Cold towels sale good business in Chinese theaters
Clarence Axman notes a thriving cold towel trade in Beijing theaters, with vendors roaming aisles and boxes offering towels grapes and sweets to patrons. He describes theater layout audience behavior and stage entertainments including battles mandarin gowns and Japanese acts in western dress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Axman
United Press
New York
Harry Stevens
Pekin
Gether
Japan
Theater Street
la Barnam & Bailey
Italian King Sacrifices Christmas With Frontline Troops
King Victor gave up his Christmas at home to join troops at the front on December 25 1916. Queen Elena planned a family dinner but the king’s absence left the royal celebration quiet as Italians shared gifts with soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Hearley
Rome
Victor
Italy
Elena
Eggs rising puzzle sparks chatter in Baltimore
A brief puzzle note from the Baltimore American hints at rising egg prices or supply while joking about hens setting and odd trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore American
Alumni and Student Event Invitations Issued in Sparta
SpartaWis special notices invite alumni and Sparta high school students to an annual reception at Assembly hall Friday at 8 oclock. Christmas in the churches fills the schedule with services, concerts, and lessons across Congregational, Methodist, Episcopal, Lutheran, Catholic, and Norwegian churches. Local residents home for the holidays include C R Taggart Newbury VT lecturing, Otis in Saunemin IL, and numerous families gathering in Sparta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Wis
Sparta High School
Assembly Hall
Hogan
Congregational
Song of the
Adam Wilson
Epworth League
Southland
St. John’s Episcopal Church
E. O. Vik
la Crosse
St. Patrick’s Catholic
Evangelical Church
C. R. Taggart
Newbury
M. E
C. T. Otis
Saunemin
Ill
EH. Hatch
Chicago
Arthur J. Jewett
Kent Jewett
John
Mather
Maude Jewett
D. M. Cargill
I. A. Smith
Austin
Minn
Sidney
T. Scouten
Jennie
Frank Kemp Heave
Will Kemp
Milwaukee
Earl
Harry Kemp
Minneapolis
Sam Kyhl
Harvey Kyhl
Dewey
Don
Webster Lange
Ed. Clough
C. E. Mitchell
Harry
Continental
F. W. Sisson
Geo. Johnson
Viroqua
J. P. Reeve
Wfe
Beach
N. D
Prairie du Chien Ice Road Draws Iowa Shoppers
Over forty cars from Decorah Postville Monona and other Iowa towns crossed the frozen river to Prairie du Chien by an ice road laid from McGregor through the islands opposite Campion college. The river remains frozen and crossings are good drawing many Iowa visitors to the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie DU Chien
Wis
Decorah
Postville
Monona
Iowa
McGregor
Campion College
Hall’s Catarrh Medicine Ad Offers Reward and Remedies
An old advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a blood based remedy for catarrh and claims a one hundred dollar reward for any case it fails to cure. It also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation and mentions agents and addresses for obtaining the products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
E. Hall
Ways to economize food under modern nutrition science
Frederic J. Haskin explains how the U S Department of Agriculture measures calories to plan economical menus. He compares fuels from pork and beef, discusses fats starches and sugars, and urges housewives to base meals on nutrient need and cost, noting elasticity in German austerity as a model.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Bureau of Home Economics
Department of Agriculture
John
Department
Germany
Beauty Treated with Enamel Raises Eyewear Debate
A brief note compares beauty as skin deep versus beauty applied like enamel suggesting style choices provoke discussion about appearance and presentation.
Musterole Headache and Cold Remedy Promises Quick Relief
Musterole is a clean white external ointment with mustard oil that relieves headache and cold symptoms without the risks of internal medicines. It claims to ease sore throat bronchitis roup stiff neck asthma neuralgia congestion pleurisy rheumatism lumbago back pains and may prevent pneumonia.
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Fletcher
Castoria
Bourcht
Chas. H. Fletcher
W. T. Pinkerton
New Sanitarium
Dave Gardner
Platteville
Henry Beach
C. B. Case
Minnesota
James Wall
Farmers’ and Merchants’ Bank
Stoddard
D. Appleby
Lancaster
Charles Johnson
Board of Trade
Mary Johnson
North Prairie Street
Mrs. Poohl
Guttenberg
R. W. Fallis
M. J. Duffy
State Bank
Patch Grove
Bernard
City
J. H. Rogers
de Soto
Thomas Welsh
Margaret
Racine, Wis
Bert
North Church Street
F. W. Clinton
Tom Matthews
North McGregor
Maurice Borgerding
Beloit
John Borgerding
Clarence Kaiser
Business
Herman Kaiser
J. W. Paris
George Ward
Bridgeport
Ernest Fox
Oak Park
International News Service
George McManus
Golly
Jerry
Jam
Molka
ESM Eta
Haskin
Frederic J. Haskin
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