Opportunities Neglected by American Merchants in Japan Trade
Tokio dispatch notes American buyers dominate Japan’s external purchases yet Americans miss growth by not expanding efforts. Trade figures show U S drift in iron and steel, machinery, and rail supplies, while the United States remains top supplier of tea, raw silk, and porcelains. Germany and Britain press advances in nails, chemicals, cotton goods, and small machinery, urging stronger reciprocal effort by American merchants.
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Indianapolis Journal
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Japan Trade Figures Reveal Home Market Gaps and US Gaps
A 1901 trade portrait shows imports from Britain India and the Philippines dominating Japan’s imports while exports favor the United States Great Britain and Germany. Americans lag in many sectors though some push in oil, tobacco, weaving machinery and locomotives shows potential. Japanese demand centers on raw silk coal and sugar with large regional trade from Belgium France and Hong Kong noted.
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American Tobacco Company
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October Gypsy Awakening Through Autumn’s Lush Landscape
Emma Carleton captures a vivid October scene in New Albany, detailing golden foliage, ripening fruits, and woodland creatures along Florence Greene’s woods. The prose celebrates the gypsy lure of October, blending nature’s pageant with quiet rural labor and a dog named Sheppy enjoying the sun and streams.
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Emma Carleton
New Albany
Japanese Commerce Hint in Western Markets
Frederick W. Eddy argues that shelves should mirror Western practices for American goods. Commercial travelers could educate locals, enabling sales houses to be established that push European firms out of competition. The Japanese, he says, are friendly and ready to form ties with American merchants, awaiting advances to favor them.
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Frederick W. Eddy
Training Hunting Dogs Without Force by Edward C Dickman
Edward C Dickman, famed acrobat, trains dogs for hunting using a force system without whip or suasion. He emphasizes early but not premature training, breed quality, kind treatment, and precise commands for retrieving, charging, and quartering in the field.
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Bob White
Edward Co. Dickman
Mr. Dickman
Duke
Withal
Hospitality in the Garden and Bird Friendly Feasts
A garden hosting many birds shows how to provide year round safe feeding. Fresh baths, gourds filled with seeds, cocoanuts, sunflowers and fruit trees draw cardinals chickadees titmice and wrens. Winter care includes suet and water basins for thirsty birds. Elizabeth Nunemaker Good Housekeeping.
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Barna
Elizabeth Nunemacher
Local Freight Yards Congested Amid Great Business Activity
Local freight yards are crowded due to heavy business, with little space available to meet Indianapolis trade requirements. Industry officials warn the shortage could slow shipments and strain rail capacity.
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