Wild Tribes of South China Province Deep in Mountain Realms
A North China correspondent details aboriginal Yi Yue Tung and Huang groups in the Guangxi Wyinesh Seuitip region. He describes villages atop terraced fields, cave fortresses, dress and ornaments, and two story homes along rugged mountain roads toward Kuchowa city with vivid scenes of daily life and encounters with locals.
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Wyinesh
Seuitip Ube
Bocttots
Kuellin
Sunking
Tungehow
Resian
Yue
Tung
C Huang
Tinehukal
Prarby
Dentintain
Tere
Homestead
Tartu
Sertier
Pooseri
Peuwet
Lobsters and Prices Rise in Nova Scotia Markets
The report notes abundant lobsters in coastal Nova Scotia towns like Yarmouth and Digby with hotels offering cooked lobster meals at low prices. Maine and New York demand later in the season push prices higher, though home consumption remains affordable. supply and demand shape regional prices.
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Newvit Scotia
Yarmouth
Digby
Nova Scotia
Maine
New York
Boston
Not Really American Terms In Devon Dialect
The London Dichy Chronicle notes that terms like peeoenized and Teizn valley reflect regional speech in Devon. It cites Tremus-one materials emerging in teen culture and a local downpour as examples, while Prev Hampshire imports words such as guess callilate and reckon gaining American branding.
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London
Dichy Chronicle
Resdiy Brewery
Gad
U.S
Devon
Teizn Valley
Luck Is Not for All Says John March Quote
A brief quotation from John March warns that luck favors few and urges careful steps to reach achievement. The line highlights caution and ambition as a mindset.
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John March
War Embargoes and High Tariffs Drive U S Prosperity
The article argues that American prosperity rests on protection and war induced barriers to foreign competition. It cites Germany Austria Hungary and Belgium as diminished exporters and claims WWI created embargoes surpassing any tariff. It asserts prosperity will endure only while war barriers hold, predicting renewals after the war ends.
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United States
Germany
Europe
Austria- Hungary
Belgium
Wilson
Jeerty
Carrying Too Heavy a Burden
The writer argues that Americans cannot be content with current conditions as wages stagnate while the cost of living rises. The burden on the average worker grows as every dollar’s work increases and a larger share of income must be spent on necessities.
Commerce Secretary Cited War Raising Prices for U S Goods
In an interview Redfield states European demand for food and clothing driven by war raises costs to American consumers. He argues high prices imply higher wages, and that wartime prosperity comes from the war rather than President Wilson, per the Stamford Courant.
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Redfield
United States
Wilson
Sturtford
Conma
Courant
President's Inconsistency Proved by The Press
The New York Tribune charges President Wilson with failing to curb waste in appropriations and vetoing pork barrel bills. It asserts he ignored a pledge of the Democratic platform and betrayed voters as he seeks reelection, portraying him as a dodger of contracts.
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Wilson
Congress
Democratic National Platform
New York
Pribane
Wilson Corrects Republican Foreign Policy Critique
President Wilson argues Republicans misjudge voter details in foreign relations debates. He says they protest ignorance of the facts, asserting better understanding is needed before pledging policy directions.
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Wilson
Remarkable discovery cited by New York Sun
A trenchant remark notes the administration’s claim about army prejudice against fighting and compares it to its allegation that marines are devils at play ing ping-pong, reflecting satirical tone on military discipline and conduct.
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New York Sun
Truth About Prosperity and Underwood Law Facts
The speaker notes the first year of the Underwood law saw imports from Europe totaling 404 million dollars for goods that American workers should have produced. He ties this to the winter of 1914 15 and frames it as a critique of economic policy.
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Europe
Democratic Arguments on Prices in War Economy
The piece argues that under Democratic theory the administration earns credit for good prices when selling goods, but assigns the high cost of purchases to the war when buying items. It frames economics as a wartime accountability issue with price implications.
Wilson Congress Faces December Reassembly Crunch
The article warns of a looming December reconvening of Congress as estimates for the next fiscal year push past 2.0 trillion dollars. It argues income tax hikes and broader reach are needed to cover the vast rise, noting an extra 2.5 million in last year's deficit to fund army costs.
