The American Wife as Viewed by a Japanese Editor
In an interview excerpted from the New York World, Tokyo Times editor Zumoto compares life in the United States and Japan. He condemns suffrage as a threat to national happiness, notes American women’s domination of public life, and contrasts lavish New York fashion with Japanese spending.
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Motosada Zumoto
The
Tokyo (Japan
Tokyo Times
America
Japan
Zumoto
Mr. Zumoto
Australia
Waurage
Murphy
Ireland
Italy
Giuseppe Mayorfee
New York Sun
Unclear text fragment from lower area shows no clear event
The readable words reference Gareworn Gad and Sheena Thay with garbled phrasing. No coherent event, date, or place can be established from the fragment.
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Sheena
American women and foreign allure spark weary husbands
A fragment discusses perception of American women as charming and attractive, contrasting with worn husbands. It notes foreign men on the streets and claims in Japan there are no old bachelors, reflecting a mix of anecdotes about marriage, wealth, and social norms. The text is fragmented and speculative.
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Stean
Japan
Anduan
Imald Io
Lonesome Arctic Winter Prospectora Tales
A Sat urday Evening Post piece recalls Alaska winters where miners endure isolation. A Hartford man pacing a mile long winter cabin encounters an enormous black bear on a wood-gathering trek. The bear rears up as if to hug him and the man greets it with surprised humor.
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Prospectora
Alaska
Saturday Evening Post
Hartford
Ania
Milger
Woman of few words described in quirky prose
Readable fragments present a playful self description by a woman named in a quirky lyric. The lines mix spelling errors and stagelike for emphasis, suggesting a humorous voice about speech and restraint. An abrupt contrast with a male name appears, hinting at a spoken exchange.
Quiet bashful caller sticks to time watch joke
A shy young man visits a Gophol Lime girl at about nine thirty. The father, a gruff man, asks the time. The youth admits he knows, then leaves, saying goodnight. The gag: the father’s watch had run down all afternoon and the man wanted to know the time to fix it. The scene ends with the girl puzzled by the watchless timing.
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Denver Post
ROSY COLOR Produced by Postum
A reader recounts relief from ringing ears and nervousness after stopping coffee and using Postum. The testimonial credits Postum with improving appetite and well being, noting variations in preparation and a friend's positive switch to Postum with growing use.
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Postum
Silence and Silence in the Plains Era
Fragmentary passage notes that few men know how to keep quiet in the prairie. It mentions ftdlians and a prayer to hear and say nothing, contrasting with talkers. The text hints at a wild roaming landscape and the value of silence in understanding nature.
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Ftdlians
Pases
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