Kechil the Tiny One of Java Tea Estate Labor
Six year old Kechil works in a Java tea estate sorting room under harsh conditions. The report condemns child labor and peonage, contrasts brutal colonial practices with calls for education and rights, and notes local reform efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batavia
Java
Kechil
Sina
Cho
East Indies
Europe
America
Kephil
Lina
Erecy
J. F. Scheltema
Holland
Count van den Bosch
Netherlands’ East Indies
United States
Borneo
Sumatra
Celebes
Mohammedan Organization
Java Express
Bandoeng
H. ©. Kakebeeke
Express
The Power of Mental Demand
A reflective excerpt on enthusiasm as faith in action. It contrasts the believer who thinks it can be done with the unthinking who see only surface froth, stating enthusiasm is the life of effort and the drive behind achievement.
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Herbert Edward Law
How to Become a Poet
A writer advises poetry beginners that practice hardens skill. He suggests starting with short verses and progressing to longer work. The guidance includes reading the poems aloud to a girl to gain feedback.
Digestive aid promotes comfort and health
The article urges slow eating and thorough chewing to aid digestion and recommends Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a gentle, effective remedy. It cites a 77 year old user from Joplin who reports improved well being and notes the product helps with indigestion constipation and related symptoms. A free sample offer is available by mail from Dr W B Caldwell Monticello NJ.
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Mas. S. Martin
Joplin
Dr. Caldwell
W. B. Caldwell
Washington St
Monticello
Kilkenny recalls Irish home going tale and Bertillon brain note
Frances J. Kilkenny, Chicago organizer of the Irish home going movement, recalls his early American struggles including a lawn mowing venture and an escaped dog incident. The piece also reports on Dr. Alphonse Bertillon heir to a large brain, dissected by Dr. Manonvrier, weighing 1525 grams despite prior anemia.
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Francis J. Kilkenny
America
Scientiet
Alphonse Bertillon
Paris
None of Your Business Card Trick in Print Shop
A young man asks the printer to strike off thousands of cards with the message None of your business in large type. He plans to use the cards to answer questions about a black eye by providing a brief, silent referral rather than words.
Misplaced Affection at North London Lamp Post
A man fined for drunk and disorderly behavior in North London sang at a lamp-post at about one in the morning. The magistrate asked what he was singing and the constable replied you made me love you. The dialogue contrasts certainty with life’s merry-go-round of expectations and regrets.
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London
Banished Ad Text Promotes Fletcher's Castoria
An old advertisement urges parents to use Fletcher's Castoria for infants and children. It emphasizes safety and a long history of use and includes language about a signature and the product being in use for over ninety years.
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Fletcher
Poets May Be Born Yet Liars Self-Made Say Ad S
A Baltimore American quote notes a witty exchange about fashion and honesty. The item mentions Putnam Fadeless Dyes promising lasting color and uses a playful line about poets versus liars.
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Walter Williams
Ll.d
Altmener
Free Holland’s Slave Islands
Indische Party
Kakebeeke
Timor
Joseph B. Bowles
Maj. S. Martin
Nis
Baltimore
Putnam
Adv
Bright
Indiana
Rincey
Dean
Buffalo
Milburn CO
W. N. UL
Lincoln
Pierce
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