Kyoto in Autumn: Jidai Matsuri and Sacred Sites
Prof Frederick Starr recounts Kyoto through the Jidai Matsuri procession and visits to Kiyomizu Dera. He notes Kyoto's historic role with Yedo and Kyoto, the Butoku Kai fencing jiujitsu training, and vivid temple and calabash crafts. He describes panoramic views, Jizo figures, and family pilgrimage customs, ending with reflections on Nobunaga and Iyeyasu.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Kiyomizu-Dera
Death River
Jizo
Binzuru
Lfe
Fujiwara
Nobunaga
Kyoto
Philip of Macedon
Alexander the Great
Juarez
Diaz
Mexico
Dai Nippon
Hideyoshi
Iyeyasu
I Yeyasu
Tokyo
W. G. Chapman
The McKinley lily amazes visitors in Alameda County exhibit
Alameda County hosts a long running display in Oakland Chamber of Commerce rooms with the McKinley lily as a centerpiece. W D Nichols prepares flowers fruit and vegetables using a preservation fluid that keeps color and form. A glass jared lily resembling President McKinley’s features drew attention and the exhibit aims to endure as a major draw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alameda County
Bay of
San Francisco
Chamber of Commerce
Oakland
W. D. Nichols
St. Nicholas
United States
William McKinley
Ambitious Dreams Spark Mixed Family Wishes
A dialogue between a mother and father reveals hopes for their son Johnny. The mother fears he lacks ambition and may never reach the presidency, while the father quips that the best possible outcome is the vice presidency.
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Johnny
Publisher Review of a Finished Novel
A brief note suggests a paid publication status and hints at the author’s influence in bringing the novel to completion. The dialogue implies strong expectations about how the work was produced and released, with commentary on the author’s pull.
Fashion Notes on Skirt Tightness and Gown Simplicity
A 19th century fashion column discusses extreme tightness of short skirts and narrow bodices, noting how hobbled silhouettes resemble tubes or folded umbrellas. It highlights economical dressmaking, fabric choices like pongee and muslin, and recommends modest necklines and plain borders for versatile, dressy summer wear.
Dean's Kidney Pills Ad Claims Kidney Health Benefits
An old advertisement touts Dean's Kidney Pills as a remedy for weak kidneys and general bodily weakness. It features a testimonial from Mrs. George Sajoie of Caro Michigan and promotes 50 cent boxes sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
George Sajoie
Dean’s
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Mary Door Craze for Scarfs in Paris
A Paris craze surrounds Persian and cashmere chiffon scarfs bordered with natural and dyed marabout. The scarves are broad like shawls and feature marabout bands with designs echoing rows of shirring or shoulder slashings.
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Paris
Attention to Little Details Elevates Dress Style
The article urges meticulous focus on small ornamentations to lift gowns hats and wraps from mediocrity to distinction. It highlights fringe edgings puffed silk edging rose quillings and careful fastening details while advising coordinated color schemes and accessories to finish a polished look.
Full Skirts Reign in Vogue With Narrow Foundations
Vogue notes voluminous skirts achieve width through a narrow base, with chiffons and voiles creating dramatic volume. Accordion pleats reappear alongside a drooping tunic and multiple lace flounces, including a peach taffeta gown shifting to pale green.
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Vogue
Home remedies and healthy snacks for children and adults
The article promotes wholesome foods and simple remedies. It highlights toffee made from butter sugar and lemon juice grapes bananas barley water with gum arabic for throat soothing and cautions against matches in nurseries. It notes exercise helps skin and blood, while citrus fruits lemon and orange aid cooling feverishness.
The Veil Renewed In Summer Veilings
The veil mesh has grown large and cobwebby in design forcing a complete redesign. Filmy veils will not hold together as wide meshes switch from heavy tace designs to an evidently fine net basis replacing the old style.
Annual Loss From Indigent Tuberculosis Victims
The National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis estimates 300,000 indigent consumptives in the U S require care in sanatoria and hospitals. Annual treatment cost would reach 50 million dollars at 1669 dollars per day per patient, with potential national savings of 150 million if cared for by municipal or state funds and reduced infection from segregation in institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
National Association For the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis
Cutiura Remedies Credited With Eczema Cure
A Brooklyn reader crediting Cuticura products details a niece's five year eczema cure after using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent. The letter includes a before and after view and a 1909 date. The piece also discusses the origin of judges wigs in English courts and their dignified appearance.
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H. Kiernan
Quincy St
Brooklyn
N. Y
Europe
Coca Cola as Cooling Beverage and Baseball Record Book
An advertisement urges Coca Cola as a cooling drink to beat the heat and quench thirst. It promotes soda fountains and bottled Coca Cola and offers a 2 cent stamp for a booklet "The Truth About Coca-Cola" and the Coca-Cola Baseball Record Book for 1910 containing schedules, records, and the poem Casey At The Bat.
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Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola Baseball
Quantity Not Quality in Classroom Exchange
A dialogue shows a teacher scolding Willie for whispering without permission and a child correcting that Willie should have said twist instead of wunst. The exchange features Teacher, Willie, and Johnnie in a schoolroom setting with a playful mispronunciation theme.
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Willie
Johnnie
Twist
Saxe Hicks Sums Up Value of Money in Candid Style
The remarks suggest a discussion on money’s true value and the folly of those who cannot grasp its worth until they attempt it. The phrasing points to a colloquial old newspaper voice with a notable quote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hideyoshi
Kyoto
Kiyomizu-Bera
Bishamon
Tamura Maro
Japan
Saxe, Hicks
M& Touch
Fouryearold Edward? Wants a brand new baby sister
A family tale recalls fouryearold Edward who desires a “bran new” baby with no perfume, asking for a fresh sibling rather than an older infant. He declines a oneyearold girl saying he wants a new baby with nothing on but talcum powder.
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Edward
Question of Championship Elevates Size at Home Base
The line between physical advantage and strategic play narrows as teams brace for the decisive moment. Coaches emphasize discipline and execution while observers note how size influences matchups and potential scoring avenues.
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Prof
Frederick Starr
Iueyasu
Yedo
Butoku Kwai
Military Virtues Society
Lafcadio Hearn
Kiyomizu-Deran
Empire
M’kinley
California
Mary Door
Aictelan
Des Moines Directory
Lederer, Strauss & Co., Inc
Holesale Milliners
Court Avenue
Daniel Bonus
K. Block
Des Moines
Coenen Bieon Lew A. H. Miles
K. P. Bik
Jows Pub. Co
4Th & Locust
Ine
Huebinger
Amuzge
Informaso Beautiful
Oxford Hotel Éth
Rock Yalan Es OM
Geo
Christian
KODAK
Des Moines Photo Materials Co
Locust St
Iowa Pub. CO
4Th and Locust
Iowa
Leite
Sand” Rete
Windsor-Purity Candy Co
Highland Park College
Jimary T. Norman
P. Fas
Onrses
Paley
Sun
Acme
W. Tultion
OT Longwell
Des Maines
Towa State Fair
Towa
F. O. Evans
W.N.U. W. Locust
Lows
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