Chinese Ivory and Wood Carvings Impress at Philadelphia Exhibit
The Chinese section of the main building showcases wool and ivory carvings by Lee Ching, Wit Ching, and Yut Ching of Denton. A two and a half foot ivory tank sits in ebony, featuring a city on a mountainside with pagodas and joss-houses, carved over three years and valued at 320 dollars in China. The exhibit also highlights a four and a half foot pagoda with ten stories, bells, and intricate joinery, plus other ivory pieces and dragon boats, all illustrating Cantonese craft and low labor costs compared with American prices.
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Lee Ching
Wit Ching
Yut Ching
Denton
Chinéne
China
Pennsylvania
Canton
America
Cooley Mustard Plaster Prank Causes A Stir In Household
The Philadelphia Bulletin recounts a comic disaster as Mrs. Cooley secretly sews a mustard plaster into her husband John Cooley’s undershirt to treat rheumatism. He endures fiery pains and mistaken fears of cholera before discovering the prank and threatening separation. The tale closes with a note on political chatter and a statistical digression from Economiste Francaise about population growth in France.
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Cooley
Mr. Cooley
Wage Cuts Divide Mills And Men In Russia And Britain
A tremor in labor and industry emerges as an eight loom Pall River weaver earns 5.75 to 7 dollars weekly while wages for others range 6 to 8 50. The Manufacturers’ Board of Trade ordered a ten percent cut on Aug 7. Readiness for half or quarter-time work divides owners and workers. Some say reduced hours could unify interests. others insist the downturn makes wage cuts necessary. A stray Russia note claims vast areas produce mainly firewood. Kaneas anticipates silk output worth 900.
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Pall River
Prudent Prises
Jeannie
Fred
Jeannie Warren
Mabel
Annie
Jimmy
Cha Pan
Jecannie
Jeanie
Pred
Craigie’s
Mamma
Craigie's
Atepw
Jedapie
Flo
Sle
Jeannie’s Martyrdom and a Creekside Stranger
Jeannie, a restless five, frets over imagined slights and a road choice. A blackberry outing turns sour when a snake scare reveals a broken hoop. later Jeannie hides in a freight car from a drunken man, fearing capture. Rescued by brothers, she learns pride and loneliness sharpen remorse and sympathy.
An English View of the Women's Pavilion
An English view praises the women's pavilion featuring American design schools. It highlights young women from Cincinnati in wood carving, painting on china and slate, and decorative work. A bed by two girls aged seventeen and nineteen, and carved pillars by a fourteen year old, showcase flora motifs with detailed fidelity. The craft earns future income. organs and pianos decorated for advertisement. The school offers free instruction to all.
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Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Cor
London
Times
Membership of the Ancient Order of United Workmen in Oregon
The article notes that US membership in the Ancient Order of United Workmen stands around 17,000 and highlights the role of workmen unions as an important industrial feature in Oregon, reflecting broader labor organization trends in the region.
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Ous
The
Ancient Order of United Workmen
United States
Oregon
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John Chinaman
Cooley's
Tur. Economiste Francaise
Paris
France
Europe
Rhine
Germany
Austria
Denmark
United Kingdom
Sweden
Norway
Scotement
Russia
Kaneas
Pan
J Sant
Jennnie
Coe
Jessie
Holloal
Lyn Ward
Aute W. Tanilton
N.Y
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