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For Wikipedia:Reference desk/Humanities. I need to verify what it says about "quite seriously that the Japanese army put the nations of the world into three classes; enemies, neutral enemies, and friendly enemies".
DuncanHill Can confirm that. The quote in its entirety is as follows.
As [John Morris, a contract worker with the Japanese Foreign Office before the war] was leaving Tokyo, he noted that Japanese people were saying quite openly that if the Allies lost the European war "Germany would be Japan's next objective. In fact, I once heard it said quite seriously that the Japanese army put the nations of the world into three classes; enemies, neutral enemies, and friendly enemies. Japan's Axis partners making up the last class.
Can someone find out in which edition of Who's Who the Danish paleontologist Ella Hoch is mentioned and send me the entry? Thank you very much, – Doc Taxon • Talk • 18:25, 26 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Bruce1ee I am aware of the name changes. In 2005, Lapidary Journal was renamed Jewelry Art & Lapidary Journal. In 2007, it was renamed again the Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist. The final issue was published in Fall 2021. It is now a defunct periodical and no longer published. This has not helped me find the above articles. Paul H. (talk) 01:22, 4 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Pilato, Herbie J. (2024). One Tough Dame: The Life and Career of Diana Rigg. Univ. Press of Mississippi. ISBN978-1496837974.
Page(s) relating to The Avengers (TV series) episode "A Touch of Brimstone", including footnote ten which sources a quote about a snake. Looks like there is an entry for the episdoe in the index, but it's unclear from the preview which page(s) the episode is referenced on.
@BennyOnTheLoose: Footnote 10 is: 10. “terribly sweet”: Story, America on the Rerun , p. 212.America on the Rerun here is David Story, America on the Rerun: TV Shows That Never Die (New York: Citadel Press, 1993)
The scan of this booklet at Internet Archive appears to be missing pages 4 and 5. I'm not sure of the version available via Brandeis is complete or not, but if it is and someone can share a copy, I would appreciate it.
For Li Minghui (currently at User:Crisco 1492/Li Minghui). Per Google, the biographic information begins on Page 2036. It may continue to Page 2037, though without access to the book I can't tell.
The author's made available several of his books and articles on his site: 'Some of this research featured in an article I wrote for the Sunday Telegraph in March 2011 and two articles I published on my website in August 2010, but the majority of what you’re about to read is previously unpublished', re. gems. Fortuna,ImperatrixMundi22:14, 17 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Mooney, Heather E. (2023). "Transported to the Troubled Teen Industry". In Conyers, Addrain; Lynn, Vanessa; Leigey, Margaret (eds.). Mass Incarceration in the 21st Century: Realities and Reflections (1st ed.). Taylor & Francis. ISBN9781003274292.
For Teen escort company. I don't have access to Taylor & Francis' books through the Wikipedia Library - only their articles. I'm sorry that I couldn't provide page numbers. The chapter I'm looking for should be under the 'Realities' section of the book.
I'm trying to find the ISSN of a medical journal from 1917. The journal was published in USA (primarily in New York) from around 1872 and continued at least until 1930. The volume numbering is annual, starting at vol 1 in 1872 (e.g. volume 45 is 1917).
The specific issue from 1917 that I need an ISSN for is:
Baketel, Sheridan, ed. (May 1917). "A Birth Control Decision". The Medical Times. 45 (5). New York: 142.
You can see an digitized version of the desired 1917 version on line at
This journal was renamed several times in its lifetime. For some history, see: New York Medical Times. That WP article gives the ISSN as 1077-792X, but when I search for that ISSN on the web, I find an older version of the journal (under the name "The New York Medical Times") here: https://search.worldcat.org/title/2250886 and that web site says that ISSN is only for the years 1881 to 1896.
So, my question is: What is the ISSN of that journal in the year 1917? Is it 1077-792X (the same as the journal from 1881-1896)?
HathiTrust 100466303 gives 1897-1916: Medical times is OCLC2263987ISSN0092-7309. Comparing full views shows this is a duplicate of the one below, and as such, should share the ISSN.
