Japan’s Rising Cotton Trade Exports Surge
Japan exports of cotton yarn and cloth rose sharply in the last half of the year, totaling 23 million 415 thousand 72 dollars. The rise is 4 million 123 thousand 467 dollars from the previous six months and 10 million 966 thousand 488 dollars from the same period last year. India leads in demand, with Siberia next, while shipments to the Philippines fell about half.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Japan Chronicle
The
Spinning Association
India
Siberia
Philippines
First Idiot-Terrible accident in Victrola factory
A satirical note from Victrolius recounts a disastrous incident at a Victrola factory. The item mocks corporate missteps and public reaction while highlighting the era’s industrial setting and the cartoonist’s wry tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victrolius
Victrola
Mindanao Herald reports new volcano in Piagayungan range
Mindanao Herald says Lieutenant Donnelly discovered an active volcano in the Piagayungan mountains of Lanao province during a reconnaissance march from Kapand. He notes recent eruption indicators including scorched foliage and burned ground vegetation, with ash and smoke observed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mindanao
Mindanao Herald
Donnelly
Lanao
Cotabato
General Service
Kapand
Plagayungan
How It Is Nas Dubhwaite Words With Her Cook
Fragmentary dialogue shows Nas Dubhwaite praised for silent restraint while her cook does all the talking. The exchange highlights gendered humor about household roles and communication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nas
Dubhwaite
Tender skinned babies seek comfort from Cuticura range
Tender skinned babies with rashes seek relief from Cuticura Soap and Ointment. The advertisement promises mild soothing properties and cleansing action, noting the products are sweet and healing for irritated skin. Free samples offered by mail with a booklet. address Cuticura Dept. L Boston. Sold everywhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
By-Product Coking Expands Rapidly in Iron Industry
The iron sector shows rapid adoption of the by-product coking process with most U S plants recovering ammonia tar and light oil. A small minority lack tar and ammonia recovery, but under 1 percent of capacity remains without benzol recovery now or planned in new plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Equal chances to greatness in a London bus tale
An omni bus conductor recalls two youths with equal chances. Jim forged ahead and became the bus driver, while the other remained a friend in the crowd. The anecdote contrasts paths from youth to modern life in London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim
London
It Takes a Sirean
A movie studio assistant director asks Glen White for change to pay an express charge. The actor declines and retorts asking who he thinks he is, comparing himself to Samson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen
Glen White
Samson
Their Merits and the Ready Animal Companions
A short humorous exchange highlights a dog’s reliability and readiness to stand pat alongside a cat’s steady purring. The dialogue uses light wit to compare two pets and their dependable traits.
Western mining and oil market quotations
Lead and copper prices listed from New York and electro types, with bar silver at 67.4 cents. Spelter at St Louis quoted per 100 pounds. Copper casting price shown. Tungsten concentrates and crude ores priced by unit with varying percent contents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
St. Louis
Boulder
Promising Upswing Noted In Humboldt Smelter Capacity
Intimations of a material capacity increase at the Humboldt smelter were issued at Jerome as Oatman improves and investors grow optimistic about the district’s latent wealth. The United Mines Company paid 18000 for thirteen claims in Promosa, northern Yuma County, from J C Denton of Oatman. Edmund L Hiatt resigns as Ray Consolidated Copper chief engineer to join Arizona Bay Copper as assistant treasurer and mine manager. In Union Pass near Sheeptrail Arabian and Columbia veins, Arizona Cross Bar Mining starts sinking two shafts at the vein junctions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humboldt
Jerome
Oatman
United Mines Company
Promosa
Yuma County
J. C. Denton
Edmund L. Hiatt
Ray Consolidated Copper Company
Arizona Bay Copper Company
Union Pass
Arizona Cross-Bar Mining Company
Ora
Colorado mining boom and corporate dividends sweep the region
The Broderick Mining Company takes over the Lamartine group near Idaho Springs amid broader activity. Cripple Creek reports a rich strike on the Cresson mine’s twelfth level. Leadville ore shipments delayed by scarce railway cars. Copper claims formed at Whitepine Gunnison county for development. Silverton assayers labors. Denver oil shale discovery hailed as the largest yet. United Mines declares 1 percent dividend on 4 million capital. Vindicator Consolidated pays 6 percent total, including a 3 percent extra, totaling $90,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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
Oil activity update from Wyoming fields and wells
