Americans and foreigners mingle in travel tales
A traveler recounts encounters in Japan, Britain, and New Zealand, comparing manners, etiquette, and cultural quirks. Stories thread through hosting in Tokyo, London rehearsal for a queen, Maori nose gestures, and American briskness in galleries and elevators, ending with a note on Americanized politeness.
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Japan
Tokyo
San Francisco
Furagawa
London
Queen Alexandra
Trenity
Eileen Fanning
Howe
Buckingham Pilace
Tina
Plor
Hamburg
Yiel
Hisaian
Maine
Te Detrd
Uncle Nikloviteh
Aroos
Niklovitel
Expert Salesman Pats Wall Paper Nerve
A humorous tale contrasts two salesmen in a home decor scene in which Mr Nearby advises wallpaper buyers to seek expert help. The article promotes selling skills that educate customers, positioning the right advisor as essential to matching goods with needs and easing buyer anxiety.
Do It Yourself Runway Coop From Old Box Materials
A simple chicken run and coop built from an old box and scrap boards provides a sturdy, cheap enclosure. Assemble a tunnel from a common packing box, add a slanted door and netted top, and store upright in winter to last for seasons.
Automatic drinking fountains for farm poultry use
The article explains a simple self filling drinking fountain principle for fowl. It describes inverted jugs and air exposure that stop flow when water reaches the air, allowing a large reservoir to feed birds automatically, reducing daily hand watering. It notes many farms still manually carry water.
Strong Young Chicks Breeding and Rearing Advice
Practical poultry guidance on breeding strong stock, housing, feeding, and health. Emphasizes vermin control, clean water, ventilation, and careful chick feeding schedules to maximize profits. Advises on dusting hens, diagnosing droopy chicks, and using oil and lard as a remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Usder
Poultry House Construction and Good Fowl Health Tips
The text advises keeping the poultry house dry and well built to prevent moisture entering, providing dust for fowls to burrow in to reduce lice, and cautioning against buying fowls from diseased areas. It also notes orchard, alfalfa, or cotton fields should be within two miles of an apiary, with shorter distances preferred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orst
Iit
Mark Twain on Money and Midas Myths
The passage cites Mark Tefani criticizing the misuses of money and the belief money is meant to roll. It contrasts the view of money as fat assets stuck and the reality of veteran gold diggers living modestly. An anecdote from an Australian port shows a porter refuse a bribe, refusing three gold coins for lugage help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Tefani
Hough
Almple
Mie Agdla
Unclear City Debate Echoes Through Public Meeting
Fragmentary lines reveal a tense public discussion on ethics and honesty. Phrases reference calling out honesty and commandments, suggesting a debate about integrity or property rights amid noisy exchanges. Names, places, and event details are unreadable in the OCR snippet.
His Quick Recovery
Mrs Oldcastle praises Dr Goodleigh’s return to the pulpit after his hospital stay. She frets about an appendectomy and fears a lengthy recovery, while their hostess attributes his faster rebound to steady progress and a gleaming diamond stud phonograph marks the moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Oldcastle
Dr. Goodleigh
Agai
The Objects of Her Feelings Patrick Comic Verse
A humorous Stinday Magazine piece features Widow O Leary professing deep unrequited love for Patrick. He replies that Casey the barber would sweep her feelings into his dustpan, if she were in his shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick
O'Leary
Adamanne Patrick
Casey
Stinday Magazine
The Lydia E. Pinkham Vegetable Compound Ad
An old newspaperette-style appeal extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for female ailments. It cites testimonials from Mrs. P Ellsworth and Mrs. W P Boyd, claiming relief from heavy periods, pains, and weakness. The ad invites women to write for advice, presenting the product as a trusted, long standing remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia
Pinkham
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Bob
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Provider
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Miss Bright
Uim
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Mark Twain
Penn
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