Sendai Rice Prosperity and American Aid Remembered
In Sendai Japan famine relief after a harsh hunger drive raised over 300000 dollars from Americans. Rice yields are 20 percent above average as farmers guard fields with charms and scarecrows. American missionaries run modern schools for men and women and an orphanage cares for 250 children, notably aided by Miss Frances Phelps and local officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph B. Bowles
Sendal
Japan
Sendai
Matsushima
America
Crethy
Carrie Nesslilke
Christian Herald
D. B. Schneder
Schneder
Reformed Church
John H. DeForest
American Board
German Reformed Church
Tohoku Gakuin
Dr. Schneder
Paul L. Gerhard
William G. Selple
Johns Hopkins
Weldner
Powell
Zurfluk
Baptist School
Methodist Girls
Baptist‘ School
Miss Frances 2
Phelps
Miss Phelps
Sugared Apricot Plush Apparition Report
A bizarre scene reports an apricot plush trouser apparition seen recently. The owner returns to his world famous college and notes a weight gain of at least two pounds of powdered sugar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penang Gazette
A Wonderful Gain By Ogden Pioneer Browning
I W Browning of Ogden Utah recounts a long battle with diabetes and failing kidneys. After taking Deans Kidney Pills he says his health improved and he remains well at 75 years old. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I.W. Browning
Ogden
Utah
Plains
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Envy and Tribute Mark London 1885 Johnson Celebration
The 1885 London jubilation for Dr Samuel Johnson drew guests including Australian cricketer Bonner. On hearing Johnson's memory revered, Bonner said he would rather be Johnson than savor his own cricket triumphs, highlighting humility amid fame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Samuel Johnson
Bonner
George Birkbeck
Hill
Johnson
Cure Claims From Cutiura Remedies After Measles
Reading offers two anecdotes from 1906. A Nebraskan woman reports scalp sores after measles cleared by Cutiura Remedies. A humorous father daughter scene from Everybody's Magazine ends with a phonetic mishearing of the name Specknoodle.
Bill Nye's Long Wait in a Sunday Drive
In a Harper's Weekly anecdote Bill Nye recalls asking a lady friend for a Sunday drive. The day brought a single old horse, a long wait, and her refusal once she saw the shabby rig. Nye counters that the horse was already “a prancing young steed” when he arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Nye
Mr. Nye
Piety and satire in German tale variant
A German magazine presents a variant of a recent tale. A children’s book notes two girls on one stool with a remark about making room. A German man by his dying wife says if God takes one of us he will go to Berlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Postum Helps Teacher Overcome Coffee Nervousness
A teacher recounts quitting coffee due to nerves, finding relief after switching to Postum Food Coffee. After two trial preparations, the product improves health and energy, allowing steady work with children. The testimonial cites a friend praising Postum as healthier for all ages and notes a return to vitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellville
Page
Special Trains to Pacific Coast From Chicago Routes
Personally conducted special trains via the Chicago Union Pacific North-Western Line leave early in July for the Pacific Coast. Special all expense tours at very low rates for round trip including sleeping car accommodations meals and more. Delighful care fully arranged tours in congenial company. Write for itineraries and full particulars S A Hutchison Manager Tourist Department 212 Clark Street Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago, Union
Pacific & North-Western
Pacific Coast
S. A. Hutchison
Clark Street
Chicago
A Capable Woman and the Starch War
A playful exchange about women's capabilities opens with Mrs Strongmind and her husband debating a woman who fills two roles in a street car. The ad promotes Defiance Starch claiming stronger, thinner application for laundry to preserve fabric.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Strongmind
Wranves
Yuen
Lydia E. Pinkham
James Chester
W. 35Th St
New York
Lydia St. Pinkham
Mrs
Retiring Office Boy Snores Over Big Safes
A banker jokes about an office boy sent to the broker's place. The broker complains the boy is too retiring, not wide awake, since he naps atop the safes whenever the banker leaves for a few hours. The conversation lampoons workplace incompetence with light humor.
Rival Promoter Feud Reveals Star Attraction Identity
A sharp exchange between promoters settles who leads the rival shows, revealing the true star of the engagement. The witty back and forth labels a veteran as a has been and a rival as a never was, clarifying the lineup.
Hall's Catarrh Cure and Constipation Remedy Ad
An old advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a internal remedy that acts on blood and mucous surfaces, claiming a physician-approved formula. It promises testimonials, lists J J Cheney & Co as proprietors and Toledo as origin, and advertises constipation remedy as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Yenra
Toatimontania
J. J. Cheney & CO
Tuledu
O. Bald
Druggiata
Defiance Starch Promises Home Waist Stiffness and Clean Finish
An advertisement extols Iron and Defiance Starch for shirt waists yielding proper stiffness without wear on fabrics. It claims home washing equals steam laundry results, with a money back offer if not better, and urges customers to try Defiance Starch for hot and cold starching.
A single day grants what a whole year denies Italian
A compact remark attributes to Italy a paradox about time and opportunity, noting that a single day can unlock possibilities denied for a full year. The phrase underscores the urgency of seizing fleeting chances.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Northern
Lloyd Griscom
United States
Orient
American Young Men's Christian Association
Henry Porter
Albion, Neb
Mr. Speckwoodle
George
Mr. Specknoodle
Specknoodle
Everybody’s Magazine
Editorial Association
Christian Endeavor
Kreeshna
Allen
A. S. Olmsted
le Roy
England
Krause
Lewis
Lewis’ Factory
Peoria
Ill
Lydia IK
Pinkham
Mrs.ajames Chester
Lewin
Owls
Dodds
Hece
National Lead Company
Beaton
Duttala
Olavetus
Berrers
Loule
Philadelhia
John ‘T
Lowry& Hrow
Dods
Pittsburgh
National Land & O11 Co
Standard Oil Co. Incorporated
Carters
ITES
O.ce
Mily Bros
Waren
N.Y
Canadian West
Western
Canada
Ottawa
C. J. Broughton
Quincy
W. H. Rogers
Traction Terminal
Indianapolis
Ind
T. C. Currie
Callahan Block
Milwaukee
Wis
Fem
2. Paxton CO
Moston
Mass
Harviros
Gample
Security Remedy CO. Anneapolis Minn
Red River
Texas
Board OF Trade
Clarksville, Texase
Peetsoton
Milo B. Btevens & Co
14Th Dt
Washington, D.C
Cleveland
Detroit
W. B. Arnold
Rockford
Manitoba
Red River Valley
Manitoba & Western Canada Land Co
Lia Altona
Manito
Seattle
Alhoua Denny &Ewing, Inc
Alasks
Beattle
Private
Texas CO
South Texas
Kansas
Cataeet Lexander & Dowel
7Th St
N. W
Teowand
Chica Geo
K. Hazlitt & C
Americ
Sore. B. Tao
ALN. K—A
Fine, Ma
Atton
Raf
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