Crosby charts three great plateaus for social study
Oscar T. Crosby, author of Tibet and Turkestan, tours the Mexican Abyssinian and Tibetan plateaus seeking material on social development shaped by geography. He aims to publish a book on his findings, noting Tibet at 16,000 feet, double Mexico or Abyssinia.
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Atrocities in China spur call for action on American missionaries
The letter from Springfield Union urges prompt government response to protect American women missionaries in China. The note stresses US citizens must be shielded, regardless of whether the missionaries courted trouble, and calls for decisive action.
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A Good Place
A humorous Cleveland Plain Dealer brief notes a haircut taken in cold weather with a playful exchange. The speaker jokes about keeping the change under a hat.
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Chronological list of notable events from 602 to 1903
A dense roster of historical milestones with years and brief notes. Mentions include emperors, battles, treaties, deaths, births, discoveries, political acts, and disasters across Europe, the Americas, Africa, and Asia. Notable entries reference Tiberius, Henry V, Agincourt, Solway Moss, Virginia, Peruvian earthquake, Gulf of etc.
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Russia’s Strikers Outshine Soldiers in Freedom Fight
Editorial contrast calls Russians better at striking than waging war as many seek freedom while the Czar clings to power. It notes Sweden and Norway’s divorce without alimony and mocks manifestoes as hollow. The Tammany Tiger barely survives, its tail caught in the door.
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Talents Different Purposes Highlighted in Quote
A quote from Rev. E. L. Wells of the Lutheran church in Pittsburg notes that people have varied talents and callings, emphasizing that not all are endowed with the same gifts.
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Empress Dowager of China Sold Into Slavery At Eleven
An account claims the Empress Dowager was sold into slavery at age eleven to save her family from starvation. She later met the emperor and became empress after his wife died. The text notes she was not footbound and learned to read after persistent pleading.
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A Poor Sandwich Scene On a City Street
A tall thin man walking with two tall women is interrupted by a barefoot news boy. He offers a special edition and is dismissed with disdain. The boy retaliates by shouting a cutting quip to a nearby bystander about the sandwich’s ham content.
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Scotch Eggs Recipe From Old Time Cookery
A historical recipe describes shaping a mixture of stale bread crumbs softened in milk with minced ham cayenne and mustard and a raw egg. Hard boiled eggs are chopped, folded in, formed into balls, rolled in fine crumbs, and fried until brown.
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