Japan's Rising Cotton Trade
Japan's exports of cotton yarn and various cotton cloths surged since late last year. The Japan Chronicle notes exports valued at 23,415,072 dollars, up 4,123,467 dollars from the prior six months and 10,966,488 dollars from the same period last year. India and Siberia saw the largest gains, while shipments to the Philippines fell by about half.
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Japan
Japan Chronicle
The
Spinning Association
India
Siberia
Philippines
Victrola Factory Accident News Reflects Record Sales
A Provincetown style mock news item notes a first idiot terrible accident at the victrola factory while a satire mocks party of the second part and celebrates this year’s sales breaking records, attributed to Hovard Lampoon.
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Victrolius
Victrola
Mindanao Herald reports new volcano in Piagayungan range
Mindanao Herald says Lieutenant Donnelly discovered an active volcano in Lanao province's Piagayungan mountains during a reconnaissance patrol. He notes recent ash discharge and scorched foliage indicating a recent eruption, with wind not yet erasing the burned remnants.
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Mindanao
Mindanao Herald
Donnelly
Lanao
Cotabato
General Service
Kapand
Plagayungan
How It Is Nas Dubhwaite and the Talkative Cook
A fragment notes Nas Dubhwaite rarely argues with her cook while the cook speaks for both, prompting a quip that a cook does all the talking. The exchange highlights a humorous dynamic of household labor and communication.
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Nas
Dubhwaite
Tender Skin Babies Seek Comfort From Cuticura Trial
Tender babies with rashes or irritation find relief in Cuticura Soap and Ointment. The ad promises a free sample by mail with a book, inviting readers to address a postcard to Cuticura Dept. L in Boston. Sold everywhere.
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Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
By-Product Coking Boom Transforms United States Iron Industry
The iron industry rapidly adopts by-product cok ing with ammonia tar and light oil recovered at most plants. Almost all facilities recover surplus gas for on site use or external sale, with only a few tiny plants not recovering tar and ammonia. New coking plants under construction plan benzol recovery.
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United States
When Jim Becomes Bus Driver in London
An omni bus conductor recalls how two boys began with equal chances, yet Jim forged ahead and became the bus driver. The anecdote closes with a passerby asking for a ticket as Jim now stands in the pivotal role.
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Jim
London
It Takes a Sirean
A movie studio assistant director asked Glen White for change to pay an express charge. The actor refused, asking who he thought he was and comparing himself to Samson.
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Glen
Glen White
Samson
Their Merits: Dog and Cat Stand Pat Purrs
A light quip notes a dog as a reliable animal always ready to stand pat and a cat that also stays ready with a steady purr. The exchange playfully compares the two pets in a short, witty line.
Western Mining and Oil Prices and Metal Quotations
Lead and copper price quotations from New York and St Louis. Copper electrolytic and casting values listed with ranges. Spelter and bar silver quoted. Tungsten concentrates and crude ores priced by unit and grade with varying percentages.
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New York
St. Louis
Boulder
Prominent mining activity fuels optimism in Arizona district
Intimations of higher Humboldt smelter capacity spread at Jerome as Oatman improves and investors grow hopeful for the region. United Mines Company buys thirteen Promosa claims in northern Yuma county for 18000 from J C Denton of Oatman. Edmund L Hiatt resigns Ray Consolidated Copper to join Arizona Bay Copper as assistant treasurer and mine manager. Arizona Cross Bar Mining begins sinking two shafts at Union Pass near Sheeptrail Arabian and Columbia veins.
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United Mines Company
Promosa
Yuma County
J. C. Denton
Oatman
Edmund L. Hiatt
Ray Consolidated Copper Company
Arizona Bay Copper Company
Union Pass
Arizona Cross-Bar Mining Company
Ora
Mining Developments Across Colorado Regions and Dividends
Reports indicate Broderick Mining has taken over the Lamartine mines near Idaho Springs while Cripple Creek shows a strike on the Cresson mine’s twelfth level. Leadville ore shipments lag due to scarce railway cars, and Gunnison County citizens form a copper development company at Whitepine. Assayers in Silverton test ore funds from summer prospectors, Denver oil men learn of a major shale deposit in western Colorado, and dividends are declared by United Mines Company and Vindicator Consolidated Gold Mining Company with notable 1 percent and 6 percent totals respectively.
