Global and regional metal production and mine depths noted
The article surveys trade in steel and iron with England Germany and the United States as buyers and buyers. It lists Park City Utah mining depths from 500 to 2000 feet and notes zinc and lead ore production as well as 1904 prices. It also reports Kalgoorlie wage scales for various mining positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Germany
United States
Park City
Utah
Canada
Oe Canada
New York
Arkansas
How Wild Animals Sleep and Natural Hazards
The piece notes that lions and tigers sleep indifferently to noise both in captivity and in the wild, bears sleep heavily but less in daylight, and nervous species may sleep with one eye open. It also describes magnetite ore properties and common safety rules for explosive use, emphasizing caution with dynamite and primers.
Emergency foods rationing in armies through history
The article explains the British emergency ration tin issued to soldiers for forty eight hours, featuring desiccated beef and wheat and a chocolate cake, and notes the German Erbswurst as an early analogue. It details proteids fats and carbo hydrates as essential, and cites historical testing in the South African campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Prince Frederick Charles
France
Army ration comparison notes concentrated foods
The report describes half kilo tins containing a yellow powder made from sixty seven eggs and compares emergency rations. It notes the American Army uses a similar concentrated food with three cakes of evaporated lean beef and kiln dried wheat mixed, plus three cakes of chocolate and sugar, in equal parts, enough to sustain a man for five days.
Emigration matchmaking offer targets English men for American brides
An Anglo-American agency in Leyton England solicits men to marry English or Irish women willing to emigrate to America. It promises introductions to suitable brides for a fee, detailing required personal info and specifying a total charge of 65 dollars after marriage, with ongoing introductions until marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Scotland
Ireland
Wales
America
Atlantic
Local Ymir Business Guide Listings by Sector
A compact catalog of Ymir businesses across sectors including bakery brokerage and insurance butchers dry goods furniture hardware hotels mines printing stationery and teamsters. Notable entries include Percy Gleazer DesBrisay Co William Clark Mrs John McLeod S Seaney and J W Masterson among others.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Patenaude Bros
Watchmakers and Manufacturing Jewelers
Nelson
B. C
Ss. H. Shaney
Agen, Ymir
California
Transvaal
South Africa
Missouri Kansas District
St. Louis
Jead
Galena
Dubuque
Kalgoorlie
West Australia
Platmen
Muckers
Emergency Foods
Central and Western States of America
Sary
Messrs
John Lloyd & Duncan
St. Mary's Road
Leyton, London
Laniahoon
Onlaulers
Dn & Py
BO Broodewy
Heyy Haik
Ymir Business Guide
A. Hufschmidt
Percy J. Gleazer
John Philbert
D. Campbell
DesBrisay Jobbing Co
Newitt & Co
William Clark
Grocern
Seaney
Hardware
U.S. T. Ross
Cosmopolitan
John Breau Mcleod
Finlay Meson
Miller House
S. Miller
Palace—Tait & Ruddy
Vancouver
Owen Boyer
Waldorf
George Colman
Ymir
J. W. Masterson
Ladies Furnishing and
Millinmey
John McLeod
Purcy J
Herald Publishing Co
H. Seaney
Teamsters
Harshaw & Wilson
Jackson & Leahy
Alex
Oddie
Undertaker
Ymir Transfer Co
Jackson & Leahy, Prope
Express
U. S. T. Ross
Kootenay Coffee Co
Nelson, B,c
Porto Rico
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