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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1918
Page
5
The article notes a shift from centralized diamond cutting to mechanical methods using a phospho copper disc spinning about 3000 rpm. It recalls that diamonds, including the Cullinan, were long sent to Amsterdam where Jews controlled cutting and diamond cleaving.
A man who introduced a thin copper strip used to protect shoe tips garnered about 4 million dollars in royalties over the years. The invention gained broad commercial use and supported ongoing payments to the innovator.
In a feature on household routines, Vir Ghthershy defends keeping the same cook for over twenty years while acknowledging some vanity may be acceptable. The excerpt notes enduring staff as a valued practice.
The Buffalo Express notes Blings contends a railroad transportation delay harmed his engagement plans. He claims a good case against the railroad, but a later report states the train ran on time, resolving the dispute.
In each metropolitan exchange two switchboards operate A and B. An operator at A answers a call and transfers it to an operator at B who completes the connection to the requested number if it is not in use.
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