Allies Marched on Peking 1900 In Chinese Relief
A detailed account recalls the 1900 Eight-Nation Expedition to rescue legations in Peking. American General Chaffee leads a bold daybreak assault, British and Japanese troops join, and Col. Liscum falls at Taku while heroism and rivalries mark the siege and looting of the Forbidden City.
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Elmo Scott Watson
Union
England
France
Germany
Austria
Italy
Russia
Japan
United States
China
Peking
Legation
Baron von Ketteler
Sir Claude Macdonald
Arthur MacArthur
Manila
Taku
Ninth Infantry
Emerson H. Liscum
Liscum
Tuenisin
Pacific Ocean
Adna R. Chaffee
Chaffee
Graf von Waldersee
Tientsin
Chey
Fifth Field Artillery
Henry J. Rely
Forbidden City
Alles
Reilly
Chingse Observatory
von Waldersee
Say Surprises at Birthday Gift Swap
A light comic fragment shows dialogue about gifts and misheard remarks. A book loaned to Brown resurfaces in a playful exchange with Wilson. A witty exchange follows on last words, summer fashion, and domestic banter ending with Mrs Newed presenting a stuffed chicken.
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Wilson
Brown
Mrs. Newed
Mr. Newed
How to Sew iww Ruth Wyeth Share on SP
The article recalls Marty and Bill repurposing a curved buffet shelf into a blue bathroom cornice board and tufting curtains from white muslin. Grandmother guides old-fashioned candle wicking to create the tufted effect, and a future kitchen shower idea is teased. A Sewing Book 2 offer invites purchases.
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Ruth Wyeth
Marty
Bill
Weill
Grandmother
Gram
Ask Me Another Quiz Card Round Questions
A set of trivia prompts asks who wrote the poem containing Stone walls do not a prison make which Eskimos word for numbers beyond twenty and other queries. Topics include military logistics, a long ton pounds, animal class, Badlands location, poor electrical conductor, and the smallest Great Lake.
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United States
Great Lakes
Lake Ontario
Lake Huron
Lake Erie
Quiz With Answers on Diverse Subjects and Clues
A compact Q A style item lists topics and facts including Richard Lovelace reference to Al thea from Prison a unit of weight a long ton at 2240 pounds and a geography clue placing a location southeast of the Black Hills in western South Dakota. The quiz touches spelling truth about twenty explains a number value and names like John Adams and Mercury with lake area figures for Ontario Huron and Erie.
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Richard Lovelace
Althea
John Adams
South Dakota
Mercury
Lake Ontario
Huron
Eric
Centenarian Reflects On Life In Droll Interview Moment
The village celebrated its oldest resident turning 100. A newspaper reporter sought an interview but the centenarian paused, then quipped he would part his hair in the saddle if he could relive the years.
Choose the Best Life In Every Choice
An Anon message urges readers to select the best in all aspects of life. It emphasizes choosing wisely in friendships books recreation and daily activities to maximize fulfillment. The note frames life as a series of ongoing selections guiding personal happiness.
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Anon
Friendship Tested by Growth Through Adversity
A historical note reflects on friendship as a plant slow to grow and requiring resilience to endure shocks of hardship before it earns esteem, attributed to a Washington source.
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Washington
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Alfred Gaselee
Fourteenth Infantry
A. S. Daggett
Calvin P. Titus
Titus
Apt
Henry G. Learned
Captain Learned
Gaselee
Fourteenth
United States Infantry
Palace
United States Signal Corps
War Department
A. BR. Chapfee
Baggleton
Mrs
Bedford Nils New Yorke
Salt Lake City
MARS
J. H. Waters
J. Holman Waters
W. Ross Sutton
Seneca
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