites travel distances to Petrograd Moscow and Vladivostok and a prewar railway ticket office closing two days before departures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irkutsk
Petrosgrad
San Francisco
New York
Siberian
Gen. A. W. Greely
Omaha
Neb
National Geographic Society
Baikal
Petrograd
Moscow
Cotton machines and El Dorados of industry
The piece reflects on cotton’s history and the rise of industrial inventors in Britain and Australia. It notes Arkwright as a standout figure, contrasts fortunes earned and lost, and praises the transformative power of mechanized spinning that cut prices dramatically, asserting a need for such innovation today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancashire
Arkwright
Ike Hargraves
Britain
Utopia Gibraltar a Desirable War Relief Colony
The article portrays Gibraltar as a desirable residence for war-impoverished people with no taxes on alcohol and tobacco. Revenue from customs and port dues is strong, there is no public debt, and savings deposits rose, averaging $250 per depositor at end of 1918. Current civil population is about 16,000 with room for more on the Rock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gibraltar
Coal of Africa and Its Vast Untapped Reserves
International geologists in 1918 assessed world coal reserves and found Africa to have the smallest total stock among continents. The Union of South Africa held 97 percent of Africa's 67,839,000 tons of reserves within the federated British colonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
China
Union of South Africa
Romance of Cotton Report Hint in Cotton Trade
A fragmented report notes shifts in the cotton market with mentions of price changes and trade activity. Details are incomplete but indicate ongoing interest from buyers and sellers in the textile sector.
Bison Range Herd Grows in Montana Ten Years On
The Montana national bison range has expanded from 87 initial buffalors to 296. The range now holds 12 elk, 33 antelope, and 13 mule deer. Authorities estimate capacity for 800 bison, 400 antelope, 500 deer, and 800 elk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana National Bison Range
Plumcreek Social Roundup of Visits and News
Miss Evastotler of Windher returns home after a week with Mrs. Kimmel. Naomi Irvin of Philadelphia visits Rev and Mrs Irvin. Harvey Calhoun of Gagtown improves his home. Miss Carrie Kaufman returns from work with T Q Kimmel. The Hetrick reunion at Red Bank is attended by Mrs T Q Kimmeal, son Lee, and grandson Robert. Young People’s Club hosts corn roast at Wer Dale. Numerous local visits and travel noted among Ankeny, Kapple, Shumaker, Kelley, Irvin, Back, Miller, Youngallat, Troy, and Buck households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evastotler
Windher
Hetrick
Red Bank
Young People’s Club
Wer Dale
May Ramer
Marie Kimmel
Jacob Ankeny
Murray Ankeny
Pittsburgh
Charles Kapple
Ray Shumaker
Hila Kimmel
Mary Kelley
Plumville
Rev
Wm. Irvin
Philadelphia
Olive Weber
Punxsutawney
Samuel Braughter
Kissinger and Son
Washington, D. C
Vincent Kissinger
L. V. Kneedler
Barnesboro
James Miller and Son
P. A. Youngallat
Patton
Eleanor Troy
Gallitain
Uance Place Club
Gertrude Buck
Per
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The
Wallace Dry Goods Co
J.C. Wallace & Son
Philadelphia Street
Indiana, PA
Farmers Bank & Trust
First National Bank
Indiana
Brookville, Penna
Bob Bartley
Siberia
Plumcreek
Clymer National Bank
Clymer, Penna
Certain-teed Products Corporation
St. Louis
Lauderbach-Zerby
C. W. E. Oakes
Sutter Hardware Co
Helf and Heavy
Homer City, Pa
Anne
Douglass
Ishen
Conklin Wagons
J. S. Hileman
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