Dutch Reading Customs and Paper Sharing Practices
A Chicago News piece recounts how Dutch families share newspapers to save money, with head-of-household monopolizing the paper, clubs and cigar shops offering rental reads, and reading societies circulating English, French, German and Dutch periodicals. It notes evening papers, limited multi-paper subscriptions, and year-end auctions of portfolios. The article also highlights Dutch multilingual literacy and cultural curiosity observed by visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mollant Neice
England
America
Clgar
Holland
Hia
W. J. L. Kiel
Chicago News
Dragon Backbone Aims Halted By Dragon Myth In Mukden
A proposed railway junction near Mukden faced a delay after geomancers warned the dragon beneath the earth might suffer if the route crossed the area. Officials urged a straight Kirla to Newchwang line, but the viceroy ordered a reassessment at Lanplen to keep the dragon’s backbone safe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tion
Nowelwang
Manchuria
Lanpien
Mukden
Alies
Mulden
Tanplen
Jong
Tles
Kirla
Newchwang
Lanplen
New York Press
Rice Paper From Formosa Described in Detail
The so called rice paper comes from the snow white pith of an aralia tree in Formosa and nowhere else. It is processed in China into sheets used by native artists for water color drawings and artificial flowers. A craftsman uses a stone and a long knife to pare the pith into a square white sheet, then trims the edges by careful rolling and unrolling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Formosa
China
New York
Sawse Sawge. Sage Pork Sausage Recipe From Old Text
The Old King Richard VV method for sausage uses pigs with sage sauce. Prepare by scalding and quartering pigs, cooking in water and salt, cooling, grinding with parsley, sage, bread, and egg yolks, temper with vinegar, and stuff. Serve it forth. New York Press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard VV
New York Press
A Riddle of Character in Classic Wit
In London Punch humor, a boy asks if goodness changes by the company kept. He questions whether a good man becomes bad by association and whether a bad man becomes good through companionship. A Spartan Mother and a stung hero add a light moral aside about crying and a bee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Punch
Hero
London
No Need For Alarm in Cryptic Exchange
Fragmentary dialogue centers on a character named Edppincett's remarks about a third party. The quotation hints at secrecy with reassurance not to frighten someone, but the context remains unclear and no concrete event or outcome is provided.
No Friend of His Puzzling Exchange Ends With Worry
A garbled dialogue fragment shows a teasing exchange about friendship and ownership. The line No friend of your wife hints at social tension, while the rest reads as a clipped, unclear note about concern for wit and Pigepeee. The readable content centers on a misdirected question and a strained reassurance.
Delinquent Tax List Notice for Humboldt County Iowa
Treasures Office Humboldt County Iowa announces delinquent taxes listing for 1909 and earlier. On the first Monday of December 1910 the lands and real property will be offered for sale at the office in Dakota City to collect unpaid taxes, interest, and costs as provided by law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humboldt County
Iowa
Mesota
Landa
Ambit
State of
Tawa
Dakota City
Humnardt County
Family of four murdered near Barnard Missouri
Maryville Mo November 22 Oda Hubbell a 41 farmer and his family were shot killed at home by an unknown assailant who set the house on fire to hide the crime The Hubbells aged 41 wife and two children Josie six and Welton four lay dead in beds The killer left a pistol and a smoking gun outside Hezekiah Roscoe of Barnard was arrested on circumstantial evidence The tragedy sparked a broader strike news item from Wenditt Rock ATR with a striker shot and wounded amid incidents
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryviliea
Oda Hubbell
Barnard
Woerline
Iutbell
Josie
Welton
Te Rubhet
Uidalgat
Phabbell
Lyme
Hubbell
Hezekiah Rosco
Bargard
Rosco
Modest Poet’s Fifteenth and Sixteenth Cantos Hint
A French poet asks a friend for opinion on his latest canto. The friend praises the language as beautiful and harmonious but the poet jokes about his planned sixteenth canto, playfully correcting the title with a pun on a famous work. The exchange underscores humor and self doubt in poetic craft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chateaubriand
Atala
Government pays railway mail clerks up to $1400 yearly
Government announces exams for railway mail clerk post office clerk carrier and customs department clerks with starting pay from $800 to $1400 per year. Free scholarships offered. Common school education sufficient. Open to city and country applicants. Write to Central Schools Dept B 295 Rochetier New York for free information and scholarships this month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Rocheauter
N.Y
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Harrow
Success Magazine
Henry Font
Edppincett
Allen
Congo
Asher
Cao
Jaumen Robinson
James Robinson
Ely
Pees Robinson
Corinth
Pu Driscoll
PD Driscoll
Wehaveil Donaldson & Kuppel
Lotesr
Eoggees
Seeeas
Donaldson & Ruppel
Pioneer
Pasety Seay
Hoptenstal & Audergan
Mt Margaret E Notus Eres
Vehene
Ur Lake
Owl Lake
Norvig
Humboldt
Fortney
Gullixson
Gullizson
Nores
Aebe
LA Marener
Neilie
Ua Ars
Martin Liu
Itv
Kaiser
Rose
Aiumone
Joun Wergum
Becca
Tenuta
Barnard, Mo
Wenditt Rock
Neeger
Rere Ag
Tron Mogutais
J C. Werlish
Diej. Werlisk
Was
Ip & Cgay
Breal Vanre Bre A
Smithsonian Cies
City Bakery
L. J . Gletty
Oc Cigar
Modoc Cigar Company
Martens Bros
Rutland, Jowa
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