Women Hold the Key to Island Property and Commerce
A Manila era article credits Filipino women with strong property management and ruthless rents, noting they dominate leases and foreclosures when men falter. It profiles a Pampanga trader who built a $15,000 gold fortune by rice trading and credit, highlighting women’s practical, fearless business sense and steadfast domestic roles in Philippine society.
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Fox
Manila
Pampanga
Here
Jose
Saies
Tondo
Jodgers
Hersel
Philippines
Frederick W. Eddy
Newfoundlands Farmland Tale From Ainslee's Magazine
Norman Duncan paints Newfoundland gardens and soil as a living archive of labor and longing. Ainslee's Magazine vignette follows a fisher man-farmer and a Maine seed parcel, revealing how English soil blooms anew in rugged Newfoundland plots.
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Norman Duncan
Ainslee
Newfoundland
Phoebe
Exploits
England
New York
White Bay
Tom Butts
Maine
Tom
Postponed births and deaths in Lyons Eagle note
Lyons Eagle jokes that due to crowded columns many birth and death notices were postponed this week while philosophy claims fixed timing. Kansas City Journal reports the wry observation about schedule delays and editorial constraints in publishing notices.
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Kansas City Journal
Lyons Eagle
Kansas
Mongol Nomads and Women In Hochot Trade District
A forced march brings the travel party to Teha-Siba, a chief trading village in Hochot under Lan-Chou authority. Mongol nomads live near settled Tha-Siba towns, engaging in extensive wool and hide trade with Lan-Chou and Ho-Chou merchants. Polygamy is common among Salar tribes, with women playing key roles in commerce and household management. Mongol appearance includes tall stature, high cheekbones, and colorful dress centered on long robes, jewelry, and leg bracelets. Religious life varies, with Buddhist and Mohammedan influences coexisting alongside indigenous rites and divination, reflecting diverse beliefs among Mongol groups in the region.
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Co. J. Reid
Teha-Siba
Hochot
Lan-Chou
Techa-Siba
Ho-Chou
Hoang-Ho
Tcha-Siba
Tha-Siba
Teh-Siba
Tchong-Siba
Kansuh
Rockhill
Tchong- Siba
Skeleton as Frame for Individual Cult Beliefs
A fragment contends that belief systems serve as skeletons for personal cults shaped by individual taste, implying that devotion binds to subjective fancy rather than universal doctrine. The passage emphasizes the pliable nature of creed, adaptable to each seeker’s preferences and temperament.
Church Debt Raising and Oyster Stew Debate
Davis Cook challenges church fund raising plans for debt relief, arguing worship must stay separate from fundraising. He criticizes oyster suppers fairs and concerts as worldly distractions, urging members to contribute directly from pockets to service funding. The talk ends with his pledge to donate as others reflect on the plan.
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Bluitt
Brown
Wilkins
Holy Land
Puella Bluitt
Davis Cook
Rose
Davis
David
Devis
Breaking a Dollar Bills Breaks the Habit of Economy
The New Orleans Times Democrat laments the practice of breaking bills, arguing it fuels impulse spending and loss of financial discipline. It notes how even small changes in cash value tempt purchases at saloons, candy stores, and other outlets, eroding respect for money and the economy.
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New Orleans Times- Democrat
Fhal
Ohio girl survives electrocution attempt in Columbus
A fragmentary report notes an Ohio girl escaped death after an electrocution incident in Columbus. The item mentions consolation from The Washington Post and an undertaker, with brief, unclear references to hope for the future.
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Washingon Post
Ohio
Columbus
Insure with Indians German S Sopare caps street
A fragmented ledger note mentions insure with Indians, German S Sopare, and events on a street, implying dangers from fire, tornado and explosion.
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