Newspapers-Straits Echo-1915 to 1918
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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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| Straits Echo | straitsecho19150102-1 | 2 January 1915 | 1 | straitsecho19150102-1.1.1 | 1 | straitsecho19150102-1.2.1 | Masthead | Straits Echo UmCMUEOF fiVEIT’S. USC< ;.ATIK6 TKBOliiilisiUT THE >TB «TS, TUI FEDERATED SSALAV STATES, AND IHE FAR HAST TV VOL. 13. $24 Per Aaaum PENANG, SAJL’U KUAY, 2nd JANUARY, 1915. Single €097, HI ccnii N 1 | NA |
| Straits Echo | straitsecho19150102-1 | 2 January 1915 | 1 | straitsecho19150102-1.1.1 | 1 | straitsecho19150102-1.2.2.1 | Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 | WHEN ORDERING SPECIFY t "Dog Head Stout.” u Vi-i S' V* k\ shn EAU It is Strengthening and Invigorating. S*l«Aicatt: HANG Uit Ponn.H''! A hu'xloi liHnipu r ■■■□aaDDDiiiiiaaQQQQ llllK nuoann Georgetown Motor Garage 7 A Penang Road. Due to arrive by a steamer. One 5 Seater EMPIRE CAR AS ILLUS | NA |
| Straits Echo | straitsecho19150102-1 | 2 January 1915 | 1 | straitsecho19150102-1.1.1 | 1 | straitsecho19150102-1.2.2.2 | Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 | -fia* Do A 4 nlhMOi i s ?>, j *-SJsrf s 2 e Jr *5 ss> a •o -I I w: O -2 a t* W SaU AftrnO: Tf JG LEE S’ CO., 2 r.AAnf JV* -k \la *4.UiJ>'J«r. J BjkliUll.lt.UJi t| |1 | NA |
| Straits Echo | straitsecho19150102-1 | 2 January 1915 | 1 | straitsecho19150102-1.1.2 | 2 | straitsecho19150102-1.2.3 | The Doctor’s Bottle. | The Doctor’s Bottle. THEKAPEUriCVAI.CE OF MYSTERY. What the Patient Wants. There is current a belief that the “doctor’s bottle” is übout to follow the dodo and the great auk into extinction. No gieatei mistake could possibly be made 81 lung as humanity Continues to demand a sign for its healing, | NA |
| Straits Echo | straitsecho19150102-1 | 2 January 1915 | 1 | straitsecho19150102-1.1.2 | 2 | straitsecho19150102-1.2.4 | German Espionage in England. | German Espionage in England. Misleading Information. A German officer interned with some other pri-oners of war in South Ireland (writes the London correspondent of an \n.eric.au paper) has given to R the Eog li-h officer iu charge of the prisoners some I informal 1. n which throws an interesting on | NA |
| Straits Echo | straitsecho19150102-1 | 2 January 1915 | 1 | straitsecho19150102-1.1.2 | 2 | straitsecho19150102-1.2.5 | Widows’ Pensions inJapan. | Widows’ Pensions inJapan. The precept that widows should not marry again has for centuries been a tim -honoured one in this couutry as in Chiua. Though not followed in every case, it has held sway over the minds of many women. To be true to their dead husband, they have | NA |
| Straits Echo | straitsecho19150102-1 | 2 January 1915 | 1 | straitsecho19150102-1.1.2 | 2 | straitsecho19150102-1.2.6.1 | Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 | Whooping Cough. When vi'ut ci'ihl It 'S whooj: nir cou bo cartful to keep the coucl hwse »n*i expoctor tiuD easy bv g ving Cflntnberlain’e 11« medy as n.ay ls« r. quired. This remedy will also liquify ;Lo tough n ucub aud make it easier to expectorate. It has been | NA |
| Straits Echo | straitsecho19150102-1 | 2 January 1915 | 1 | straitsecho19150102-1.1.2 | 2 | straitsecho19150102-1.2.6.2 | Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 | AT LAST! TO-NIGHT! TO-NIGHT! AT LASTTC Iiv Special arrangpropot mad»* between M. P* Sales Aiency Lt L»ond it, andom«*’v-. GEORGE TOWN KlNi MA is now able to show the Penang Public A Heai, Fighting Film in 3 Massive Heels Great Britain Supports Her Friends or “CALLED TO THE FRONT’' M | NA |
| Straits Echo | straitsecho19150102-1 | 2 January 1915 | 1 | straitsecho19150102-1.1.2 | 2 | straitsecho19150102-1.2.6.3 | Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 | Unnece sary Words. Why words aod advertising space in describing the manv points of merit in Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy The most fastidious are satisfied when we state that it colds and coughs from any cause, and that it contains absolutely no narcotics or injurious substances. For sale by all Dispensaries | NA |
| Straits Echo | straitsecho19150102-1 | 2 January 1915 | 1 | straitsecho19150102-1.1.2 | 2 | straitsecho19150102-1.2.6.4 | Page 2 Advertisements Column 4 | >3 ALLEN DENNYS CO., Penang, rubber brokers, proprietors or THE PENANG RUBBER AUCTION ROOMS. SALES HELD EVERY TUESDAY RUBBER bought or sold by PUBLIC AUCTION or PRIVATE TENDER. FORWARD SALES ARRANGED. RUBBER transhipped and insured to any PORT at rainitnam writes. RUBBER SALE ROOMS at No. 7, UNION STREET. wwew»— | 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 |
Sample OpenAPI query
This code can be used to test a sample API query. It retrieves the first 100 rows from this dataset. For a complete guide on query parameters and syntax, please refer to the
.import requests base_url = "https://data.gov.sg/api/action/datastore_search" url = base_url + "?resource_id=d_bc269bdf18f07f1c980e995e151fe3e1" response = requests.get(url) print(response.json())
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