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 85
1 eubic inch .. 03617 pound . 12 cubic inches . 434 pound . 1 cubic foot ... 62 5 pounds . WATER MEASURES . WEIGHT OF WATER . 1 cylindrical foot ... 2. 282 cylindrical feet . 45.64 cylindrical feet 6.0 112 0 .2240.0 U.S. gals . pounds ...
1 eubic inch .. 03617 pound . 12 cubic inches . 434 pound . 1 cubic foot ... 62 5 pounds . WATER MEASURES . WEIGHT OF WATER . 1 cylindrical foot ... 2. 282 cylindrical feet . 45.64 cylindrical feet 6.0 112 0 .2240.0 U.S. gals . pounds ...
Page 110
... pounds , and all other parcels of fourth - class matter weighing more than 4 ounces are chargeable , according to distance or zone , at the pound rates shown in the following table , a fraction of a pound being considered a full pound ...
... pounds , and all other parcels of fourth - class matter weighing more than 4 ounces are chargeable , according to distance or zone , at the pound rates shown in the following table , a fraction of a pound being considered a full pound ...
Page 254
... pounds ( from the Year Book of the Department of Agriculture ) : Brazil ... Colombia .. Venezuela ... pounds : 53,759,000 Total ...... ..................... 49,716,000 United States ( 1914 ) . Germany ( 1913 ) . France ( 1913 ) ...
... pounds ( from the Year Book of the Department of Agriculture ) : Brazil ... Colombia .. Venezuela ... pounds : 53,759,000 Total ...... ..................... 49,716,000 United States ( 1914 ) . Germany ( 1913 ) . France ( 1913 ) ...
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