Patent medicines in Japan long before the West
The article reveals that Japan developed patent medicines centuries ago under the Mikado, predating Western influence. It describes sensational names, a credit-based distribution system started by Prince Seiko Maeda, a yearly door-to-door medicine trade, and widespread export and taxation details. The piece notes thousands of makers, an active dealers’ club in Toyama, and Japanese adoption of publicity methods including large railway meadow boards.
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Japan
Far West
Jonathan
Bandai-Johan
Hangtom-Tan
Island
Seiko Maeda
Toyama
Marks of the Detective in Plain Clothes Hunches and Tricks
A reformed thief recalls detective style markers from the past and present. The piece notes changes in cues, the thrill of undercover work, and the enduring police habit of the hunch learned in early years, including gear like a billy, revolver, and handcuffs.
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Byrnes
New York Sun
Credit Men to Hold Regular Annual Meeting in Minneapolis
National Association of Credit Men set to begin its annual convention in Minneapolis with record attendance expected. Opening day speakers include Archbishop Treland James J Hill Governor Eberhart Mayor Haynes and H H Pigott of Winnipeg.
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Minneapolis
Minn
National Association of Credit
Archbishop Treland
James J. Hill
Eberhart
Haynes
H. H. Pigott
Winnipeg
Rail Schedules Show Arrivals and Departures Across Line
Rail timetable lists arrival at 9 25 p m and departing at 6 40 a m with another arrival 11 10 a m and departures 2 10 p m and 4 20 p m. The fragment outlines schedule times for multiple trips on a line.
Paddy's Market in Cork Preserves Old World Bazaar Charm
A writer in the Gentlewoman extols Paddy's Market in Cork as a vivid relic of old Europe. Saturday stalls display religious pictures, periwinkles, furniture, and odds and ends while occasional treasures emerge amid clutter. The piece notes patient searching yields rare finds and warns pilgrims to keep modestly scoped skirts and heed local caution.
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Cork
Chelsea
Toby
Bady Malone
Rabies and Public Health Highlight Alabama Veterinary Meeting
Birmingham hosts the fourth annual Alabama Veterinary Medical Association session this Friday and Saturday. Dr. A T H French will discuss rabies amid rising hydrophobia and child illness from impure milk, while Dr. C A Cary of Auburn addresses meat and milk inspection records. The talk follows concerns over milk depots and child mortality as state officials seek measures to curb deaths and disease.
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Birmingham
Alabama
Alabama Veterinary Medical Association
A. TH. French
French
Ife
Tabies
C. A. Cary
Auburn
Cyclone Strikes Kilmictires Mississippi Killing Two
A cyclone in Kilmitires Miss caused two deaths including Mr and Mrs James Lewis two killed and six homes destroyed. The storm injured about twenty and damaged half the business district with property losses estimated at about a half million dollars.
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James Lewis
Trust probe opens on sugar refineries monopoly in hearings
The Hardwick committee began hearings in Washington to investigate the American Sugar Refining Company and related refineries alleged to have formed a sugar monopoly.
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Sugar Refining Co
Trust
Hardwick
House
American Sugar Refining Company
Crop condition percentages by state and division note
The document lists crop condition indices by state across divisions, with June 1 1910 comparisons and per division averages. States including Delaware Maryland Virginia North Carolina Georgia Florida and many others show varying percentages with an overall average near 98 percent for some divisions and 95.9 percent for another, under the note NAT C. Murray Acting Chief of Bureau.
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Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Ohio
Indiana
Minois
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Missouri
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Sunflower Philosophy and Social Quibbles
The excerpt riffs on public boasting, conscience as fear of exposure, and daily life quirks. It notes a midlife income for naps, shared guilt about speaking openly, a woman's aversion to tobacco, and a playful image of a man lifting a piano after marriage.
Megaphone Office Rich in Local Color at Quileene
A vivid description portrays the Megaphone newspaper office in Quileene Washington perched beside Walker Mountain and the Pacific. Editor Satterlee notes the proximity to forest, fruit, shellfish, and timber supplies, with a water wheel powered by a mountain stream and views of Quileene Bay and Hood Canal.
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Quileene
Wash
Christian Science Monthly
Satterlee
Walker Mountain
Pacific Ocean
Megaphone Press
Simmer
Taraboo Peninsula
Quileene Bay
Hood Canal
Old Farmer Clarifies Law Versus Facts in Jury Verdict
In Tilinolg an old statute lets juries judge law and fact. A judge warns against overstepping. An outraged verdict prompts rebuke until a farmer asks if they may judge the law if they know it better. He says they considered that point. The tale underscores jury authority.
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Tilinolg
Jedge
Balloonacy and flight in early aviation musings
A Lippincott's Magazine excerpt compares balloons and airplanes, noting a balloon can carry many people at full speed without harm and contrasting aeronautical dangers. It humorously warns that a balloon landing is public and shared fate, while airships like Wright craft illustrate varying flight challenges.
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Wright
Lippincott’s
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Mexico
Diaz
France
CheAnniston City
Cnnisten
Ata
Thos. E. Kilby
Jas. Keith, Jr
Rk. F. Smith
Cash
Wm. H. McKelroy
C. D. Woodruff
L. Galbraith
Union
Atlanta
Arriv
Rome
Selma
Ala
Anniston
Wilton
Louisville
Annasi
Tee
Athsone
Yee
Noose
Calera
Anniston Eee
Reach Cyclonic Fury
Score
Kilmictires
Miss
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Tennessee
Mississippi
Louisiana
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Montana
Wyoming
Colorado
New Mexico
Arizona
Utah
Nevada
Idaho
Oregon
California
Nat C. Murray
Bureau
Sunflower Philosophy
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