America's Guarantee of Pearce With Japan
The author argues for strong Anglo American Japan ties and notes the U S Japan trade, stating Japan imported about one fourth of its foreign trade in 1905 and that U S Japan commerce underpins world peace. He praises Perry opening Japan and envisions further growth in trade to deepen alliance with Britain and Japan.
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America
Japan
Great Britain
Commodore Perry
Pacific
Atlantic
United States
United
Trade at Home, Strengthen Your Town and Morals
A longtime preacher urges rural residents to spend locally rather than via mail order to support the town’s economy and social fabric. He argues that spending at home sustains schools, doctors, and markets, and binds neighbors in mutual obligation, contrasting it with the city’s temptations and moral risks.
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Germany
Prosperity and Public Service Pay Debate
The article argues that national prosperity boosts private sector wages and makes public service pay seem low. It notes civil service efficiency raises private job appeal, leading to fewer applicants and harder retention. Proposed fixes include better pay, automatic raises, and reclassification of government salaries, especially for postal workers.
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Postal Service
Ginnor a Valuable Human Asset
Humor aids serious work by heightening appreciation from leaders. Noting Lincoln Roosevelt and Mark Twain as great humorists, the piece argues true humor spans pathos and laughter. It cautions against monomania and shallow, fleeting wit that fails to be lasting.
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Lincoln
Roosevelt
Mark Twain
Jennings Worships Its Auto In Local Jest
Comic quip frames Jennings as obsessed with a car, a Judge notes the town’s idolatry of machinery. The remark reflects village humor and a critique of material emphasis amid daily life.
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Jennings
The Mugger's Attendants in the Field
A writer in the London Field describes spotting a crocodile 27 or 28 feet long and nearby five or six small crocodiles acting as bodyguards. An old Cawnpore resident says they serve as guards, warning of danger to their overlord.
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London
Cawnpore
The Vegetable Treatment Cyclone Blood Purifier Prescription
An old advertisement urges readers with blood disorders to mix Fluid Extract Dandelion Compound Karyon Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla and take teaspoonful doses after meals and at night. Sold by pharmacies, the remedy claims to gently purify and restore blood and relieve rheumatism and chronic backache in some cases.
Penmanship Revival Becomes Arts and Crafts Spotlight
A renaissance in penmanship appears in exhibitions as manuscript pages and books in uncial forms gain prominence. The revived craft blends writing and illustration, with illuminations showing minute decoration rivaling old masters, while some writers focus on script as art rather than text. May the best you wish for be the worst you get.
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Arts and Crafts
Postum Contest Offers Cash Prizes for Honest Letters
A 1907 advertising promotion invites readers to submit truthful letters about coffee to Postum Cereal Co. Prizes include 525 cash awards ranging from 1 to 10 dollars and require prior Postum use. Judges from outside the company will decide, with a June 1 deadline and Battle Creek Michigan address.
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Postum
Postum Cereal Co., Ltd
Postum. Cereal Co., Ltd
Battle’ Creek, Mich
Not Expected to Live Cured by Favorite Remedy in 1878
A Petersburg New York man cured of kidney disease by Dr David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy in 1878 is still living in good health after twenty eight years. The advertisement claims thousands cured and offers free sample bottles by mail with full name and address. Large bottles priced at one dollar at druggists.
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C. W. Brown
Petersburg
N. Y
David Kennedy
Brown
Rondout
Admired Statesman's Stature
A German journalist visiting Washington praised Secretary Taft for his stature and influence in the national legislature. He then noticed Representative Sulloway, remarking he is larger than any man in the imperial guards and deserving of a lengthy letter. Minds of too many men are filled with useless knowledge.
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Washington
Taft
Congressman Sulloway
New Hampshire
Uhlan Guards
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Via
Ginnor
Decorao
Decorat
Buffalo Oil Paint
Varnish Co
Buffalo
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Ottawa
H. M. Williams
Law Building
Toledo
Ohio
W.t.rawleigh
Freeport
Ill
Dwiggies Wire Fence CO
Anderson, Ind
Spe
Crow
M. V. Richards
Southern Ry
Mobile & Ohio R. R
D.C. C
Chase
West
Chemical
St. Louis
Watson E. Coleman
Ney
Washington, D. C
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