How Marble Becomes Finished Variegated Slabs and Their Names
The article details marble mining and processing from quarry to finished slabs. It covers sources of colored marbles in Europe and elsewhere, the assortment of varieties, and the exact steps from gang saw cutting to rubbing beds and polishing. It notes how the slabs are inspected for flaws before final shaping and polishing.
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New York
Italy
Spain
France
Belgium
Portugal
Mexico
Algeria
Sienna
Tennessee
Genoa
Lisbon
Gryotte
Gryotte Fleure
Warwick
Knoxville
The Marble Finishing Craft and Its Varied Uses
A detailed account describes marble polishing and gilding techniques. Workers rub slabs with grit pumice stone bone and oxalic acid to achieve high polish, with costs of four hours per square foot. Gilders apply gold leaf by hand, shaping and smoothing edges. Colored marbles command higher prices while white marble serves as a carbonic acid gas source for soda production. a barrel of marble dust costs $1.25 versus $3.50 for whiting.
The Baby's Creed Poem Belongs to St Nicholas
A sentimental verse by Charles H. Lugrin from St Nicholas speaks of a child’s faith in Papa Santa Claus birds fairies and a dolly that feels pain It ends with allegiance to Mamma as the first and best guardian of love and belief.
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Santa Claus
Heather
Dolly
Mamma
Charles H. Lugrin
St. Nicholas
A Roland for an Olive in a New York Boarding House
A cook at a cheap New York boarding house serves a piece of leather as steak to a grumbling boarder. The humorist complains the meat is the tenderest he has struck in weeks, while the landlady answers the cut is from the same butcher as usual.
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Roland
New York
Hasche
Wide-Awake Japanese Society to Aid Foreign Tourists
A Japanese organization founded in 1893 seeks to welcome international visitors, provide trustworthy guides, and offer introductions to manufacturers and officials. It aims to improve travel convenience, encourage cultural exchange, and support observing Japan’s sights and art while fostering business relations.
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Japan
Pittsburg Dispatch
Accidental Gold Find Near Boise Sparks Idaho Prospect
Two prospectors George Bell and Dick Fraser grub staked to explore Idaho. Fraser, while resting, found rich float and a hidden quartz lead. They sent a sample to Boise for assay yielding 138 dollars per ton in gold, signaling a potential find after Alaska reports.
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Alaska
Payette
Idaho
Boise City
George Bell
Dick Fraser
Fraser
Bell
Boise
Exchange
Bad Literature and Royal Intrigue in Paris Shelters Monarchs
An excerpt recalls a dialogue about mind reading and censorship. A professor cites an obstacle named Anthonjg Comstock to the idea of attempting such reading. The text notes that within one year Paris sheltered three monarchs King Alexander of Serbia King Leopold II of Belgium and King Chulalongkorn of Siam all incognito.
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Paris
Alexander of
Servia
Leopold [II
Belgiums
Chulalongkorn
Siam
Rewitching Note Paper Desks In Cardboard Boxes
A description praises new note paper boxes shaped like small desks. They are cardboard, with four to five compartments and a cover that stays attached. Five paper sizes and envelopes exist, from large square letter sheets to tiny cards, plus a wax space and taper.
Pioneers of Paducah Save Walnut Lumber for Coffins
Fifty years ago Mr and Mrs Jarrett Haynes pioneers of Paducah Kentucky planted a walnut in their yard. The tree grew large and was cut down a year or two ago. The lumber is at the Haynes home and is being saved to make their coffins when they die.
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Jarrett. Haynes
Paducah
Haynes
Taxation by earnings and possessions for direct public cost
The idea that people should be taxed on what they earn and own, not on what they lack, to ensure transparent government costs and promote fiscal responsibility over wasteful public spending.
Galbraith Named Traffic Manager at Cleveland Terminal and Valley
J. E. Galbraith is appointed traffic manager of the Cleveland Terminal and Valley Railroad, with headquarters in Cleveland, and will also serve as general agent of the B and O at that point. Rush Brockenbrough moves to general freight agent for B and O lines west of the river, headquartered at Pittsburgh.
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J. E. Galbraith
Cleveland Terminal and Valley Railroad Company
Cleveland
B. and O
L Rush Brockenbrough
Pipe
Holdbacks Updated to Curved Cross-Bar Design
Harness changes introduce a curved cross-bar with rear projecting ends that fit into pockets on both sides of the bills, reducing the harness length and eliminating a portion of the assembly.
Burlington Route Ex Cheap Fast Comfortable to the West
Leave Omaha at 4 35 p m Lincoln 6 16 p m Hastings 8 50 p m every Thursday in clean tourist sleepers with through service to San Francisco and Los Angeles via Denver and Salt Lake City. Cars carpeted upholstered curtains bedding towels soap uniformed porters excursion conductors. Second class tickets honored. Berths 6. For full information contact Burlington Route ticket office or J Francis Omaha Neb.
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Omaha
Lincoln
Hastings
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Denver
Salt Lake
Burlington
J. Francis
Neb
Feminine Logic in a Whetting Wit Exchange
A light home joke features Mrs Wickwire asking if her husband read about a man finding 50,000 while digging worms for fishing. He responds yes, and she muses that he may miss opportunities by always “fishing with files.”
Advertisement for Razors and Knives from Champisim ytlery Co
An advertisement from the Champisim Ytlery Co of Parting Vermont offers Razors and Knives and states it will send a free catalogue on application. The ad promises reliable content and invites readers to request the catalogue.
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Champisim@ytlery Co
Parting, Ton, Vt
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