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The Island of Cyprus is again looked upon as a source of copper after the lapse of many years. An American corporation was formed recently to exploit the copper deposits of the island. In ancient days it was one of the principal sources of supply. The American corporation, which has been preparing for its work in Cyprus, believes that modern methods, revealing, probably, new supplies of ore never touched by the ancient Cypriotes, will make the exploitation of the mines worth while. Goguet, a French authority, says that the Greeks employed copper for all purposes for which iron is now used. At the time of the Trojan war iron was very little'used; copper supplied its place. Sloths, regarded as among the animal curiosities of the world, live all the time upside down. They walk, eat, and sleep while clinging to trees by their toes. Your seven-year-old daughter can hot - bo absolutely entrusted with the weekly wasting—thanks to "NORUBBING LAUNDRY HELP."

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Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18549, 26 November 1925, Page 12

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Page 12 Advertisements Column 2 Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18549, 26 November 1925, Page 12

Page 12 Advertisements Column 2 Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18549, 26 November 1925, Page 12