Life and Culture in Tibetan Borderlands Described
The article surveys Tibet's isolation and Buddhist influences, detailing the Yangtze border region, Batang, and high uplands. It describes nomadic and farming livelihoods, mud houses, stove居, food staples tsamba and butter tea, condensed milk, and a mix of monogamy and polyandry in marriage customs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
Tibet
China
Yangtze
Himalayas
Batang
Denver
Low Waistline Evening Gowns Capture Paris Style Changes
A Paris fashion note in the New York Tribune describes gradual shifts in winter evening gowns with longer lines, low waistlines, and ground-touching hems. It highlights French gowns, loose bodices, modest decolletage, metallic fabrics, lace accents, contrasting panel effects, and the return of the picturesque Colonial shoe with large buckles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
New York Tribune
Jenny
Drecoli
Bayer Aspirin and Lost Cash on Paris Omnibus
An advertisement for Bayer Tablets of Aspirin emphasizes the Bayer Cross on tablets and packaging for authenticity. A separate report notes a black satchel with $55,000 found on a Paris omnibus, later turned in to the lost property office by a relieved bank messenger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Spectacle Makers Draw Attention in Public Sight
Citizens remark on individuals who visibly perform for attention, misusing public space to showcase themselves. Observers note the spectacle highlights vanity, media presence, and social reactions to performative behavior.
Cuticura Toilet Trio Endorsed for Baby Skin Care
Advertisement urges parents to use Cuticura Soap for bathing and Cuticura Ointment for itching rough skin on babies. It also promotes Cuticura Talcum as a scented powder and lists the trio as indispensable for infant skin care.
Quotation on Money and Anxiety in Lending
A reflective remark on how eagerness to lend arises when one is not in need and how those with much knowledge can be oddly sociable about sharing it. The piece surveys attitudes toward debt and advice with a wry, observations style.
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound testimonial
Portland Indiana mother urges daughters health guard from cold wet feet overwork and overstudy. Stella Newton praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for irregularity and constipation and recommends it as safe and effective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Indiana
Lydia E. Pinkham
Stella Newton
R. R
Lydia
Pinkham
On the Right Road or No Use in Running
A concise editorial-style line arguing that effort without proper direction yields no result. It emphasizes choosing the correct path as essential to meaningful progress and matches a period newspaper tone.
Time to Do Things Now to Embrace Action
A concise reflection on seizing the present to pursue goals while noting that waiting or delaying may lead to inaction. The line emphasizes timely effort over passive postponement this season.
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Mexico
Mme
Martial Et Armand
Alcribade
Jean Vpaton
Conchita
BAYER
Honest Paris
ITA
Fletcher
Cascara
Quinine
Mr. Hill
H. Hill Company
Detroit
Naay-bing
Ny Way
Iscatio
Adrian
Mastin
Rine UR
Marine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
JSF Mfg. CO
State Street
New York
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