Custom of Self-Destruction in China Raises Outcry
A Western account describes China’s supposed ritual of suicide by officials and rebels after defeats, detailing methods including beheading, strangling, and fatal coercive gestures. It claims the imperial regime may authorize mass executions and public violence, with references to past massacres and the Boxer uprising, while noting a harsh view of human life by officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasmixetos
Pekin
Amoy
Ning-po
Chinkiang
China
Forbidden City
Clase
Peking
Tien Tein
Married Life and Temperament in Early Love
A Woetone writer notes that after the first year of marriage couples focus less on looks and more on temper. A husband’s fortune matters less than ambition, thrift, and self-made status. Education should match or exceed the wife’s, with both likeness and contrast shaping harmony. Over time distinct individual temperaments emerge, keeping partners distinct yet connected.
Blood Poison Cured by B B B Bottle Free to Sufferers
Promises cure for blood poison with B B B Botanical Blood Balm after long failed treatments. Describes symptoms including mucous patches mouth sores skin eruptions and bone pains. Offers free trial bottle and lists Atlanta Georgia addresses for purchase and medical advice. Also includes unrelated ads for cough cures and digestion products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B.B.B
Hill- Orr Drug Co
Kite & Wilhite and
Evans Pharmacy
Blood Co
Mitchell St
Atlanta
Charm of Thirty Summers and the Worldly Woman
A fragmentary 19th or early 20th century column extols the “crafty” woman of thirty over youth, praising worldliness, tact, and discipline as keys to charm. It critiques chaperons and notes social games, then references remedies and medicines as seen in old ads. The piece blends social commentary with ad-like asides and ends with product mentions.
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Ind
Sharma
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