Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 January 1902 — Little Book of Great Importance. [ARTICLE]

Little Book of Great Importance.

Do you ever wish for a book that can be relied upon to answer correctly all the little questions and knotty problems that present themselves day by day—a book that will quickly decide all arguments on all subjects ? The 1902 World Almanac and Encyclopedia, which is now ready, is exactly this kind of book. It takes the same position in the world of facts and figures as does the dictionary in the world of words. This little volume contains over 600 pages of well printed agate type, every line containing some fact that you will sooner or later want to look up. The World Almanac should occupy a prominent place in every progressive American household. The 1902 edition is more complete than any of the former ones. It contains facts on many subjects that have recently been brought to the public notice and which every up-to-date person should have at his fingers’ ends. Among the features of the 1902 Almanac are: The millionaires of the United States—a list giving the names of nearly 4,000, Americans who possess over $1,000,000. . The great American trusts; full particulars of 163 leading industrial organizations. Organized labors; enlarged statistics of the strength of labor unions and the present condition of the labor movement. The Nicaragua Canal and the Hay-Pauncefote treaties with Great Britain. Progress of aerial navigation in 1901. Complete United States Census. Anarchist statistics of the United States and Europe, &c., &c., to the extent of over 1,000 topics. The 1902'World Almanac and Encyclopedia is on sale by- all newsdealers throughout the country for 25 cents. When ordered by mail 10c. extra lor postage must be inclosed to The World, New York