One of the favorite beverages In St. Pie...

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One of the favorite beverages in St. Pierre was coconut milk and rum mixed in the shell.

Nearly every house and hut in Siam  has a clock, and most of them are of American manufacture.

The English acknowledge that Americans are the only people who know how to make buckwheat cakes.

A German chemist has discovered a perfect substitute for rubber that is resilient and self closing and practically unwearable.

The largest number of immigrants to arrive at New York on any one day was 6,213, which was the total for May 3 of this year.

One of the greatest drawbacks in Mexico is the scarcity of fuel. Hopes are placed in the probable discovery of oil in paying quantities.

An electrical apparatus for the heating of curling tongs has been placed in every cabin on the new Hamburg-American liner Blucher.

Three ancient Roman weights were recently found at Rome. They were of green marble, with bronze handles, and prove that the Roman pound was equal to three-quarters of a pound avoirdupois.