HathiTrust 000048127 gives 1882-1922: This is all under the title The Medical times., but checking the full view shows 1882 to 1896 is also New York medical times. This is OCLC174068117 and no ISSN. (Google Books links to this OCLC record). Comparing the 1897 onwards full views shows this is a duplicate of the one above, and as such, should share the ISSN.
Hudson, Charles Thomas (1885). "On Four New Species of the Genus Floscularia, and Five other New Species of Rotifera". Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society: 609.
Ian Fleming write a series of articles for The Sunday Times in 1957 concerning the diamond industry and diamond smuggling (called, I think "The Diamond Smugglers"). If someone could provide details and copies of these I would be most grateful. Cheers - SchroCat (talk) 08:10, 10 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks: I already have a copy of the book, but I think the articles differ a little, which is one of the things I want to check. Cheers - SchroCat (talk) 10:10, 10 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Looks like there are articles in that series on Sunday, Sept. 8, 1957 (a notice about the series starting the next week), p.1; September 15 ("The Diamond Smugglers), 12-13; September 22 ("The Trick that Failed"), pp. 12-13; September 29 ("Enter Mr. Orford"), p.14; October 6 ("The Million Pound Gamble"), 13; October 13 ("Senator Witherspoons Diamond Mine"), 11; October 20 ("'Monsieur Diamant'"), 11. I could send copies of these. Eddie891TalkWork10:26, 10 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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R.R. Langham-Carter (1981) "SOLLY, Julia Frances" in (ed.) C.J. Beyers' Dictionary of South African Biography, Vol IV. Pretoria: Human Sciences Research Council, p. 589. ISBN9780409091830
(I note there are some volumes of this encyclopedia available on the Internet Archive - but apparently not Vol 4.)
Thanks, Muzilon (talk) 07:10, 8 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
You can view two pages, and once you hit the limited preview message, just change the number in the URL /page/[num]/ part to the next page and hit enter. ARandomName123 (talk)Ping me!23:59, 10 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I'd like the article to see what he did after the Nazi defeat. I found the book they reference in Google Books, but there is no page numbers and only previews, so this article is fine.
@Apollo468: The Google Books shows the entirety of chapter 30 for me. You could just try citing the chapter itself instead of the page number. Alternatively, I have access to the print book, which I would assume contains page numbers. Would that work instead? ARandomName123 (talk)Ping me!02:41, 9 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Sepulveda, Theresa; Clinton White, A.; Clark, Eva H. (2025). "Helminthic Diseases: Taeniasis and Cysticercosis due to Taenia solium". International Encyclopedia of Public Health. Elsevier. doi:10.1016/b978-0-323-99967-0.00116-2. ISBN978-0-323-97280-2.
Gupta, Snehil; De, Arun Kumar; Perumal, P.; Sujatha, T.; Gupta, Surbhi; Bhattacharya, D. (2025). "Cysticercosis: Matter of concern". Neglected Zoonoses and Antimicrobial Resistance. Elsevier. doi:10.1016/b978-0-443-16062-2.00004-6. ISBN978-0-443-16062-2.
@IntentionallyDense: I believe you should have received them regardless (you were the one who sent me the email, so that option doesn't apply), but I've resent it regardless. Please let me know if it works or not. ARandomName123 (talk)Ping me!21:23, 4 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thompson, Homer S. (1945 (I think)). "Theodore Leslie Shear". Bulletin of the Archaeological Institute of America. 43: 43ff?. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
somewhat unfortunately, Oxford has all the surrounding volumes of this bulletin, but the 1945 issue seems to be... missing. Will keep digging Eddie891TalkWork18:36, 10 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Eddie -- thanks for checking. I wonder if the 1945 issue never existed, for perhaps obvious reasons? I only found it on a Google Books preview that probably lumps together a couple of volumes, so if you haven't already and have a chance to do so, could you thumb through the contents to verify which volume it's actually in? Shear died in 1945, so 1946 is a definite possible. UndercoverClassicistT·C18:47, 10 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I did enough fiddling with the GBooks snippet view to verify that the page number were looking for was definitely 43, and looked at that page in the 1946 volume, and it wasn’t what we are looking for Eddie891TalkWork22:10, 10 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Two pages of a history article in a collection of essays. Wanted for an FA on the subject.
