Berlin jewelers face severe financial crisis amid market slump
Berlin jewelers report a sharp fall in trade over the past year as many dealers struggle financially. Experts blame war profits depletion, a flood of synthetic stones, and a drop in genuine gems. Prices for synthetic rubies and sapphires have surged, while imports shrink and raw diamond purchases fall.
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Berlin
Germany
England
France
Hay Appe
Switzerland
Aibonga
Artiflea
South
Books With Life After All Is Better Than Lost Works
Jad Tunkins notes that readers neglect Dickens and Phacketay, blaming book agents for lost attention. Henry Van Dyke argues nature favors publishing books with life over bloated volumes that fade away.
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Henry van Dyke
Jad Tunkins
Quaint remark underscores odd character in local column
A garbled and quirky line from a Kansas City paper hints at social tensions and a narrator’s odd impression of a figure nicknamed Uncle Johnberry. The fragment suggests humor and prejudice themes within a hometown gossip context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnberry
Misson
Kansas City
Peat
Star
M E Church Spends Near 25 Million on 1920 Ministry and Benevolences
The 1920 ministerial support of the Methodist Episcopal Church totaled 24.09 million dollars with pastors’ gates, rents, and salaries reaching 21.94 million. Building and improvements consumed 10.09 million, while benevolences and missions added 16.09 million, totaling 51.48 million in expenditures. The report notes large sums for district superintendents, conference pensions, and charitable funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Methodist Episcopal Church
C. BM. Barton
Methodis
Committee On Conservation
Gand
Centenary
Wouth
Milwaukee’s Invitation to Visitors and Hotels Listing
A warm call to spend a week or more in Milwaukee encourages visitors to enjoy bluffs over Lake Michigan, harbor ships, lake drives, parks, public buildings, and extensive entertainment. It ends urging travelers to choose a listed hotel as headquarters for their stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Lake Michigan
No Mol ly Pity If Daddy Comes Home
A fragmentary quote shows a child insisting on leaving so her father will not cry when he returns from work. The line conveys household strain and a plea to avoid adding sorrow for a working parent.
The Flirt Distracts A Boston Matron In War Time
An observant Boston matron condemns the flirt who enjoys a present good time while warning of a bleak future. She cites a shelf life for women who string men along, noting mythic warnings and a distant Paris reference as part of a broader wartime moral.
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Boston
Fragmentary War Era Rhetoric in A Turbulent Page
An incoherent OCR fragment references war, worship, and religious themes with mentions of paginism go agiplanism Winduism and ceremony. The visible text centers on sacred rites and conflict looming over the sod of war.
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Ellen & Philips
Wes
Main’St
Hera
M.E. Church
Daddy Maxine
America
Milwaukee County
Free Illustrated
Wisconsin Road Guide
Milwaukee Hotel Association
Wisconsist
Milwaukee, Wis
Aberdeen
Astor Blatz
Carlton
Gilpatrick
Globe
Junean Martin Charlotte
Maryland
Medford Miller Pfister Randolph
St. Charles
Wisconsin
Plankinton
Plankinton Arcade
Dept. A
Wisconsin St
Rha
New York Telegraph
Vtt
Mae
Addonis
Paris
Bosian
Muserint
Standard Oil
Rose Street
South 6Th Street
Mormon Coulee Rd
West Avenue
Jay Street
Calee
S. W. Cor
Front Street
5Th Street
3Rd Street
State Street
Standard Oil. Company
LA Crosse
Indiana
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