Reports from twelve miles south of Cody describe a strong gas flow at Bennet-Bowman and a good well on the south fork of Powder River. New or prospective wells are noted from Lusk Buck Creek Lance Creek Big Muddy Basin Laramie region and Greybull with estimates of steady production at the Great Western north of Basin and other prospects across multiple companies including Merritt California Laramie Northwest and Great Western.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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 development advances in Steeplerock and Hopper districts
In Steeplerock the Carlisle Mining Company shows excellent progress on three levels of nine during development work. T. W. Smith representing Tucumcari businessmen begins development in Hopper Mining district near Grapevine Canyon on the Santa Ana lode among more than thirty claims located there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlisle Mining Company
T. W. Smith
Grape Vine Cafton
Santa Ana Lode
Arizona State News Roundup Highlights Local Events and Incidents
Arizona reports schedule notes for fall events in Tucson Prescott and Phoenix. It notes deaths including land office official Thos F Weedin and Abram Humphries, plus a firing on Rev Jones. It covers mining, legal cases, a farm loan move near Mesa, highway work, and a dozen county and state developments including land sales and a copper company rise in Verde district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. Gray
Douglas
Edward Jones
Colored Baptist Church
Honolulu
Abram S. Humphries
Arizona
Florence
Phoenix
Da Vinci Statue Acquired By Hungarian Museum
The museum in Budapest has acquired a bronze sculpture now claimed as a genuine Leonardo da Vinci work. Stephen Ferenczy bought the piece in Italy in the early 1800s without knowing its author. After Ferenczy’s death, its authorship was confirmed and the work deemed a treasure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonardo da Vinci
Museum of Fine Arts
Budapest
Hungary
Stephen Ferenczy
Italy
da Vinci
Ferenczy
Bicycling Spreads Among English Women and Workers
The Manchester Guardian notes a surge in bicycle use among princesses and women from wealthy houses, followed by thousands of girls in towns needing access to offices. Munition workers drive the greatest demand as buses halt, with widespread adoption to save car petrol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Manchester Guardian
Senator Sorghum Scoffs at Banquet Promise
A cartoonish exchange has Senator Sorghum saying he will head off banquets to avoid a crowd and a reminder of the high cost of living problem. The lines lampoon politicians dodging social events to dodge economic scrutiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Sorghum
Canada Applies 7144 Percent Ad Valorem Tax on Ice Imports
Canada imposes a 7144 percent ad valorem tax on imported ice, signaling a protectionist tariff move. The measure affects international trade by raising duties on ice products and altering market pricing for domestic users.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
It Is Said Napoleon Wiped Pens on White Trousers
A Louisville Courier Journal quip notes Napoleon’s habit of wiping his pens on white trousers. The remark suggests Josephine’s unhappiness with such habits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Napoleon
Josephine
Louisville Courier-Journal
Mint Sauce Excuse Sparks Home Mint Idea
In the Louisville Journal a playful exchange praises mint as a fine sauce and jokes it serves as a good excuse to bring home mint, reflecting lighthearted kitchen banter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville Journal
Training for high leap ing keeps you busy
A playful exchange about training and effort. The speaker notes that practice sustains activity and focus, with a pun on jump to emphasize ongoing work.
Dr Kilmer Swamp Root Endorsed by Texas Druggist
Frank Jenkins a Pilgrim Texas druggist reports six and a half years of selling Dr Kilmer Swamp Root with satisfied customers and positive results for back pain. The letter invites readers to request a sample size bottle for ten cents and highlights a booklet on kidneys and bladder, noting regular bottle sizes available at drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Also Mentioned on This Page
Libby, M‘neill
Libby
Chicago
L. Douglas
siWon
W. L. Douglas
San Francisco
W. L. Don
America
Brockton
Mass
Bir Bor
W. L. Douglas Shoes
Fhid Volcano
Far West
Western Newspaper
Union News Service
Wyoming
New Mexico
Arizona State News
Western Newspaper Union News Service
Tucson
Prescott
Thos. F. Weedin
Register of the Land Office
Andrew Isaacson
Emmett
Idaho
Yuma
Sonoita
Copper Bell Mining Company
John B. Wright
Virgil Hayes
Zee Hayes
Globe
J. L. Brooks
Tombstone
Bisbee
August Lund
Gold Hill
Kingman
Mesa
State of
Francis E. Woods
Alfred M. Woods
Abraham Engelnick
Sixth Field
Flin
Rusty) Tulk
Southwest
Earl McKinney
Bisbee-Douglas Highway
M. P. Phillips
Chandler
Wilson
Hunt
Congress
United States District Court
Ashley Wilson
E. Nash
D. M. Robertson
Taddy Tin
Yavapai
Republican Party
Republican
Wrigleys
Wrigley
Spearmini
WGN Ree
United
Red Cross
Free Skinner Mfg.co
Omaha
USA
Macaroni Factory
Coyne Bros
South Water Street
Ill
Cahn-Forster Electric CO
15Th ST
Colo
Vance St
Denver, Cote
L. K, Bowers
Dearborn
McCune Drug CO
N. E. McCune
Bridgeport
Texas
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!