Nine power treaty drafted for China and Far East
Washington officials announced plans to draft nine power treaty addressing China and the Far East. President Harding praised the peaceful resolution of the Irish issue. Chargé dAffaires Summerlin in Mexico City was instructed to protest the seizure of the American fishing vessel Mabel by Mexican authorities. Spokane leads in mattress production per census. illiteracy rates noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
China
Summerlin
Mexico City
Amer- Jcan
Mabel
Grew
Spokane
Census Bureau
Salt Lake City
William Rockefeller
Interstate Commerce Commission
Embroidery on Suits and Hats for Little Folks
Fashion notes grown broadminded on children clothing with embroidery on heavy wool weaves and self color chenille and silk floss.Describes handwork on juvenile suits and hats, crochets, beads, pearl ribbons, and new Angora yarns, plus tips on school wear, millinery trends, and age-appropriate adornments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adam
Canada Do Well At Chicago Live Stock Show
Friendly rivalry showcased Canada’s strong showing at the Chicago Stock Yard event. Canada won 25 first prizes in wheat and 22 in cattle classes, with Alberta notes and the sweepstakes in cattle and alfalfa seed honors. Saskatchewan horse Wee Donald secured grand championships, while Canadian sheep hogs and Clydesdales earned top marks. Government exhibit pieces drew visitors and inquiries about grain, grass, vegetables, minerals, and trade.
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Canada
United States
Chicago Stock Yard
Alberta
J. W. Lucas
Cuyley
Wheat
Wee Donald
Saskatchewan
Brooks
Fooliah Question Careless in The Leatherneck Exchange
A fragment cites a humorous exchange about leggings among a large group of men in a company. Boston Mike jokes that with about two hundred wearers present, any missing leggings would not surprise the crowd.
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Boston
Man Cuts Leg From Sunday Trousers in Mistaken Patch
A man at Jim Rose's boarding house tends his own clothing and complains of a misfortune. He cut a leg from his Sunday trousers to patch a clone pair, leading to feverish anger toward Jewell.
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Jim Rose
tNouse
Lumor
Jewell
Blue Nose Origin in Nova Scotia Nickname
A line from Sam Slick explains the term Blue Nose for Nova Scotians. A fellow passenger asks about the nickname and the response notes it comes from a potato the Nova Scotians produce exceptionally well, leading Americans to call them Blue Noses.
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Nova Scotia
Hatburton
Sam Slick
Railroad Improvement A New Engine Trial
A South Coast railway company experiments with a new engine that can move both side to side and forward, promising enhanced maneuverability. The London Punch notes the innovation as a potential advance in locomotive design helping operations along coastal routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Coast Railway Company
London Punch
Goodbye evolution of a common parting word
The passage notes that goodbye stems from the phrase God be with ye and argues the contraction is rarely used in modern speech. It playfully critiques everyday misuses such as telling a butcher to shout the lamb chops goodbye over the phone, and comments on changing eating habits and language.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eap
Sclinol
Cholea
Ecru
Kate Greenaway
Woman credits Lydia Pinkham remedy for health scare
A woman recalls suffering severe uterine problems and a near operation until Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound restored her health. She urges others to try the remedy and shares her long recovery story. A banking intro scene is also noted with a cashier admitting a single past mistake in forty years.
Magazine quips on medals and radium discovery
A fragment from a science column humorously questions why Mme Curie has medals for radium work while asking why the speaker’s mother did not receive one. It mocks boastful overconfidence and notes a man who could swallow his words would avoid eating them.
Bayer Introduces Aspirin in 1900 Advertisement
An old advertisement touts Bayer Tablets of Aspirin as the true world famous aspirin. It stresses the Bayer stamp on each tablet and pack for protection and claims the product has been practiced for over twenty-one years. The ad dismisses other theories by urging universal trial.
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Leonard Pilon
Windsor Mills
Quebec
Mirs
Joseph Ten
Physicland
Bayer
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France
Walter &. Bethel
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Stout, Minn
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Meter Ling
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Tar Ayer
Okla
Iro~ Trad
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New York
Scythia
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Queenstown
Thomas
Lucky Fommy" O'Connor
Molleemin Patrick O'Nel
Chicago
John
Willam Casper
Cincinnati
Dayton
Sthley Vilits
Augusta
We East
Bureau of Information of Eastern Ransways
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Acmay
State
Richmond
Sibley Willis
Witem
Hart
Los Angeles
Cal
Winifred Westover
Edgeport
Conn
Waolg
Freee Court
Springfield
Ku Klux Kian
O'Bannion
Negro
Wald
Willan Brett
Harry Pi
Cltizens
Grand Rapids
Pine Lake
Mich
Herbert M. Pierca
Fort Leavenworth
Natonal Bank
Eee
Waterloo
Grandville Avenue
General Diaz
Italy
Weeks
General Pershing
Walter Blake
Lucy Blake
Monroe
Wis
H. Buebler
Green County
T. A. Willis
Wylie Clark
Blanchard
H. M. Robinson
New Orleans
Congress
Philip Tyau
Heary D. Flood
Dem. Va
Arthur Pearson
London
Tokyo
Tokahashi
Germany
Baris Dispatch
Dusseldorf
Pfielzische Bank
Dublin
de Valera
Arthur ‘Griffith
Emma Goldman
Alexander Berkman
Russia
Jy Kovno
Berlin
Moscow
Ottawa
Madrid
Vigo
Lisbon
Aldermanic Executive Council
Montreal
Moton Picture
Lloyd “George
Squirrel
Sulta
Vibe, Bore
Lydia E. Pinkham
Tapas
J. H. Meyer
South Orange St
Orange
California
Gach
Meyer
Lydia Pinkham
Ronseloog
Wall Street
Curle
Science
Bellans
Piso
Holland
Lawk
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