How Chinamen Are Smuggled Across the Border
A detailed, lurid account of Chinese smuggling rings and the perilous journeys of laborers, focusing on Dr. Jin Fuey May, the Frolic incident off Narragansett, and the broader methods, risks, and government actions tied to transporting Chinese workers to America, with anecdotes from Boston to Vancouver and Mexico to New York.
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York
Jin Fuey May
Jersey City
United States of America
Dr. May
China
Boston
Newfoundland
Placentia
Marblehead
Atlantic
Montauk
Machias
Norfolk
Halifax
Hperk
United States
Hoston
Lynn
Merrimac River
Bahia coast whaling details from 17th century Brazil
Henry W. Furniss details the Bahia coast whaling industry in the early days, tracing its origins to 1603 with Pedro Urecha bringing two whale boats. He describes whale species, shipboard gear, harpoon methods, crew roles, and the logistics of hunting from sailing boats along Bahia City and Itaparica Island, including oil extraction from blubber.
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Brazil
Bahia
Assa da Torre
Caritvellas
Vincent de Salvador
Pedro Urecha
Portugal
South Pole
Caravellas
Bahia Bay
Bahia City
Itaparica Island
Henry W. Furniss
Practical Fashions Gore Empire Skirt Pattern 5424
The Gore Empire Skirt pattern offers perforated design for a choice between normal waist or habit style back and a reversed box plait. It covers satin, velvet, marquisette, linen, pongee and sheer silks and cottons with colored lining. Size 22 to 30 inch waist. medium needs 3 3/4 yards of 36 inch material. pattern 0 cents, Pattern Department, paper.
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Pattern Department
Girl Apron Patterns and Club News Highlight
The feature shows a child apron with a deep V neck and wide shoulder collar, size 4 to 12, fabric options like lawn and gingham, with pockets and back fastening. Pattern 4963 requires 3 yards of 27 inch material. send 10 cents to Pattern Department with size and pattern number. Also notes New York club clashes over names and a light cartoon caption about a luxury car and a chauffeur.
Defective Eyesight and Patriotism Dialogue
A moralizer cites love for country as beyond blindness but the interlocutor argues patriotism can be hindered by near sighted vision. The exchange frames a critique of military service readiness amid flawed eyesight.
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Mexico
Jamaica
America
Providence
Treasury
Narrigansett
San Francisco
Pacific
South Seas
Puget Sound
Vancouver
Canada
California
San Diego Bay
Frank Pixley
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Witing Crosid
Bize
Penacsoconstenseceenarenersees
Caer Csneaeepaneceerene Rae
New York
Hotel Astor
Supreme Court
McGuire
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