Yuan Shih Kai portrayed as China’s sole stabilizing leader
A Far Eastern Review piece argues Yuan Shih Kai saved China by negotiating crucial loans and resisting imperial pressure. It contends Western critics misjudge his actions, crediting him with traitorous deeds while praising his role in preserving Chinese assets and stability amid Manchu collapse and Japan pressure.
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Sun Yat Sen
Yuan
Dr. Sun
Nanking
W. H. Donald
Far Eastern Review
Yuan Shih Kai
Chou Tzu Chi
Liang Shib Yi
Donald
China
Japan
Russia
Mongolia
Tibet
Manchuria
Queen Mary Acts as De Facto Sovereign Amid King’s Illness
The New York Tribune reports Queen Mary has taken on chief official duties for King George while he is confined to his room. A Privy Council commission once handled duties, but the Queen now receives cabinet audiences and department dispatches, and comments freely on military and diplomatic affairs. Her scrutiny at the War Office contributed to the resignation of a senior official tasked with curbing extravagance.
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Mary
England
New York Tribune
George
India
Lord Stamfordham
War Office
Eastern voters may seek Kansas residency for enfranchisement
A letter to Governor Capper from Harriet Stanton Blatch of the New York Woman's Political Union says wealthy New York and New Jersey women plan to register as voters in Kansas or other western states. It notes they could spend time aiding Iowa campaigns and that six months of residency need not be actual before election day if intent to establish legal residence is declared. Mina Van Winkle of New Jersey also plans to establish residency in Kansas to vote in the next presidential election.
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New York
New Jersey
Kansas
Guv Capper
Harriet Stanton Blatch
The
Woman's Political Union of
Kansan
Iowa
Capper
Mina van Winkle
Woman’s Political Union of
Five women inspectors certified for New York street cleaning
Five women inspectors for the New York City street cleaning department were certified last week. The Evening Post notes this as the first time women have been certified by the Municipal Civil Service Commission for the department. The inspectors are Elma C. Cray Eva Walzer Eileen O. Rossa Anna Murphy and Helen M. McNamara. Salary is $1200 a year.
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New York City
the Evening Post
Municipal Civil Service Commission
Department of
Fetherston
New York
Elma C. Cray
Eva Walzer
Eileen O. Rossa
Anna Murphy
Helen M. McNamara
Young Chicago woman grows and sells unique Christmas greens
Elsie Shuenemann, a part owner of a farm near Chicago, ships Christmas greens from a sailing vessel tied at South Water Street market. She operates from the deck stall and a cabin office, selling to buyers as she ships in a few years. The Rural New Yorker notes she has sold over 1 000 tons of the crop from her family farm.
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Chicago
Elsie Shuenemann
Woman’s Influence Question Sparks Laugh in Conversation
A man asked Miss Kate Devereux Blake if a woman gains more by indirect influence on her husband than by voting. She replied with a witty quip comparing it to leaving baking powder in a can, prompting laughter from the audience.
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Kate Devereux Blake
Jad Salts Kidney Health Claim Ad
An old advertisement extols Jad Salts as a remedy for kidney trouble. It links uric acid from meat to overworked kidneys and suggests drinking water and four ounces of Jad Salts daily to flush waste and restore normal kidney activity. It promotes Jad Salts as safe, inexpensive, and widely sold by pharmacists and druggists.
Sage and Sulphur Compound Restores Gray Hair Color
An old remedy Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur Compound is sold in drug stores for about 50 cents. It promises natural darkening of gray hair with a sponge or brush, producing a glossy youthful look while disclaiming disease treatment.
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Wyeth
Old-Time Cold Cure Tea Promoted in Pharmacy
An old time remedy encourages Hamburg Brust Thee tea for colds. A tablespoonful brewed in boiling water and drunk daily supposedly opens pores and relieves congestion while loosening bowels to break a cold. Described as inexpensive, vegetable, safe, and harmless.
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Hamburg
St Jacob Oil Promises Quick Rheumatism Relief
Advertorial style claim urges readers to rub St Jacob Oil on painful joints to quickly relieve rheumatism. It emphasizes non internal treatment, skin safe use, and the promise of ending pain within moments, with a 25 cent bottle sold at drug stores.
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St. Jacobs
St Jacob
Ely's Cream Balm Head Cold Relief Ad
Your cold in head or catarrh disappears. Your clogged nostrils will open and you can breathe freely. Get a small bottle of Ely's Cream Balm from your druggist and apply a little in your nostrils. It soothes and heals the swollen mucous membrane, giving instant relief. Head colds yield like magic.
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Ely
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