Japan Tightens Grip on Asia Coastline and Islands
Observers note Japan’s drive to dominate East Asia with Formosa and the Pescadores, using Makung as a strategic base to control trade routes to northern China. Acknowledging risks, Japan eyes Manila and the Philippines to complete a protective chain, while European powers also weigh claims in the Western Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hose
Japan
Agia
Nippon
Pacific
China
Formosa
Pescadores
Aspet
Philippines
United States
Philippine
Western
Europe
Japan Makung base would threaten Philippines and trade
The New York Times probes Japan’s drive for dominion. Makung harbor in Formosa would give Tokyo a strategic naval base near Manila, enabling protection of transports and weaker American fleets, blocking Chinese trade routes, and potentially reshaping regional power in war and commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Makung
Manila
Meneurem
Pescadores
Falande
Formona
Japanese Islands
Formosa
Japan
Ilnes
North America
Hong Kong
Ballington
Lorton
Europe
Hong-Kong
China
Maktune
New York Times
Philippines
Hawaii
United States
Mania
Philippine
Waalliston
Germany
Russia
Korea
Pase
N. VY. Thries
Dr Simmons and the Southwest Dreams of Homes
Dr C F Simmons advertises in a thin newspaper column, touting assists for buying homes in the Southwest. The piece portrays him as a generous Southerner offering square deals while inviting readers to contact him for negotiations. It blends with a light dialogue and agricultural seed promotions, urging readers to send for pots of Emperor William Oats andSilver King Barley catalogs and seeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. F. Simmons
Dr. Simmons
Rockefellers
Southwest
Salzer
William Oate
Harley
Wisconsin
John A. Kaleer Seed Co
Crosse, Wie
America
Midnight intruder flees as leap year nears
A lone woman wakes to a burglar flooding the apartment with light. She warns the man that midnight will mark the new year and the leap year, prompting him to flee into the darkness.
Oath Taken By Cassar & Co. in Toledo Case
Frank J. Cheney sworn before W. Gleason in Norany Peau to certify that J. Comwet and Cassar & Co. undertake duties in Toledo Ohio and that Orm will pay sums of money related to a medical claim. The document cites Catarrh Cure by internal use and mentions a patent remedy with endorsements for sale by Druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Tove
Cassar & Co
Toledo
Frank J. Cheney
W. Gleason
Advertising Frat Manufacturer Mystery in First Chapter
The narrator muses on who could have advertised in a historical text. A farmer offers a humorous guess that the hen is the person, while a note extols home laundering and the need for strong starch, recommending Defiance Starch to improve fabric appearance.
Skeptic Questions Claim Of Rubber From Indian Corn
A boarder reading patent medical almanac notes questions the idea of making rubber from Indian corn. A scanty-haired bachelor nearby agrees, saying the morning batter cakes imply the claim may be true.
Sale on Single Binder Cigars Promoted This Year
The ad proclaims lower prices for Single Binder cigars comparing 1007 and 1000 level sales. It hints at a bold promotion as “Quality brings the business” and mentions a light humorous échange about Timkins and Simkins with wives being fluent talkers.
Requiescat in Civam A Quirky Post Verse
A fragmentary verse item notes a young lady in Civam who speaks of calm oceans and a plunge in form. It references a shark encounter and a singable line about life and fatigue attributed to Mrs. Benham and the Houston Post. The text keeps a playful, oblique tone with era-like voice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civam
Houston Post
Help for sick women via Lydia E Pinkham letters
A promotional appeal advises women to write Lydia E Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for confidential advice on female illnesses. It cites Mrs Norman R Barnett of Allentown and claims the Vegetable Compound has cured thousands, addressing disorders from displacement to nervous prostration with roots and berries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman R. Barnett
Allentown
Lydia FE. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
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Asia
Mukune
Haron Shimpei Gota
Bored of Hygiene
Tokyo
Pilipino
Leswer
France
Manchuria
Pescador
Ahe
Makung As & Bane
Ruveda
Port Arthur
Anping
Pormosa
Makong Harbor
Bosontvovsky
Strait of Malacca
China Sea
Togo
Straits of
Mermeda Straits
Poa Madores Elaine
Dietant
Kiae Chew
Sea of Japan
Wold Awe
Neutreal Porte
Pormoga
Ishinda
Hishida
Calaubia University
Fury
Willie
Timkins
Simkins
Timkine
Mrs. Benham
Benham
Cartershes
TES
Canada
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Crawford
Mloth St
Kansas City
C. J. Drouomton
Boum
Quincy Bldg
Chicago, IL
W. Menda
Taiou
Hanne
Pond Today
Aditrenk
Lunch Fife Magasin
Bivek JT
Denver
Culorads
Ring
Defiance
Pci Obser
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