Fortunes in precious stones and royal tales
A London Evening News report surveys vast gemstone wealth with diamonds rubies and pearls valued at millions. It notes a dealer in Broom West Australia and a Parisian market, plus new jewelry insurance and security practices. A Princess of Wales story recalls a grieving mother and a loyal old carrier in Sandringham lanes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bimmter
Broom
West Auattatin
Mr. Strootert
Carda Ly
Paris
Ariutocracy
London
Europe
Princess of Wales
Duke of
Clorunce
India
Sandringham
Jack
Analyzing Pyrites in Sandstone with X Rays
The article discusses using a yne merscope to study the composition and arrangement of minerals in sandstone. It notes pyrites as a quarrying foe, decomposing sandstone and causing black spots, with behavior depending on porosity and crystal tightness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stone
Atnea Tt
Bandy Men and Parlor Cyclone Shatter Vase
Mrs Dibbs on call laments a cyclone striking the parlor and smashing a Castor vase. Mrs Squibbs explains Mr Squibbs tried economizing by doing it himself, a handy man about the house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra. Dibbs
Mra. Squibbs
Mr. Squibbs
Chicago
Excursion Fares From San Francisco For Midwinter Fair Tickets
Excursion trips from San Francisco to California points offer special roundtrip rates for Midwinter Fair tickets. Rates vary by distance: stations under 150 miles at one and one third the one way fare, stations 18 miles or more at one and one fifth the one way fare. For exact rates, contact G A Macpherson or Z H Goodman, with Richard Gray listed as General Traffic Manager in San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
California
San Fran
Beatty’s Pianos and Organs Big Washington venture
Hon Daniel P Beatty of Washington New Jersey is portrayed as a self made piano and organ man. From humble beginnings in 1870 he has built Beatty’s Pianos and Organs into a vast business with nearly 100000 instruments sold and plans to sell 200000 more in the next decade. The piece lauds his resilience and claims his firm is the largest of its kind.
A Tale of Struggle and a Human Skyrocket
A Buffalo Expresa story recalls a college student who chose literature over athletics and later earned scholarly medals yet left owing large debt. It also tells of a La Crosse quarryman nicknamed the human skyrocket who was blasted 150 feet into the air but survived with a surgeon’s help after gripping a bar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mihir Danie
Tay
Orso
Jefv
Harvard
Buffalo Expresa
la Crosse
Mississippi
Mark Twain
Bee
Minnesota
Peck
Alls Not Gold That Glitte Stage Struck Maiden
A fragment notes a stage life of an actress who discovers the man she kissed in the play is her husband. The brief quotes hint at backstage romance and public perception of actors.
A Question of Age in the Free Press
A fragment shows a lively dialogue about age and aging in a Free Press context. The exchange hints at a long standing debate over whether age defines senior status and social roles.
Fragmentary City Gossip Snippet Sparks Sleep Talk
A brief, fragmented line from the Chicago Inter Ocean hints at domestic chatter about someone keeping others awake. The odd wording suggests casual, unrecoverable dialogue rather than a clear news event.
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Serme
Chicago Inter Ocean
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Wm. Pierson
E. P. Butler
Opera Haure
Reno
Nevada
Fo Pianos
Beatty
Wantagen
T. V. Julien
Reno, Nevada
Daniel F. Beatty
Washington
New Jersey
Washoe
ING Company
W.H. A Pike
Pron
Ricianpson, Lee
Jas, Marnmnicy
Bupt
PV. Para
YW Pirramnald
Wadsworth
I and Organs
Beatty’s Pianos
Cathe Free
Washington, New Jersey
Washington, N.J
Mobenate
U. S
C.A. ,Snow &Co
J. O, Wilson
Sulphur Springs
Texas
Ayer
J. J. Perry
Spottsylvania
C. H
J. D. Ayer
Daniel Beatty
Pacific
Fair
Richard Gray
Trainec
Francisco
Nevada House
William Donaldson
Glass Country Hotel
Stillwater
Chnrchill Co
Agency of
Inurance
America
Fire Association of Philadelphia
Otto Swanson
Wadsworth, Nevada
Mape
Orper
Swanson
Office
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