No plays of Japan’s No theater rise to fame and lore
Professor Richard L. Garner returns from Africa where he studied apes with a phonograph camera and cage to protect him. He asserts the No drama shaped by Ashikaga and Tokugawa eras, with pieces like Takasago and Pakasago expressing wedlock and immortality. The piece notes ghosts, Buddhism, and the art’s cultural weight, and mentions Garner’s ape language work and a talking ape named Susie as his hopeful pupil.
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Yoshimana
Achikaga
Hideyoshi
Napoleon
Japan
Theokugawa
Washington
Richard L. Garner
America
Afria
Arnor
Garner
Tis
Africa
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Susie
Silly Bits From The Silver Messenger Column
A quirky jumble of wry observations and puns on public life. Notes touch on King Menelik, Newport fashion, football doctors, uprisings, scandals, Kaiser Bill, wealth returning home, airship travel, and jokes about war, politics, and culture. It weaves humorous vignettes about daily life, fashion, science, and newspapers.
Philippine witchcraft beliefs spread across Pampanga towns
A Manila Times report summarizes an investigator's communication on widespread Pampangan belief in Magcalums, bodily rituals that allegedly harm others through a neck-focused effect. The account notes skepticism among educated residents but references specific cases.
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Lubav
Macabebe
Pusantol
Trusty Victim and a Factory Closure Tale
A fragmented historical exchange hints at a trust claimed as a victim, a factory closure tied to a wife’s workplace, and a travel note about a garden visit in New York. Abe mentions peaches, while Hiram questions what is raised there.
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Bloz
Knox
Hia
Abe
New York
Hiram
Gosh
Not Guilty. The Barber Touts Hair Tonic Claim
The barber touts a special hair tonic while the Victlina denies its effect, saying the tonic was not the cause of the issue. The exchange suggests a courtroom or trial atmosphere with a taunt about hair loss remedies.
Farewell Tour Confounds The Stage Legend
A famed actress dismisses retirement rumors saying the current journey is only a farewell tour. She notes the public notice of her status but reassures fans that her presence remains on stage despite the page and chatter.
Not Always True In Old Saying Asks Savings Debate
A student of old sayings cites a maxim about stitches and saving nine. A man with a pocket note counters that protection failed here, noting he saved only $8.50. The exchange frames a caution about overreliance on proverbs in everyday budgeting.
Rattle of Queen Charlotte Islanders Shocks Visitors
A Vancouver report describes a Queen Charlotte Islands rattle, carved by Hat das in native festivals. The dancing percussion creates uproar with many rattles at once, noting the Halas carvings as rugged yet skilled. Islands lie off British Columbia in the Pacific Ocean.
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Queen Charlotte Islands
British Columbia
Vancouver
B. C
Pacific Ocean
Reporters Target Fire Rescue Clubhouse Tale
Reggy and Devaie Baten Reggy-Dah Jove recount being insulted by reporters after firemen saved them from a clubhouse blaze. The account headline reads A Few Things Saved, but Nothing of Value, prompting frustration and demand for better treatment of the rescue story.
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Devaie Baten
Cyril
Doans Kidney Pills Enduring Cure Cited by Veteran Clown
An old time circus figure Tony Agier of Winfield Kansas recalls contracting kidney trouble in the war and enduring years of backache and urinary distress. He credits Doan's Kidney Pills for a permanent cure now in his 83rd year. Also a humorous exchange shows a child’s playful take on grown men and heaven.
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Agier
Tony Parker
Dean
Winfield
Kans
Doan
Doan's
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Wasted Fortune on Skin Trouble Ends in Cure
A woman recalls seven years of severe itching spreading from knees to toes, costly physician visits, and hospital treatments with no relief. After trying many medicines she used Cuticura Soap, Ointment, and Pills, reporting complete remission of inflammation. A second testimony from Mortis Sachs mentions his sister-in-law Bertha Sachs and her cure, followed by a legal marriage vow question about wifely obedience.
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Bertha Sachs
Second Ave
New York
N. Y
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