Newspapers-Malayan Saturday Post-1924 to 1928
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Newspaper title | Issue id | Issue date | Edition | Page id | Page number | Article id | Article title | Article text 1st50words | Contributor |
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| Malayan Saturday Post | malayansatpost19240126-1 | 26 January 1924 | 1 | malayansatpost19240126-1.1.1 | 1 | malayansatpost19240126-1.2.1 | Masthead | The Malayan Saturday Post ILLUSTRATED 77.e of/ yru/ lt UV t >A7y Paper ir. .*/t;%a. Published every Saturday. Vol. I. Nol SINGAPORE, JANUARY 26, 1924. Price 25 Cents. | NA |
| Malayan Saturday Post | malayansatpost19240126-1 | 26 January 1924 | 1 | malayansatpost19240126-1.1.1 | 1 | malayansatpost19240126-1.2.2.1 | Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 | Get your b by weighed Gratis H J =^h^~ All the advice y° u squire V allJ ____si as____. a s._^_^ i a ____i____b _rf V. f l_t-irL-----T JM i M e^.^BrWT-jT^eS __i _I_^_____rn I K*T-_-tSß^jl .1 cP*ft "tfey mT as*w .H^HIR _^<__* I y£j wil^find "ip r I J*X | NA |
| Malayan Saturday Post | malayansatpost19240126-1 | 26 January 1924 | 1 | malayansatpost19240126-1.1.2 | 2 | malayansatpost19240126-1.2.3.1 | Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 | Mc ALISTER Co., Ltd.l (incorporated ln the Straits Settlements) I.— CORONA'S seventeen yeai '1' service your best guarantee of its reliability market-tin 1906, it is the only Portable Typewr-" which h. withstood the Test of Time 2— lt is the simplest of all ypewriters, a for that reason seldom needs | NA |
| Malayan Saturday Post | malayansatpost19240126-1 | 26 January 1924 | 1 | malayansatpost19240126-1.1.3 | 3 | malayansatpost19240126-1.2.4.1 | Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 | Lonicnis. Illustrations "i» Pa^es ">, »> t 13, ig. I'u.e 4 Sport* Paoi 9. News off the World. 1'a«;e 10 Le^al NewPack 19. The Labour Party. PlOl 14. Insurance Against Crime. The Bodftl Evil. Paoi 15 A Tragedy of Spring. Sparklet of the week. Paoi lo Bishop Biekley. PlOl 19. | NA |
| Malayan Saturday Post | malayansatpost19240126-1 | 26 January 1924 | 1 | malayansatpost19240126-1.1.3 | 3 | malayansatpost19240126-1.2.4.2 | Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 | INDEX TO PRINCIPAL ADVERTISERS. Front Page. Meaeia Nest!- a: Angln Swiss Con- J dens .i Milk ('-...—Lactogen. Philip Thayer fe Co.,— Peppermint Chewing Sweet. The Stan. lani Oil Co., Socony Motor Oil Page '2. McAlister fe Co., Lt.i.,— Motor Car Tyre« fe Tubes. Hut:eiib»eh, Li/arus k Sons. Ltd —Sunlight Soap | NA |
| Malayan Saturday Post | malayansatpost19240126-1 | 26 January 1924 | 1 | malayansatpost19240126-1.1.3 | 3 | malayansatpost19240126-1.2.4.3 | Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 | (ieuerai Fleet ric Co., Ltd.— Osram Q K C. (Jar-Held Lamps Robinaou a: Co., Ltd. Tennis ienna Cafe. Confectioners and Caterers. AI. Alohamed Dulfakir Co. Books and Periodicals Ornamental Tile Works. Concrete Drains etc. Al Manjoor Baiboo. Gent's Outfitter. Leo D. Qoaling Co. Aitken's Falkirk Ales Colonial Motor Co Fiat | NA |
| Malayan Saturday Post | malayansatpost19240126-1 | 26 January 1924 | 1 | malayansatpost19240126-1.1.3 | 3 | malayansatpost19240126-1.2.4.4 | Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 | Oriental Hotel 77, BRAS BASAH ROAD, SINCAPORE. Centrally Situated. Ideal Service. Grill Room and Cafe Adjoining the Dining Room. Large And Well Furnished Rooms, With Private Baths, Electric Lights And Fans Attached. Excellent Cuisine Under European Supervision. Tel. No. 1986. | NA |
| Malayan Saturday Post | malayansatpost19240126-1 | 26 January 1924 | 1 | malayansatpost19240126-1.1.4 | 4 | malayansatpost19240126-1.2.5 | SPORT OF THE WEEK. | SPORT OF THE WEEK. "ARGUS." A REVIEW AND COMMENTARY. BY Anticlimax That was the fate awaiting the eagerly anticipated Malaya Cup rugger final at Kuala Lumpur last Saturday. Thc big battalions of Singapore and Selangor were in opposition, having made harks of all their foes in the earlier rounds. Once | " ARGUS |
| Malayan Saturday Post | malayansatpost19240126-1 | 26 January 1924 | 1 | malayansatpost19240126-1.1.4 | 4 | malayansatpost19240126-1.2.6 | GOLF AS GUIDE TO CRITIC. | GOLF AS GUIDE TO CRITIC. At a Company meeting held in> Colombo recently, a .-hare-holder neefaced bis criticism of the Directors iu the following terms I do not rappoea I shall be allowed to go very far before lam ruled out of i oruer, so I will proceed 0 n | NA |
| Malayan Saturday Post | malayansatpost19240126-1 | 26 January 1924 | 1 | malayansatpost19240126-1.1.5 | 5 | malayansatpost19240126-1.2.7 | SULTAN OF SELANGOR | SULTAN OF SELANGOR -"-bi.ee Ce.ebretions at Klang. rh kwenty^fth anniversary of the <* H.ghness BolUo A, Qeluman Mud, Belabor u;ls celebrated al i;, slll i;lst ln())ii)i '"'I Oriental aplenduur. H ,J High Commiaaioaer Sir Uure «ce Oudlemard who .tended ihe fn^o«iboieteetimony to J High-"'•-devotion lotheBlateof Belabor ""J «he welfare of | NA |
Column legend
| Title | Column name | Data type | Unit of measure | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newspaper title | newspaper_title | Text | - | Title of newspaper |
| Issue id | issue_id | Text | - | Issue ID |
| Issue date | issue_date | Text | - | Issue date |
| Edition | edition | Text | - | Edition |
| Page id | page_id | Text | - | Page ID |
| Page number | page_number | Text | - | Page number |
| Article id | article_id | Text | - | Article ID |
| Article title | article_title | Text | - | Title of article |
| Article text 1st50words | article_text_1st50words | Text | - | First 50 words of the article text |
| Contributor | contributor | Text | - | Contributor- an entity that made contributions to the article |
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.import requests base_url = "https://data.gov.sg/api/action/datastore_search" url = base_url + "?resource_id=d_a96e4adfcdcd7a168a95a59fca64da60" response = requests.get(url) print(response.json())
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