Diamonds Industrialized: From Luxuries to Essential Industry
Diamonds, once prized as gems, now play a pivotal role in industry. London dominates the diamond trade with 98 percent of world production concentrated near Hatton Garden, while Amsterdam and Antwerp cut and polish stones for the London market. Industrial diamonds enable faster, cheaper mass production by cutting hard metals, shaping stone, drilling rock, and producing precision tools, with demand rising as new uses are found.
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London
Hatton Garden
Amsterdam
Antwerp
White
The
Diamond Development Company
A Very Useful Organ States Doctor
The article, by Jas W Barton M D, discusses nasal function and climate effects on nose size. It notes warmed air, mucous lining health, and historical surgical trends to preserve nasal tissue while preventing infections. It emphasizes the nose as a key organ for respiration and taste.
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Jas. W. Barton
Fassett Edwards
Hygeia
Delay Promise and Time Rule Meet a City Tale
The saying warns that a promise to meet at 3 30 pm should be kept by arriving at 4 00 pm with a five minute grace period. It contrasts time etiquette with the note that China was the first land to adopt paper money in 807 A D.
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China
Land
Safety advice urges light colored raincoats for children
Dr. B. Corbett, Milwaukee public safety commissioner and U.S. National Safety Commission chair, told the Board of Trade in Sault Ste. Marie that dark raincoats endanger children in low visibility. He advised light colored raincoats and play clothes for children to improve driver visibility and prevent accidents.
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Dr. B. Corbett
An Englishman Compares U S Highways in Jocular Tale
An English traveler in the United States remarks that two contractors named Dixie and Lincoln built excellent highways, while a Frenchman named Detour produced terrible work, using a light humorous comparison to critique road conditions.
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United States
England
Dixie
Lincoln
Detour
Sweet Potatoes Remain Nation's Second Largest Vegetable Crop
The report notes sweet potatoes rank second among U S vegetable crops in production. The data highlights their prominence in national agriculture and market supply.
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United States
Britain Moves to Abolish Historic Tithes System
Britain will abolish tithes paid by landowners to churches, ending a controversy that has troubled the country for over a century. Farmers have long protested the levy, notably in Norfolk, Suffolk, and Kent, where hardship since the depression fueled resistance. Tithes, dating to pre Biblical times and set to fund the Church of England, rose from about 100000 a year to around 11000000 in recent years.
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Britain
Norfolk
Suffolk
Kent
Church of England
Mahatma Gandhi
Transplant of Living Heart Demonstrated in Fish
Professor George Bain Jenkins at George Washington University described transferring a living heart between fish. He said transplanted hearts remained alive in sea minnows embryos for eight to 10 days and slowed briefly before resuming normal beating after about an hour.
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George Washington University
George Bain Jenkins
The Nearest Star and a Moral Maxim
The excerpt notes the star Proxima Centauri lies about 25.5 trillion miles away and contrasts a maxim of virtue with legal obligation, stating honor as a stricter master.
Early Canadian Currency Reveals Pioneer Business And Finance
Melbourne notes the vanishing Chinese market gardener in Victoria and recalls Canada’s early money via a Royal Bank of Canada find. An 1838 Union Bank bundle valued at 140 dollars unfolds a tale of piastres and pieces of eight, railroad imagery, multilingual printing, and local bank note practices.
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Canada
Montreal
United States
Royal Bank of Canada
Union Bank
Lower Canada
Laprairie
St. Johns
Que
Caribbean
Halifax
Pearer
R. Harvey
Harvey
Union Bank of Montreal
Union Bank of
Union Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Montreal
Women Homesteaders Fuel Alberta Land Entry Rise
The 1935 provincial land report shows 1636 homestead entries with 1012 registered in Edmonton. Women farmers or farmerettes accounted for 490 entries, signaling a strong shift toward women joining the land rush in Edmonton and northern districts.
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Edmonton
Provincial Land Department
C. C. Ross
Schultz and Schwartz Trade Quips Over Sales
Schultz says the opening sale has closed while Schwartz replies the closing sale now opens, signaling a shift in retail emphasis as the merchants swap lines about their promotional events.
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Schultz
Schwartz
Ice skating on a checkerboard dance floor in Moscow
A winter trend in Moscow features ice skating on a dance floor laid out as a large multi colored checker board, drawing crowds seeking festive entertainment. Winter crowds enjoy the vibrant venue with bright lights and music.
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Moscow
Russia
Relief in United States Nearly Matches Canada’s Population
Report notes that the number of people still on relief in the United States is nearly equal to Canada’s total population, highlighting vast ongoing welfare dependence amid economic strains.
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United States
Canada
Fur Resources Earn U.S. Trappers Sixty-Five Million Yearly
The article notes that fur resources across the United States generate an annual income of sixty five million dollars for trappers. It highlights the economic importance of fur trapping to individuals and regional markets during the period.
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United States
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Melbourne
Australia
Victoria
Alberta
Alice Brooks
Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
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