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COTTON AND TOBACCO.
Cotton and tobacco took quite a tumble yesterday from their lofty eminence. The former could scarcely attract a buyer at 25 cents; while of the latter, if you said tobacco to a fellow, ten to one ...
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The Cotton Economy and Slavery
What made cotton so desirable? In the 1790s Americas oldest crops, like tobacco, were depleting farmland and dropping in value. At the same time, the textile industry in Great Britain was ...
Tobacco’s hidden friendly side: how the controversial plant could be used for good
Tobacco kills 8 million people worldwide every year, but imagine if it could be used to make medicine. The idea isn’t unheard ...
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A long-vacant federal building in DC was reimagined as a luxury rental and will soon open to tenants — see inside
Once tasked with grading cotton and tobacco, this Art Deco relic from 1936 has been meticulously reimagined by Carmel Partners. Pre-leasing has been open since September; move-ins start this month.
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Bangladesh's LDC graduation should proceed as planned
Foreign Affairs Adviser of the interim government Md. Touhid Hossain on Monday (Mar 17) emphasized that Bangladesh's ...