Manchuria labor and harvest through frontier villages
Description of Manchuria’s rural labor scene with Shantung coolies earning 10 to 80 cents per day, extensive hand work on farms, and a looming need for machines to improve plowing and harvesting. Mentions farm labor shortages, bonanza farm imagery, and the search for labor-saving innovation. Also includes a short mix of health ads and unrelated notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchuria
Dakotas
Shantung Province
Fashionable Evening Frocks Favor Short Skirts and Draped Silhouettes
Fashion notes from New York highlight short skirts, rounded trains, and elaborate drapery in evening gowns. Black remains dominant with patent shoes and Ethiopian sheer hosiery. Novel coats feature chiffon scarves, and artificial florals accessorize decollettage and waistlines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Lucy Carter
Trick Involving Confederate Help For Hidden Word
A magician explains a trick requiring a confederate. The assistant outside asks the audience to touch items while the performer lies hidden. The key is to say the word that before the item instead of this, revealing the secret by which the chosen item is identified.
Wordy Fragment Sparks Talk of Heroine Roles
Ambiguous dialogue hints a domestic plot about a wife seeking heroine status as her husband joins a poker party. The fragment shows characters debating fear and independence in a tense, unclear scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
A. Bergine
Cure for Skin Diseases Promoted by Drugstore Peddler
An older notice touts a vegetable liquid remedy named ZEMO for external use to cure eczema and other skin disorders. It claims to destroy germ life causing skin disease and offers relief from blemishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keifer
Nervous Dyspepsia Remedy Claims Quick Cure
Letter from Mrs. M E Maxfield of Avoca New York dated June 9 1909 extols Miona tablets from The Kiefer Drug Company as a permanent cure for indigestion after four weeks of other treatment failed. Advertises 50 cent boxes and guarantees money back if not cured with a free test sample offer from Booths Mions Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havn
M. E. Maxfield
Avoca
N. Y
Kiefer Drug Company
Booth
Mions
Buffalo
Local Jewelry Stock Offers Variety and Low Prices
Our stock includes Gold Cross Lockets Diamond Ring Bracelets Neck Chai Ear Rings Toilet Sets and Brooches. The assortment is varied and fine in quality with prices as low as can be obtained anywhere when quality is considered.
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Isbings
Erie Ilmeelves
Te Heheri
Marshall Ary
State Bank
Pital
Stata Sepervision
S. W. Weir
Weir
Pha
Wabash
Farhierers
Barnier’s
Burgeon and
Dentis Relma Elie Iz County
Mitchell Cee
Gites Oe
Fe Directors Direc
Europe
The
Orient
Riel
Aris
Foley
Satan
Rockefeller
W J Atkins
Ape Springs
Dr King
Robt
Prewett
McCall Company
McCal Atterns
Keifer Drug Company
Miona
Im & Ciena
Jnat
Droggista
Ross
Marsha
Cole Bros
Marshall
J. A. Morton
Arthur Horse
Leeds-Murphy Optical Co
Trust ‘Building
Terre Haute
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