Strange Method by Which the Japanese Divide Time
A reader explains how Japanese timekeeping divides day and night into twelve equal parts. The day begins at sunrise and ends at sunset, but clocks are adjustable: both the hour numbers and the five intermediate marks are moved so the day is split into twelve equal segments. The Japanese thus adapt clocks to daylight length, unlike the fixed twelve-hour system.
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United States
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Marvellous animal tricks by Asian showmen in exhibit
Japanese and Korean showmen display jugglers and acrobats who also train animals. Bears spaniels monkeys goats trained birds and even trick fish perform. An old Korean boatman directs a dozen drilled tortoises by song and drum marching in line then forming bridges and piles as a closing tableau.
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Philadelphia Record
Monkey Faces Recipe Card and Giraffe Dive Sighting
A kitchen hint describes making monkey faces from a batter of one egg one cup sugar half cup sour milk soda dissolved in milk two dessert spoons butter and two cups pastry flour. Drops baked with three raisins form eyes and mouth. Also noted is an entry about a giraffe performing a high dive from a springboard in central Africa.
Motive of manners and discipline in daily life
The passage urges cheerful demeanor and polite behavior. It notes laughter or a grin is better than frowning and advises saying please to obtain results. It contrasts door mats as functional and stresses a clean face and polished shoe as factors in a boy’s advancement in life.
Schoolhouse Scolding and Letter Sent Home
A pupil recalls a moment after school when a teacher publicly scolded him and sent a formal letter to his father. He protests the treatment, asserting he would never have treated others so, yet the class was allowed to go outside to play or eat during the day.
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Rigged Toy Pulley Maze Delights a Sick Sibling
Children construct a toy using an old newspaper eight ply dolls twelve inches high with holes in their heads. They string dolls on a pulley line at each end, rest them with thread, and move them with cans of a guy rope to float them across the room for the invalid patient.
Little Nonsense on Russo Japanese Conflict Hums
A Philadelphia Record item mocks mixed war coverage with humors about naval commanders and foreign phrases The piece features mock dialogue from unnamed locals and a noted Washington Star tangentially referenced, reflecting wartime tropes and satire in brief chatter.
Doctor Pierce Tone Ad Promotes Golden Medical Discovery
An advertisement touts Golden Medical Discovery as a general tonic to cure nervous fatigue insomnia and blood deficiency. It claims to nourish the nerves improve appetite and restore health and urges readers to request the People s Common Sense Medical Adviser by sending stamps to Dr R V Pierce Buffalo NY.
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American Magnate Dispute Over Settlement Sum
A heated exchange unfolds as Wake confronts a magnate about settling a large sum. The dispute centers on a claimed amount of £900,000 versus a recent claim of £1,000,000, changing the terms and raising tensions.
The Voice of Disappointment
A witty exchange on horse betting contrasts expectation with restraint as Washington Star notes the ease of picking a winner versus the intelligence to avoid rash wagers.
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Washington Star
New nanny described in Philadelphia Ledger
A Philadelphia Ledger quip notes the new girl is good with children, letting them do as they please and sleeping most of the time, reflecting a humorous view of domestic help.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Todd Weren't you very lone some before you were married
Brooklyn Life records a light conversation where Todd asks about loneliness prior to marriage and Brookyn Life notes a shift to companionship after wedlock.
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Tennis Dont you want some of these cake Tottie
New York Evening Journal presents a quirky dialogue about cakes and whimsy in a street corner exchange.
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