Remarkable Japanese Hats in Knox Collection
Colonel Edward M. Knox displays a striking set of Japanese headwear gathered during his world tour. The lacquered hats with royal crests span periods from 1714 to 1860, including pieces linked to Lords Hikone Kumamoto and Daimayo. Knox plans to keep the collection intact for a time before donating it to a New York museum.
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New York
Edward M. Knox
Knox
Japan
Colonel Knox
Daitō Usaki
Daimayo
Kumamoto
Okiudaira
Lord Hikone
Europe
United States
New York City
Sand cure for dyspepsia and indigestion
Boston milk dealer William A. Graustein endorses sterilized sand as a remedy for indigestion. He claims a two month cure after starting a spoonful three times daily and asserts others found it infallible. He urges sufferers to try sterilized sand and a tea spoonful three times daily.
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Boston
Mass
William A. Graustein
United States
Unheard of Race Found in Topanga Canon by Stanford Team
Prof. J. R. Pendleton and Stanford students return from Topanga canyon with 34 ancient remains. The skulls show a horned protruding nose and flattened brow suggesting a primitive Asiatic-descended aboriginal tribe. Shellfish diet and sea hunting indicated. carved spinning tops imply ties to Channel Islands tribes.
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Topanga
San Francisco
J. R. Pendleton
Geology Department
Stanford University
Stanford
Santa Monica
California
Topanga Canon
Pendleton
Alte
Bering Straits
Indiana
Channel
San Clements
Santa Catalina
Procrastination and power talk mix at civic banquet
A banquet recounts a tale linking former New York Governor Odell to Niagara Falls electricity and a jab from an old voter about lights. The speech blends political anecdote with a verse about delaying life choices and the risks of postponement, ending with a Judge magazine excerpt.
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Odell
New York
James Hamilton Lewis
Lewis
Niagara Falls
Zeb
Dr Martel Pill Adverts and Humorous Snippet
A collage of 19th century ad copy and a humorous bid for Bigamy jokes. Mentions Dr Martel Female Pills and Dr Pierce Pleasant Pellets, Hamling Ward Oil, Mrs Austins Pancake Flour, and a Pat the married man anecdote with a judge’s remark.
His Luck
The exchange portrays a paper hanger who meets constant odds while fixing a new wall, a simple domestic vignette reflecting everyday struggle.
Two Evils in Domestic Chores Weigh on a Man
A columnist muses on the dilemma of a man choosing between beating the carpet or watching the baby as his wife cleans. The saying notes that more talking often means less clear thinking.
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Munyon
Munyon’s
Munyon’s Laboratories
53D & Jefferson Streets
Philadelphia
Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Claims Cure for Women
Milwaukee woman Mrs Eads credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing advanced female trouble and back pain after doctors warned of a tumor. The ad cites thousands of grateful users and urges others to try the remedy before surgery, inviting women to write for free advice from Mrs Pinkham of Lynn Massachusetts.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Lydia E. Pinkham
Leas
Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
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Berlin
Tt 3
ODD Hats
New Yorker
Fredericka
Del
D. L. Seacord
Captain Seacord
Baltimore
Pacific Coast
H. B. Benedict
DR. Martel
Dr. Pierce
Hamilton
Hamling
Mrs
Pat
Lippincott’s Magazine
Carter
T. Felix G
Crea
Veauo
la & Sayre
Indy
Gouraud
Canada
Ford
T. Hopking
Great Jones St
Consultus
Mulo B. Steviens & CO
14Th St
Washimeton
Dearborn
Chicago
Co.os
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