Mysterious Lh'asa City Captured In Drawn Image
A Thibetan artist in a trading caravan era produced a colored drawing of Lhasa, a capital rarely visited by Europeans since 1846. The piece mirrors Chinese art with limited perspective and reflects the long history of European attempts to reach Lhasa amid ongoing exploration romances.
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Thibet
Lh'asa
Lhasa
M. Hue
Mongolia
North Pole
Lh’asa
Europe
Odoric
Thomas Manning
Moorcroft
Hue
Mr. Rockhill
Asa
China
Ladak
France
Son of Heaven
Ki-Chau
Pekin
Sh’asa
A New Capital for China and a Bold Geopolitical Shift
The piece argues for moving China’s capital to a coastal or accessible site to secure diplomatic protection, favoring Nankin over Pekin. It discusses foreign control risks, historic travel narratives in Tibet, and the strategic logic of shielding legations from sieges amid shifting international power dynamics. Daniel A. Lamont travels on railroad business aboard the Pacific coast.
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Pekin
China
Chia
Daniel A. Lamont
Cleveland
Pacific Coast
Northern Pacific Road
The Queen of Society and a Doctor’s Cure
A society ball scene contrasts luxury with necessity as a nervous, over worked woman seeks relief. Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is praised as restoring strength and happiness. A testimonial from Mrs Pracuam details prior ovarian inflammation and leucorrhea improving after six bottles, enabling work and riding a bicycle.
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Society
Lydia E. Pinkham
Drak
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