The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-01-16
PAPERS FROM SHANGHAI.

Ilmes goes regularly every week Ia
DR.. w. J, Isenman, he keeps In
touch with his old home, and no
doubt enjoys this weekly letter. He
has sent us a registered package
OF papers published in Shanghai,
which has just been received, and
1t is surprising To see the kind Of
papers. The English speaking pop
ulation must he very large to sup.
port 50 many papers.
The largest, evideptly, is the
Daily China Press, which is $40 Il
| year, and the Sunday edition is
somewhat similar to our own Sun.
day papers, In being issued in three
sections. 1t claims the largest cir
culation of any foreign daily In the
Far East. II contained In the No.
vember n number long editorial
from the New York Times on Presi-
dent-elect Wilson's policies. The
Republican Advocate, in it's first
volume, the present number being
vol. /, No. A,'is published weekly at
the price of only So per annum. No.
tice the only. 1t is n high class
magazine in every respect, dealing
with the local and general news
from all over the world, and Of
course very much devoted to China 5
interests. The China Weekly is II
social aud family journal, dealing
with receptions, engagements and
all the things that delight the So
cially inclined as well as much gem
eral news. The National Review is
II weekly and the Cosmopolitan is Il
quarterly, all worthy Of patronage.
The advertising is such rs is seen
in American newspapers. Two New
York Insurance Companies carry
advertisements in nearly all these
journals. Many kinds of beers hold
an important place, as do also pat
ent medicines There are moving
picture shows with vaudeville. The
theatres aud concerts begin at q
n'cIock poonIo m. ,,e s,,,o h,-
sidcrat" creatures the world over,
/ for the Cosmopolitan contained a
Scoring nf tl,so ro,rIo VIII, o,,,o
late and interrupt and disturb the
carly comers by their hahblc and
|rnstl. Thrr, .nr, ,,,,,.Ln,.l. ,.,
being the Astrr House Hotel There
were important races in Shanghai
which are fully illustrated.
The Y. NJ. C.. 4. has large fnI-
I lowing and much space was Given
to Il convention that was to be- held
in pakiug the middle of December.
to which Delegates were expected
/ from II principal cities nud g3 col.
legr- and institutions of lr,ruiu,
II Wa, said that some ur the dele
gate, would require Il months trial
by hand and sea To- rcarh Pckiur and
that railroad and stpn,u Shius would
give reduced rate, for the comyru.
tiou.
rh. Chinese are optimistic and
are aalr To- So" good u mnny things
thm seem calumitir, For nriu.iaurn.
fir, at Canton with A loss of .ll..
0DUnul was commented un as Ln,iup.
plar.i 81 acres of vacant ground for
Improvement
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"Nirnour WINS pi,,r h,. ,lo L;i,o,,
Douunt.r. il, mid dnrr,.ir ,,r.a ,,,,J
in wnirh Mrs. Isomop ,ool; tho land.
inc r,rt rh,so u.I.,. morn. .,.,,,..,..,,
with Nrs Ise,,,,,., l.ti,,L,,,, -.
when .ho visited !, Eorn,in,,o, In
onnrsci,te tho r,lloui,, ro,ia. -
her which apne,rnd IN oro tha ,a'
ners.
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rattan NJ Mrs Ison,,a,,s narsa.,,,
ance corsidorirc ,Ln, ,.o 49, a,'i.,
amateurs II is nern,issih,o 70 ,naaa
our nortor,,oroa. -. A., -,
''e"P"'"'' anu aS such II ~ not TOO
much 10 say that In Mrs. lsenman