Tokyo Slums Reveal Depths of Poverty in Shitaya
The article contrasts Tokyo slums with Paris and London, detailing extreme poverty in Shitaya where tens of thousands migrate from provinces. It notes government censorship, media control, and public indifference to these conditions as Japan guards its social sores from foreign observers. Walter J. Kingsteyn World's Work.
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New Furniture Business Opens with Full Line at Local Address
Formerly with Mr. C. C. Waskey in furniture and carpet for 15 years, the author announces starting an independent shop. The store offers fine, medium, and cheap furniture plus carpets, rugs, oil cloths, and mattings at low prices. Caroline friends are invited to visit.
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Caroline
The Shingle Blocker's Joko on Mountain Love
Tom Awtry, a shingle blocker, stupefies sweetheart Tilly Martin with a prank near a mountain cabin. After a tense confrontation, Tilly flees but returns as Tom’s health declines from overwork. She forgives him, vows to help, and they plan a new cabin as he regains strength.
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Napoleon and the peril of a self focused empire
A London Weekly quote recalls the Duc de Anguee describing Napoleons era and the Comtesse du Boignes summary of national loyalty. The phrase captures shifting devotion from All for France to I without France, signaling disillusion as Napoleon's reach exceeded his grip. The remark reflects a vanished unity and the danger of ego in leadership.
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London Weekly
Salt Lake Bathing Like Hidden Cork: Travel Note
A Travel Magazine account describes bathing in the Great Salt Lake with steps from bathhouses, shallow starts, and buoyant water that makes you feel cork like. It warns against eye and mouth contact, notes eight times saltiness versus ocean water, and recalls salt crusts on skin needing fresh water rinse and brushing to restore normal dress.
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Icebergs and a Flemish fortune clever tale
Icebergs are described as useful yet formidable, creating vast underwater banks that support major fishing industries and temper climates inland. A Flemish gentleman bets his fortune on a life length, dies on schedule, and is memorialized by a tomb carving of slippers with the inscription two Flemish words meaning exactly.
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Tie
Amsterdam
A Night on the Sleeper and a Quirky Banter
A Chicago Record-Herald item recalls a sleepless ride in a sleeping car as Uncle Jasper explains how boot greasing and porter tricks kept him awake. The quip about fathers being queer notes a boy earning a nickel when another's son acts, while his own father gives nothing.
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