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Wilson Congress
Tariff Commission Struggles Over Fact Gathering
The tariff commission is limited to gathering facts that could guide Congress. A Democratic majority in Congress rejected the Taft tariff board and its conclusions, showing a desire not for facts but political action.
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Tariff Commission
Congress
Taft Tariff Board
Strange remarks spark talk of Mary’s suitors
A periodical quips that Mary has no offers yet would be a good wife and a good husband, noting the social joke that her marriage would be equally favorable to both spouses, reflecting dating culture in light entertainment.
Young Bellevue Doctor Rescues Gas-Overcome Baby
Dr O Connor at Bellevue Hospital performed a ten minute pulmotor resuscitation on ten month old Winifred Linderman after gas exposure, said to be the longest such test. The infant recovered.
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O’connor
Bellevue Hospital
New York
Winifred Linderman
Sparrow Speeds Up To 80 MPH In Flight
A sparrow can spurt by wing at up to 80 miles an hour in short bursts. Edward Kline of New Cumberland Pennsylvania has attended Sunday school for 24 years, receiving a surprise party from his Bible class. Berlin magistrates seized $0,000 worth of skinny geese from Russian Poland and distributed them to farms around Berlin for rapid fattening, with thousands more headed for similar handling.
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Edward Kline
New Cumberland
Berlin
Poland
Immigrant Ireland Statistics and Copper Trade Notes 1915
Immigrants from Ireland in 1915 numbered 10 650 to 6 671 males and 3 988 females with earnings figures from 1914. Norway embargoed raw copper exports while shipping to England amounts equal to copper received from the United States. Bombs and mortars were invented in 1540. British unions propose raising the school leaving age after the war. Boston painters in 1898 earned 13 50 weekly for nine hours. now eight hours yield 22. London schoolgirls helped at mills and sacks for the army.
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Ireland
Norway
England
United States
Boston
Mass
London
Eng
First American Patent Granted to Joseph Jenks
A Boston area historical note asserts Joseph Jenks born 1602 in Hammersmith England received the first patent in America. Induced by Governor Winthrop to relocate to Lynn Massachusetts about 1642 he became master mechanic and led iron and steel works. Jenks is described as head of early iron smelting and founding, the nation’s first machinery builder and inventor to seek government protection for manufacturing improvements.
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America
Joseph Jenks
Hammersmith
England
Winthrop
Lynn
Mass
Iron and Steel Works
Massachusetts Bay
I Don’t Suffer Any More What a Woman Says
New Castle Indiana woman Hazel Hamilton describes a lifetime of monthly pains from age eleven to seventeen and credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She reports improved health and regular menses after use and recommends the remedy along with confidential advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co in Lynn Massachusetts.
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New Castle
Ind
Lydia E. Pinkham
Hazel Hamilton
South 15Th St
Sabbath Football Sermon by Kirk Helper
A staunch kirk supporter encounters lads playing football on waste ground. He gathers them, admonishes that Sabbath play is wrong, and questions their goal scoring while denouncing their too frequent dribbling.
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Kirk
Skinner Macaroni and Spaghetti Ad for Mothers
OF INTEREST TO MOTHERS The cost of food today is a serious matter to all of you. To cut down your food bills and at the same time improve the health of your family, serve them Skinner's Macaroni and Spaghetti two or three times per week. Children love it and thrive on it. It is the best possible food for adults. Write the Skinner Mfg. Co., Omaha. Nebr., for beautiful cook book telling how to serve it in a hundred ways. It's free to every mother.
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Skinner Mfg. Co
Omaha
Adv
The Tall Policeman Arrests Attention
A humorous note describes a handsome officer not idle but actively drawing notice as he intervenes in a scene. The remark highlights the officer’s purposeful actions and the crowd’s reaction to his presence.
Dr. Pierce's Treveription Promises Strength and Health
An advertisement touts Dr. Pierce's Favorite Treveription as making weak women strong and sick women well with no alcohol in tablet form. A separate claim notes a full grown elephant yields 1320 pounds of ivory.
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