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Halaman 10 - ... country in a concise manner, the reader can put his fingers on the information sought without hunting through a mass of detail that he does not want. Supplementing these statements are tables for converting the money of foreign countries into that of the United States ; also a comparison of prices for countries in which both the monetary unit and the units of weight and measure differ from those used in the United States. For example, the latter tables show the reader at a glance what is the...
Halaman 102 - Silao is a large town at 5,830 feet on the railroad at the junction with the line extending to Queretaro, the capital of the state of the same name. It is situated on the broad and nearly level plain that extends as an open valley from there southeastward nearly across the state to Celaya, as a large interior basin draining southwest to the Rio de Lerma. The plain is bordered by hills and mountains that rise irregularly in groups or single elevations. A few miles directly...
Halaman 315 - ... resistance in case of attack. Merchant vessels, on arriving in the Harbour, are obliged to land their powder, if they have any on board, which is conveyed by proper officers to a magazine, and returned again on the vessels departure; but while so deposited, it is generally well taxed for storage. Pernambuco is the capital of the Province of the same name, and is visited by Europeans for its cotton and sugar; by American vessels for hides and sugar. Its cotton is esteemed as the best in Brazil,...
Halaman 358 - It is the capital of the Department of the same name, and is the centre of a district completely devoted to pastoral industries.
Halaman 106 - London and Brazilian Bank, Ltd. London and River Plate Bank, Ltd. British Bank of South America, Ltd.
Halaman 77 - Retalhuleu, with a population of 6,700, is the capital of the Department of the same name. It is...
Halaman 11 - Foreign Publications for Advertising American Goods. Miscellaneous series No. 10 ; 1913 ; 236 pages, with index. Gives a general idea of the cost of advertising in some of the principal newspapers and periodicals throughout the world, the lines of trade represented, circulation, subscription price, etc. Contains a brief description of the field in which the papers listed circulate, the principal industries, trade, etc. Price, 25 cents. Central American countries: British Honduras...
Halaman 73 - The Republic of Bolivia, the third largest of the South American Republics, is one of the two countries on the American continent which possess no seacoast.
Halaman 17 - Includes hot-water, sleam, and hot-air heating systems; boilers, furnaces, radiators, registers, pipe, valves, gauges, cocks, etc. See also Stoves and ranges. Hides. See Leather. Honey. See Groceries. HOPS. Horses. See Live stock. HOSE AND HOSE FIXTURES. — Includes leather, woven, and rubber hose and fixtures for same, including sprinklers and sprayers. Hosiery. See Clothing; Cotton goods; Linen goods; Silk goods; Woolen goods; Knit goods. HOSPITALS. See also Furniture, hospital ; Physicians and...
Halaman 17 - WHEELS, ETC. — Includes also carborundum, oilstones, whetstones, etc. See also Hardware. GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS. — Includes canned goods of all kinds, including meats and condensed milk; prepared cereals of all kinds; biscuits, bread, crackers, etc.; macaroni, noodles, etc.; extracts, essences, yeast and baking powder; pickles, sauces, preserves, and other bottled goods; vinegar and cider; salt; honey. See alto Coffee, etc.; Sugar, etc.