Emeralds from Colombia's Muzo Mines and Historic Gold Lays
The article details the Colombian emerald trade led by the Muzo and Cosquez deposits near Bogota, describing gem quality factors, historical mining, and government lease arrangements with an English syndicate. It notes notable stones in royal collections, ancient uses, and the value drivers of deep color, brilliancy, flawlessness, and size.
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Republic of Colombia
Duke of Devonshire
Republic of
Colombia
Republic
Mount #abarah
Upper
Egypt
Mehemet Ali
Aaron
Pontifical
America
Europe
Nero
Ptolemy
Lucullus
Alexandria
Cleopatra
Theban
Pompeii
Herculaneum
Serapis
Jupiter
Pizarro
Mexico
Cortez
Madrid
Siberia
India
Salzburg
Austria
Australia
Norway
Brazil
Ireland
United States
Muzo
Coscuez
Bogota
Muza
Boyaca
Cosquez
Juan Penagon
Jose Antonio de Vallegas Y Avedano
Francisco Tobar Alvagado
Kings of Spain
Atacama
Manka
Peru
Ecuador
Esmereldas
Chalked Chalk Guard For The Great Thomson
Professor William Thomson prized ready chalk for his long fixed board sessions at Glasgow. His assistant McFarlane laid out a hundred sticks in neat parallel rows across a sixteen foot ledge to prevent another chalk shortage. The students saw the gleaming display as Thomson entered, nodded, and resumed the lecture.
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William Thomson
Lord Kelvin
Glasgow
Andrew Gray
McFarlane
Mr. McFarlane
Thomson
The Servant Question Echoes Through Quips
The quote notes a household dynamic with a woman contending with constant arrivals and farewells. It contrasts welcoming an angel with dismissing a fiend, reflecting on service and social judgment in daily life.
Frigid Proceeding in Georgia State Seal Handover
A joking exchange recalls Hoke Smith handing the state seal to "Little Joe" Brown on a notably cold day. The quip reflects political theater around a Georgia transfer of authority.
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Hoke Smith
Georgia
Little Joe’ Brown
Prophet Always on Hand
A Boston Herald column cites the saying that the unexpected prompts the belief in prophecy while noting that many claim to have predicted it.
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Boston Herald
Health Too Precious
Dialogue depicts a rustic debate over working after meals. A worker cites medical authorities warning that labor on a full stomach harms health, echoing period attitudes toward science and everyday prudence.
Women seek economizing maids in ministers' homes
A New York Tribune note quotes a employment agency matron who tests 14 applicants for maid positions. She says previously workers from ministers' families are preferred because they have learned to economize, revealing a cash shortage driving hiring choices.
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New York Tribune
Quaker Oats Featured For Farm Hands And Arctic Pranks
An article extols Quaker Oats as a hearty breakfast fueling farm hands for long days and economy through family sizes. Another anecdote recalls a Peary era arctic club secretary under prank ambulance calls, ending with a quarrel over a mistaken emergency transport.
Ours and Theirs Playfully Punctures Names
A Flatbush man recalls a joke about a Feitenour neighbor and his own family hearing a porch racket. The son investigates and returns, claiming the noise came from two cats, one belonging to them and one to Feitenour. The exchange prompts laughter over mismatched names.
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Flatbush
Feitenour
Jim
Guess Where She Is From
The head of the house had been in for many months and had lost his appetite. The mistress confides to the maid from the old country that she cannot fix meals the invalid will enjoy. The maid responds that invalids want nothing and then refuse what is offered.
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New York
J. Pierpont Morgan, Jr
National City Bank
America
Jack” Morgan
James J. Hill
Morgan
Northern Pacific Railway Company
Harvard University
Young Morgan
New York City
Harvard
Boston
Peabody & Company
J. Pierpont Morgan & Company
London
Morgan & Company
Paris
House of Morgan, Harris & Company
Jane Norton Grew
Madison Avenue
Long Island Sound
New York Yacht Club
Postum Helps Calm Nerves and Aid Focus in School
A reader recalls a year of coffee addiction ending with Postum as a soothing morning drink for children and adults. After a first failed trial, a longer boil yielded a rich flavor and perceived health benefits, improving nerve tension and classroom performance. The letter endorses Postum as a healthful alternative.
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Wellville
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Modest Morgan, JR
J. Pierpont
Peary
Prof. Thompson
Dr. Cook
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