Rogers, Clifford J. (2001). "The Anglo-French Peace Negotiations of 1354–1360 Reconsidered". In Bothwell, J. S. (ed.). The Age of Edward III. Woodbridge, Suffolk: York Medieval Press. pp. 200–201. ISBN978-1-903153-06-2.
Wong, Siu-Kit; Lee, Kar-Shui (1993). "Ideology with a Vengeance: The Gushibian Interpretation of the Shijing". Journal of Oriental Studies. 31 (1): 28–37.
Shame that they're borderline unreadable. If someone kind enough to provide me with a clear version, I'd really appreciate it. Nineteen Ninety-Four guy (talk)
Johnson, Leo A (1991). "The Gore District 'outrages,' 1826-1829: a case study of violence, justice, and political propaganda". Ontario History Vol. 83(2): 109-126. ISSN0030-2953.
I am supposed to have access to this, but I'm having a difficult time downloading it from ProQuest. I've contacted my library's reference desk, and I'll try to download it after they've resolved the download issue. —Eyer (he/him) If you reply, add {{reply to|Eyer}} to your message. 18:14, 16 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hi. I'm searching for a source that describes a visit by Margaret Sanger to Japan in 1954, specifically: any source that describes a talk or speech Sanger gave to their Diet (their parliament) in April 1954. Sanger was invited to speak by Katō Shidzue, a senator in the Diet. The title of the speech Sanger gave is "Population Problems and Family Planning" I'm not looking for the text of the speech; Rather, I'm looking for documentation that the speech happened (date; to which committee of the Diet was it presented, etc).
I have already located and read a couple of English-language sources, published long after the event. Such as:
Katz, Esther, ed. (1996b). "The Heart to go to Japan". Margaret Sanger Papers Project Newsletter (12). NYU Margaret Sanger Papers Project. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
A third source, perhaps in Japanese, but not from 1954, is the book "A Fight for Women's Happiness" (page 101) by Katō Shidzue, published in 1984. But that was 30 years after the event.
But the sources listed above are not ideal: they are written in English, long after the event. So I'm searching for a Japanese source (newspaper? Press release?) from April 1954.
@Bruce1ee:Thanks for the info, I already have those two upper sources in English... But they were written long after the event. I'm looking for a contemporary source, that was published at the same time as the event in 1954.Noleander (talk) 14:35, 19 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Noleander: Does Nippon Times (Now The Japan Times) work? All mentions of her in April 1954 are below. Feel free to let me know which dates you want.
Apr. 09, 1954:
Margaret Sanger Due Here Today: Margaret Sanger, American birth control publicist, is scheduled to arrive at Tokyo International Airport this morning aboard a JAL plane on her fourth visit to Japan.
Apr. 10, 1954:
[Photo] Caption: GUEST SPEAKER AT RALLY—Mrs. Margaret Sanger, noted birth control advocate, will be guest speaker at the Japan Family Planning League rally at the Kyosai Mall in Tokyo April 18. Mrs. Sanger was greeted by Mrs. Shizue Kato, (left), leader of Japan's birth control movement and Upper House member, on her arrival at Haneda Airport yesterday afternoon by JAL. She is expected to stay here until April 27 before returning to the U.S.
Apr. 14, 1954:
Mrs. Sanger Meets Welfare Minister: Mrs. Margaret Sanger, noted birth control advocate here on her fourth visit, met with welfare minister Ryuen Kusaba yesterday, reports Kyodo. She was accompanied by Councilor Shizue Kato, who is also well known for her activities in planned parenthood in Japan.
Apr. 16, 1954:
[Photo] Caption: ADDRESSES COUNCILORS - Mrs. Margaret Sanger, the noted birth control exponent now on her fourth visit here, was invited to speak on her lifelong endeavor at yesterday's meeting of the House of Councillors' Public Welfare Committee.
