Japanese handmade paper firms rely on farmers in off-season
Japanese papermaking uses papyrus? No. handmade paper produced in Japan mainly by farmers as a secondary occupation. At least 60,000 families participate, using seasons with no field work to earn income.
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Japan
First Needle Craft Traced From English Roots
The needle making art began in England circa 1545 with an Indian native. It faded after the creator's death, but Christopher Greening revived it in 1560. An ancestor of the earls of Dorchester, Mr. Damer, settled at Long Grendon in Bucks where the factory last operated in the previous century.
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England
India
Hiis
Christopher Greening
Mr. Damer
Dorchester
Long Grendon
Bucks
Strike Ends In Kansas City By Switchmen Walkout
About 1,500 railroad switchmen in Kansas City yards ended their strike after a secret meeting that began the previous day. A conservative union proposal carried, leading to a return to work at dawn. The walkout stemmed from wage-scale discontent and dissatisfaction with the Cleveland conference outcomes.
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Kansas City
W. M. Corbett
Cleveland
The Robber's Grave To Be Sold Near Aberystwyth
A well known local object of interest to visitors near Aberystwith is to be sold. The notice hints at a unique chance for a profiteer to acquire the famed site.
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Aberystwith
Latta Farmers Sell Hogs Cooperatively
Farmers of Latta organized a cooperative sale on November 26 with County Agent help. Fifty hogs weighing 150 to 200 pounds were sold to W. W. Love of the Carolina Packing Co. in Wilmington at 112 cents above Richmond market value, aided by outside bids and visiting buyers. Some hogs also sold locally at Latta for the same price.
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Clemson College
Latta
W. W. Love
Carolina Packing Co
Wilmington N. C
Richmond
Patton Named National Director of Nation-Wide Episcopal Drive
Rev. Robert W. Patton of Albemarle County Virginia was chosen to lead the Nation-Wide Campaign of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States. He will mobilize 100000 church members to raise over 3000000 for schools hospitals centers and churches, directing 1506 workers for missions at home and abroad.
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Virginia
Siena
Old Dominion
Albermarle
Robert W. Patton
Protestant Episcopal Church
United States
Patton
Randolph Macon
University of Virginia
Hee Seminaryirginia
Kinene Zanes
Lucky
United
New Orleans
Charleston
S. C
Episcopal of Missions
Fiddler's Pay Sparks Growling After Dance
A note recalls a scene where dancers finish a night of revelry and the fiddler asks for his due, triggering a growl of protest about the high cost of pleasure and unsettled payment.
Height of Conceit in a History of Experience
A concise meditation on how some men mistake vanity for insight and try to guide experience, claiming to offer pointers that mislead rather than teach. The piece cautions against self important commentary and stresses humility in learning.
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