The World Almanac and Book of FactsNewspaper Enterprise Association, 1915 The World Almanac and Book of Facts is a US published reference work and conveys information about such subjects as world changes, tragedies, sports feats, etc. It has been published yearly from 1868 to 1875, and again every year since 1886. The first edition of The World Almanac was published by The New York World newspaper in 1868 (the name of the publication comes from the newspaper itself, which was known as The World). Published just three years after the end of the US Civil War and the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, its 120 pages of information touched on such events as the process of Reconstruction and the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson. Publication was suspended in 1876, but in 1886 newspaper publisher Joseph Pulitzer, who had purchased The New York World and quickly transformed it into one of the most influential newspapers in the country, revived The World Almanac with the intention of making it a compendium of universal knowledge. The World Almanac has been published annually since. |
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Page 80
MEASURES AND WEIGHTS OF CREAT BRITAIN . THE measures of length and the weights are nearly , practically , the same as ... weight of the United States . The English stone is usually equal to one - eighth hundred- weight of 112 lbs . , or ...
MEASURES AND WEIGHTS OF CREAT BRITAIN . THE measures of length and the weights are nearly , practically , the same as ... weight of the United States . The English stone is usually equal to one - eighth hundred- weight of 112 lbs . , or ...
Page 115
... weight . Printed matter ( except second - class ) , one cent for each 2 ounces or fraction thereof . Limit of weight 4 pounds 6 ounces , except for single volumes of printed books . Packages of miscellaneous printed matter and packages ...
... weight . Printed matter ( except second - class ) , one cent for each 2 ounces or fraction thereof . Limit of weight 4 pounds 6 ounces , except for single volumes of printed books . Packages of miscellaneous printed matter and packages ...
Page 216
... weight , size and cost of freight cars , ordinary coaches , parlor and sleeping cars . RECENT HEAVY LOCOMOTIVES ... Weight on Diameter Weight . Drivers . of Drivers . ( Pounds . ) ( Pounds . ) ( Inches . ) 853,050 761,600 63 616.000 ...
... weight , size and cost of freight cars , ordinary coaches , parlor and sleeping cars . RECENT HEAVY LOCOMOTIVES ... Weight on Diameter Weight . Drivers . of Drivers . ( Pounds . ) ( Pounds . ) ( Inches . ) 853,050 761,600 63 616.000 ...
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