Literary Women in Japan Stranded Behind Cultural Boundaries
The passage contrasts the traditional Japanese woman with a modern image, noting strict obedience and isolation in old era roles. It highlights how cultural constraints limited knowledge of women’s true potential while acknowledging emerging capability to learn and think independently.
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Woo Man
Japan
Japanese Women Writers and the New Emancipation Era
The article profiles Kashi Iwamoto and other Japanese women who advanced into journalism and literature as society modernized. It highlights pioneers like Takeyoshi, Murasaki Shikibu, Seishonagon, Shiran Yanagawa, Baroness Nakajima, and Ichigo Higuchi, noting how Western influence loosened old constraints and spurred female literary activity in Japan.
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Kashi Iwamoto
Japan
Takeyo Takeyoshi
Kokumin Shinbuni
Tokyo
Murasakishikibu
Genji
Seishonagon
Shiran Yanagawa
Iwamoto
Zenji Iwamoto
Meiji Jogakko
Ichigo Higuchi
Higuchi
Kaho Miyake
Kajita
Otsuke
Uta Imai
Miss Imai
Nijuseiki Nofujin
Hokkaido Woman's Society
Japan Shinto Shrines Rebuilt For 57th Time At Ise
The London Standard notes Japan’s imperial shrines at Ise were moved to a new tabernacle in a 21 year cycle festival. Some 40,000 gathered for the night removal as priests in green and gold robes led ceremonies dating back a thousand years. The sacred fabric measures exceed 830,000 feet in length.
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Japan
Ise
London Standard
Imperial House
Remarkable Pillington Boy Stirs Little Mystery
A humorous verse extols Pillington’s son as unusually quiet and mystery free. The speaker mocks the father for endlessly talking about his own achievements while declaring the child untroubled by tricks, mischief, or eerie allure, simply a candid, self contained youngster.
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Pillington
Curbing Curiosity Ends With A Witty Twist
A neighbor probes a family about a sister’s health and vaccination. The youth guards secrets until he reveals the odd cause a dislocated freckle. The harmless quip turns the conversation into light local humor.
Safety match joke in a curious household scene
A humorous exchange shows Percy asking about a safety match. Mr Pendecker, wary of his wife nearby, lowers Percy and whispers that a safety match is when a bald headed man marries an armless woman.
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Papa
Percy
Mr. Pendecker
Hittle
Scientists Explain Baldness Through Hair Loss Mechanism
The author argues that baldness stems from hair losing its grip and falling out, comparing the process to the knob of a door losing hold over time. The piece presents a humorous yet science flavored stance on male baldness.
Go to Grass Declines Proposal in Comic Tale
A courteous suitor with a eloquent bid is spurned by a fair maiden who tells him to go to grass. He steadfastly remains a vegetarian of pronounced views, insisting on his principles despite the rebuff.
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Yoshiko Kishida
House of Commons
Italy
Nakajima
Pillington House
Prescription for Sleep from a Wise Doctor
A troubled man pleads insomnia to a doctor. The physician suggests using a midnight rising bell to force sleep, arguing the knowledge of rising time will compel the sleeper to rest once he must wake. The exchange highlights a simple behavioral remedium over complex cures.
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