Sorting Pearls Classification and Notable Types
The article explains pearl sorting by size through brass baskets. It defines ani as flawless first class pearls, anitari as nearly flaw free, masauku as irregular but usable in mounts, and kural as twins sometimes highly valuable. It cites the Southern Cross as nine pearls forming a cross, found near Western Australia in 1874. It also notes va divu ground into chi nam for sweets and the heavy seed pearl trade from China and India.
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Western Australia
China
India
Ancient Egyptian Masons Strike Over Pay In 1400 B C
In Thebes around 1400 B C Egyptian masons in building trades struck over ration pay. They complained rations were insufficient to sustain families until the next payday. Pharaoh intervened after protests, raising wages, but paymasters later violated the agreement.
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Thebes
Pharaoh
Temple
Old Man Dances After Music Is Blown Away
A Boston Post quip recalls an old farmer who laughs through misfortune. Wind rips planner music from Susie and the parlor, prompting the farmer to dance a jig and offer ironic praise for any future cyclone’s mischief.
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Boston Post
Cabinet Prospect Mention Stirs Local Gossip
A reader quotes a county paper noting that any president offering the senator a cabinet post would be hard up. The exchange features a constituent and Senator Greatgunn as the focus of the lighthearted remark.
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Greatgunn
Chicago Tribune
Good breeding shows itself most where to an ordinary eye it appears beast Addison
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Beast
Addison
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Gracefu Cuvee Weltdee
Goodyear
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