Formosa Island Aims Under Japanese Control Amid Savage Tribes
The report describes Formosa as a growing Japanese dependency with a border fence and guarded savage domains. It details head hunting, skull trophies, and tribes living in slate huts, alongside modernization including railroads, schools, and a camphor industry controlled by the Japanese government. The population totals about 4 million, with aborigines around 84,000 and Taihoku as a modern capital near Keelung.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
Ormosa
Formosa
Maryland
Rhode Island
Government of
China
Japan
California News Briefs Reflect Growth and Traffic Reform Push
California’s net industrial income rose from 1909 to 1925 as prosperity expands across cities. The state campaigns for uniform traffic laws led by women volunteers, with San Francisco Burlingame Palo Alto Sacramento and San Leandro joining. The piece notes rising motor violations and fines, bike police patrols replacing cars, and a wave of infrastructural and business investments across California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
California Development Association
Califfornia
San Francisco
Burlingame
Palo Alto
Sacramento
San Leandro
State Motor Vehicle Department
Frank G. Snook
Maddux Air Line, Inc
Delaware
Frank C. Jordan
Maddux Corporation
Los Angeles
J. L. Maddux
Nevada
Arizona
St. Francis Riding Club
Redwood Empire Association
Santa Rosa
Redwood Empire
Grants Pass
Ore
Ernest Wallace
State Commission
State Capitol
Maintenance of Way Department
Southern Pacific Railroad
Martinez
Benicia
Duncanson-Haralson Company
Southern Pacific
Castoria Promise for Happy Babies and Easy Sleep
A writer touts Fletcher's Castoria as perfectly harmless for infants, easing colic, constipation, diarrhea, and sleep. The product is described as delicious and veget ble with no shock to the system, and it comes with a baby care book valued highly by the author.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fletcher
Increased Demand for Yankee Hooked Rugs
The Antiquarian notes rising demand for American hooked rugs, especially Yankee pieces from New England. It highlights their beauty, aged colorings, and harmony in modern décor, portraying them as symbols of patience and conscientiousness in American heritage. Notoriety is not fame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Nova Scotia
New England
Whittier Readers Praise Dr Pierce Medicines
Whittier residents report long time use of Dr Pierce s Favorite Prescription and Golden Medical Discovery with repeated satisfaction. Mrs J Hilyard of 113 S Whittier Ave endorses their benefit for herself and her mother and notes her father used Golden Medical Discovery to improve health quickly. Send 65 cents to Buffalo NY for a package if the druggist lacks the tablets.
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Hilyard
S. Whittier Ave
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Formosateadwae
Taihoku
Keelung
Dan Cupid
State Department of Education
A. S. Webb
Butler Brothers
Rocky Mountains
Sacramento Pulp and Paper Company
H. D. Wagnon
Riverside
Santa Ana
State Bureau of Criminal Identification
Clarence S. Morrill
S. W. Nimitz
University of California Naval R. O. T. C
Roosevelt
New Mexico
Tennessee
Holland
Aroostook
Lavellette
Somers
Moody
Hull
Wood
Yarborough
Litchfield
Los Angeles County
San Francisco County
Caornia Controller’s Department
State Board of Equalization
Alameda
Fresno
Kern
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
University of California
Berkeley
United States League of Local Building and Loan Associations
League
Ashville
N. C
Ener IA
Tor
Ruceel
New York
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