Apr. 19, 1954:
Int'l Birth Control Meeting Planned Here: [This article is a bit long for me to transcribe, so here's a summary: About the first Japan Planned Parenthood League (inaugurated last year September) general meeting on the occasion of Sanger's visit. Attended by 300 people incl. Sanger, Kusaba, Kato and a Dr. Kan Majima]
Apr. 22, 1954:
[Photo] Caption: SCROLL PRESENTED - Mrs. Margaret Sanger, now on her fourth visit to Japan, was yesterday guest of honor at a reception given by Speaker Yasujiro Tsutsumi of the House of Representatives at the Prince Hotel, Tokyo. Tsutsumi presented a scroll of a noted Chinese artist's paintings to Mrs. Sanger. In the photo, Tsutsumi (left), is seen showing the painting to Mrs. Sanger (right) while Mrs. Tsutsumi (second from left) and Mrs. Shizue Kato, member of the House of Councilors, look on.
@ARandomName123: Thanks for the results. The best one appears to be:
Apr. 16, 1954: [Photo] Caption: ADDRESSES COUNCILORS - Mrs. Margaret Sanger, the noted birth control exponent now on her fourth visit here, was invited to speak on her lifelong endeavor at yesterday's meeting of the House of Councillors' Public Welfare Committee.
Unfortunately, it's a photo only, with no accompanying article? Oh well, I'll have to make it work. The April 14 article looks tempting, but that is _before_ the speech which was apparently on 15 April 1954. Can you plase provide the details of the April 16 photo, so I can create a wikipedia citation: Primarily, I need the page # that the photo appeared on. And if you could email a graphic of that page/photo, that would be fantastic, thanks. Noleander (talk) 18:26, 19 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Noleander: afaict, no accompanying article. Should be page two according to the website, but the newspaper itself is cut off partway through the top. Sent April 16 article. ARandomName123 (talk)Ping me!22:18, 19 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Barrigón, Carmen (2007). "Los ritos lunares en Estrabón". In Hernández Guerra, Liborio (ed.). El mundo religioso hispano bajo el Imperio romano. Pervivencias y cambios. Valladolid: Secretariado de Publicaciones e Intercambio Editoria. pp. 57–69. ISBN9788484484431.
The chapter I need is chapter 1 entitled "I. Kapitel: Der Politiker Hans Otto Roth 1890–1932". I am trying to piece together his early life - I don't know if it is too much to request such a long chapter. Otherwise, the specific sections I need are 1.2: Die Familie und Hans Otto Roths Jugendzeit bis 1918 and 1.3: Roth als Sekretär des „Deutsch-sächsischen National- bzw. Volksrates.
F. de Callataÿ, L'histoire des guerres mithridatiques vue par les monnaies, Numismatica Lovaniensia 18, Louvain-la-Neuve, 1997. ISSN 2593-693X
I need pages 273-280, 325-340, 481-and following (there is a maps section, I know that it starts at p. 481, but I don't know where it ends; I need the whole maps section if it's not too much).
Boyce, C; Ovaitt, AK; Hetzler, L (April 2025). "Closed Treatment of the Internal Nasal Valve". Otolaryngologic clinics of North America. 58 (2): 295–302. doi:10.1016/j.otc.2024.08.012. PMID39755476.
Hello, does anyone have access to this fulltext? Already checked wikipedia library and sci hub.
For Nasal valve collapse (currently in sandbox, may just merge content to nasal cavity)
@IOHANNVSVERVS: You could try filing an application for Perlego through TWL to get a full copy, they have access to it here. I also have access to an ebook version, but I can't send over the full copy, so you'll need to narrow it down (whether through the TOC at the link above, or if there's a specific word or phrase you want me to search) ARandomName123 (talk)Ping me!04:53, 27 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I got an email some time ago from Wikipedia Library Card Platform saying "Thank you for applying for access to Perlego resources through The Wikipedia Library. We are happy to inform you that your application has been approved."
I've never used Perlego before, but when I applied for McFarland, one of their marketing people emailed me the PDF of the book. Regardless, I also have access to the book, so if you give me a chapter, or a word that you would like me to search the book for, I can send you all mentions of it. (Or if you need the full book, you could try waiting until the WMF pilot is up and running) ARandomName123 (talk)Ping me!23:33, 12 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
For striped polecat, I don't need the entire book I just need the bit about Ictonyx striatus, I think it starts on page 204 or 205 (not sure) but don't know where it ends.
I have no information on the author's name, article's name or the total pages of the article I am looking for; I have only seen extracts of it on Google Books, which were the pages 59 to 60.