Boxing Proclamations From the Boxers in Pekin and Tien Tein
Translated placards circulated by Chinese educated readers reveal Boxer sentiment against foreign influence. Crude verse condemns missionaries, urges ritual practice, and promises dire retribution on the “Foreign Devils” as the empire seeks unity and vengeance amid mounting tension.
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Middle Kingdom
Ieaven
Venetrate
Russia's Figures On Chinese Army Revealed
The czar seeks authentic data on Chinese military strength as Russia’s grand staff reports China may field 1,752,000 troops. Breakdowns include 205,000 field troops and 1,547,000 in reserves across eight flags and Li or Green Flags, with cavalry and artillery numbers. Many units lack horses or proper armament.
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China
Peking
Secret Service
Imperial Palace
Department of War
Grand Staff
Nightmare Reflections From A New Orleans Night Wanderer
A New Orleans resident contemplates recurring nightmares and the eerie influence of an elusive horror that haunts dreams. The speaker admits difficulty in confronting the amorphous menace as visions persist through sleepless hours.
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Becwuse
Leoushi
New Orleans
Anybouy
Verbatim Navy Enlistment Uniforms And World Notes
A jumble of notes reports navy enlistment uniforms not required, Texas acreage at 30 000, a Pooneh engineer seeks to use air for machinery lubrication, and the Prussian government moves to protect endangered traps. Mentions sunflowers misnamed as tyrientem artichoke, mayor Calanno railing against expectoration, Hispano American works, and Dr James M Safford retiring from Vanderbilt geology. Electricity for boat propulsion is gaining on canals.
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Texas
Calanno
Usade
Lavertia
Ishaceo
James M. Safford
Vanderbilt
Tennesee
Ome
Parrot Swears In Forest Primate Encounter
A playful exchange describes a parrot named Puck and a character named Tim near a primeval forest. The parrot claims never to have been captured, while a figure named Ovteich asks if he is present, and the parrot confirms his presence.
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Puck
Tim Sore
Result of the Jam Hoax Confusion Unfolds
A garbled Philadelphia Record note describes a hoax involving an artistic girl and a Hew servant in a corner. It portrays a private exchange and a lingering question about the Week faithful from the servant, with uncertain details and broken phrasing.
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Philadephia
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Ad Claim
An old advertisement extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for female vitality and ailments. It urges women to write to Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for advice and cites widespread beneficial results and unmatched effectiveness.
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