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Broderick Mining Company
Lamartine
Idaho Springs
Cresson
Cripple Creek
Leadville
Gunnnison County
Whitepine
Silverton
Denver
Colorado
Colorado Springs
United Mines Company
Vindicator Consolidated Gold Mining Company
M. P. Phillips
Chandler
Wilson
Hunt
Arizona
Congress
Prescott
United States District Court
Ashley Wilson
E. Nash
D. M. Robertson
Taddy Tin
Yavapai
Republican Party
Republican
Oil Prospects Reported Across Wyoming Fields
Reported gas flow twelve miles south of Cody from Bennet Bowman area. W H Dufur hits strong well on south fork Powder River. Merritt Oil cementing water in two wells in Big Muddy section 4. California Oil receives new standard drill at Lusk for Buck Creek or Lance Creek. Laramie Oil Development Company finds oil and gas in seventh well eight miles west of Laramie. Northwest Oil and Development to sink second well near Greybull after a good recent result. Great Western well north of Basin shows potential for steady thirty barrel daily production.
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Cody
Bennet-Bowman Concern
W. H. Dufur
South Fork
Powder River
Merritt Oil Company
Big Muddy
California Oil Company
Lusk
Buck Creek
Lance Creek
Laramie
Mining progress in Steeplerock and Hopper districts
In Steeplerock the Carlisle Mining Company develops three levels of its nine with excellent results. T. W. Smith, representing Tucumcari businessmen, begins development on the Santa Ana lode near Grape Vine Canyon, one of over thirty claims located in the Hopper district.
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Carlisle Mining Company
T. W. Smith
Grape Vine Cafton
Santa Ana Lode
Arizona State News Short Roundup Highlights
Western Newspaper Union reports upcoming events in Arizona and notable local happenings. Scottish Rite Reunion in Tucson and fairs in Prescott and Phoenix are listed, along with political notes, legal cases, accidents, and economic bits from towns such as Globe Yuma and Chandler.
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Tucson
Prescott
Phoenix
Leonardo da Vinci Statue Declared Genuine Treasure
The Budapest museum acquired a bronze sculpture now attributed to Leonardo da Vinci. Stephen Ferenczy bought the piece in Italy in the early 19th century without knowing the creator. After Ferenczy’s death authorship was confirmed by experts.
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Leonardo da Vinci
Museum of Fine Arts
Budapest
Hungary
Stephen Ferenczy
Italy
da Vinci
Ferenczy
Bicycling Gains Ground Among English Women Workers
The Manchester Guardian notes that princesses and women from prominent families have taken to bicycles to save petrol. Thousands of girls travel to towns for work and live in homes lacking easy access to offices, prompting demand for bicycles. Munition workers especially buy many machines as buses halt.
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England
Manchester Guardian
Avoiding a Banquet Reminder of High Living Costs
Senator Sorghum jokes about avoiding crowds and banquets to escape reminders of the high cost of living problem. He suggests he would head off such gatherings to spare townspeople from facing the issue directly.
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Senator Sorghum
Canada levies 7144 percent ad valorem on ice imports
Canada imposes an exceptionally high ad valorem tax of 7144 percent on imported ice. The move targets foreign ice shipments and could affect pricing, trade, and distribution within the Canadian market.
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Canada
Unclear Quote About Napoleon Habits Sparks Jest
A Louisville Courier-Journal quip notes Napoleon's habit of wiping pens on white trousers. It ponders Josephine's unhappiness with such mannerisms, reflecting a witty reflection on famous habits.
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Napoleon
Josephine
Louisville Courier-Journal
Mint Sauce Excuse In The Louisville Journal
A fragment from the Louisville Journal describes mint as a sauce idea and a clever excuse to bring home mint, noting its appeal and playful commentary on culinary and social use.
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Louisville Journal
High Jump Training Keeps Coach Busy
A lighthearted exchange shows a coach noting that training for the high jump keeps him actively involved, while reflecting on the busy nature of practice and preparation.
Kilmer’s Swamp Root Endorsement From Pilgrim Drugstore
Frank Jenkins, a Pilgrim, Texas druggist, endorses Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root after six and a half years of sales. He reports relief for back pain and urges readers to request a sample and booklet by sending ten cents to Kilmer Co. and to buy regular bottles at drug stores.
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Dr. Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
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Edward Jones
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Alfred M. Woods
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Sixth Field
Flin
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Southwest
Earl McKinney
Bisbee-Douglas Highway
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Wrigley
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Omaha
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