Laughing Japanese rifle expert charms San Francisco era readers
In foggy Oakland the humorous feature of Japanese shooting galleries is explored. A Japanese woman Suzukita demonstrates rapid rifle shooting at swinging targets, drawing crowds with lively display and colorful signage. The piece notes local intrigue, gallery mechanics, and the blend of cultural spectacle with street life.
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San Franciso
San Francisco
Oakland
Columbia
Nippon
Einac
Toby Suztkite
Fallon
Saulls
Sds
Suift
Germany
Michime Foku Suzukita
Women in Japanese Shooting Gallery Move to Victory
Report describes Japanese women proving skilled with firearms in a shooting gallery. The piece notes their accuracy and speed, praising patriotism and determination, while reflecting on gender expectations and the drama of wartime spectacle.
Canadian Hare Blankets From North American Fur
Indigenous makers in Canada cure the fur of the Canadian hare to create seven foot long tubular strips. These strips are joined into a seven by seven foot blanket sewn with sinew. The process relies on women carving the strips and men trapping hares in the far north. The result is a light warm whiteness highly valued by Indians and rarely seen outside Canada.
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United States
Canada
Mont de Plete
France
Mont de Piete
Wir
Fes
Omier
Mont de Piste
A Quaint Swiss Custom Observed in Zurich Festivities
In Zurich, Swiss folk celebrate winter’s end with the sechse lauten festival. A procession of 1000 children in costumes escorts a spring goddess to the lakes, where the winter effigy Boege is burned amid torches and fireworks. Guilds display in open guildhouses, and the city enjoys evening entertainments.
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Springfield Repubiican
William Tell
Finas
Zurich
Boege
Three Stones of Keverne and Saint Just’s Missing Cup
In Cornwall between Helston and Marazion the field named Tremen Keverne recalls the tale of three iron ark stones said to have been hauled from Crowza Downs after a dispute between St Keverne and St Just. The giants like St Keverne pursued, stones were thrown, the cup dropped, and the stones remained as witnesses.
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Pull Mall
St Germaes
Helston
Marazior
Cornwall
Tremen-Keverne
Keverne
Crowza Downs
St Keverne
St Germoe
St Just
Beverne
Life of a New York Lad and the Theater Troupe
A Brooklyn scene near Borough Hall shows actors filming a heroic rescue as a trolley nearly strikes a woman. The crew promotes the American Vitagraph Company’s work as dramatic entertainment and comments on cinema as a mix of real events and staged tricks. It ends with a long, wandering note about mishaps and the unpredictable nature of accidents.
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Broadway
Magazin
Borough Hall
Brooklyn
American Vitagraph Company
New York
Long Island
A Cruel Insinuation
A brief column mocks a local figure as a press agent and jokes about his past job, noting the punch line about his shift into the hot air engine business. The dialogue hints at community gossip and local personas without detailing specifics.
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Battimors
Qo Jerkins
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