Peddler Returns in Odd Neighborhood Tale
A Chicago News item recounts a recurring pack peddler who visits a household across a field, unloading a vast array of dry goods and hardware while the narrator and family, amused and exasperated, navigate the encounter. The scene unfolds at mealtime as the weary seller catalogs wares, only to depart with nothing finally purchased.
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Ozark Mountains
Philadelphia
Ilinois
Flo
Legio
Alphon'80
Royal Chickens of Japan Described by Enthusiast
Mr L J De Courcey of Yokota praises the royal family's chickens as the most beautiful and extraordinary. He notes they are famed for long tall feathers. a full grown rooster’s tail can reach twenty feet in length with a deep blue stride.
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Japan
Dr A W Chave Kidney and Liver Pills Cure Sketches
A testimonial states kidney and liver pills from Dr A W Chave cured long standing kidney disease. The writer from Lodi Wisconsin describes severe pain and back ache easing after taking the pills, noting sediment in urine disappeared and relief began after one dose. The account emphasizes combined liver and bowel action as key to the cure.
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A.W. Chave
Reforming the Head Hunters of the Solomon Islands
A note on changing customs in the Solomon Islands where young men abandon headhunting for copra. Some islanders amass wealth from coconut oil while elders mock the shift as traders. The piece contrasts old and new professions among the communities in the south Pacific.
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South Pacific
New Guinea
South Seas
London Standard
Plays and Players in Europe and London Theatrical Moves
Maude Adams tours principal capitals of Europe with Pinefore revived in London to crowded houses. Next spring George M. Cohan heads to London with The Yankee Prince opening in March. Desmond Kelly engaged by Charles Frohman as leading woman with Marie Doro in The Rickest Girl. Countess Nancy is the title of a new play by Booth Tarkington and T Mar ry TL Wilson for May Robson. Stella Tracey, seen in The Soul Kiss, now stars in The Three Twine.
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Maude Adams
Europe
Pinefore
London
George M. Cohan
Yankee Prince
Desmond Kelly
Charles Frohman
Marie Doro
Nancy
Booth Tarkington
TL. Wilson
May Robson
Stella Tracey
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