Foreign Legations Siege Chronicle of Beijing July 13 26 1900
A detailed, dated diary of the siege at Beijing during the Boxer Uprising. It describes diplomatic efforts to move legation staffs, Chinese government responses, troop movements, surrenders, and casualty reports. It notes attacks on the legations, relief force plans, and exchanges between Sir Claude MacDonald Jung Lu and ministers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tsung-Li-Vramen
Peking
Prince Ching
Gan ~ Ice
Tsung-Ki-Rumen
Clauce M. MacDonald
Kansu
Legation
Su Wang Fu
Morrison
Shiba
B. M. Strouts
Dr. Morrison
Strouts
United States
Fisher
Meyers
Halliday
Claude MacDonald
Jung Lu
Washington
Conges
Claude
Conger
State Department
Est
Messanger
Wu ‘Ying-fang
Tien Tsin
Tiensin
Chang
Nieh
Taku
Board of Punishments
Sir Claude
Tsung-Li-Yamen
Barric
Resation
Yamen
China
Wamen
Narahara
Yangstung
Tung Fu Hsiang
Yangstan
Noth Wall
Chin Tsu-hsi
Jung ‘Lu
Nestergaard
Goa
Gaselee
Aku
Piet Sang
Boxer
Messnger
Jin Wu Yuan
Shuntung
Pekin
Tien Tsin City
Pekin Road
Hungch'lao
Hungch'iao
Yangtsun
Peitsang
Hosiwu
Mat'ou
Mat’ou
Yuchiawei
Shanxuo
Ha Ta
San Ko Hin Sin
Peit Sang
The Tilbury Family and the Rise of Jimmy the Pitcher
The Tilbury clan, an educated ruling class, values culture and controversy. Young Jimmy, ignored in studies, shines on the baseball field, becoming a local star and bringing fame to his family. The tale ends with a moral about finding one’s real start beyond the home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Star
Miss Brunette
Blonde
Miss Blonde
Tilbury
Ted Sloan
Root
Carrie B
Nation
Aguinaldo
Tilburys
North American Review
Hiram Tilbury
Jubbleson
Ike Jubbleson
Patriots Clubs
Theodore
Sue
Susie
Roosevelt
Papa Tilbury
Jimmy
Hamilton Wright Mabie
Handsome Harry
Freshwater College
College
Tilbury Place
Father
Mr. Tilbury
Great
Popular Spoonholder Joke Highlights Parlor Coffee
A Philadelphia Press joke panel records a witty exchange as a girl asks about the season's popular spoonholder. The snake editor quips that she lacks beaux, since the most popular spoonholder would be the parlor coffee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Press
British Woman Seeks Admission to Law Society to Open Jobs
Miss Margaret Howle, a Scottish woman aiming to be Britain’s first woman lawyer, petitions the Incorporated Society of Law Agents to admit her. If successful, women could enter roles as sheriffs, notaries public, and clerks of law courts, transforming employment prospects for British women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laat
Margaret Howle
Great Britain
Incorporated Society of Law Agents
Old Society of Law Agents
London
Incorporated Law Society
S*ray
Junge
Justice Kay
Oso
George W. Holt
Red Oak
Gustavus Tennessee Choctaw
Bitter Milk Causes and Cures in Cattle
Dr Smead in National Stockman notes bitter milk can arise from bacteria but often from natural changes in cows or improper feeding. Treat liver or digestion issues with salts and soda, dry off cows with prolonged lactation, improve feed and cleanliness, and clean the barn thoroughly to prevent contamination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Smead
National Stockman
Calf Weaner Built From Household Materials
A farmer describes a self made calf weaner using a nose strap and hickory stick. The device directs the calf back to its mother for nursing, yet allows grazing and causes no injury, according to I W Allaire quoted in Agricultural Epitomist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. W. Allaire
Practical Dairy Notes on Butter Making and Milk Handling
Practical guidance from Rural World on butter making and milk handling. Do not mix milks at different temperatures. Cream globules rising in the first 12 hours yield finest butter. Minimize air exposure from churn to packing to preserve texture. Do not overwork butter to maintain grain.
The Place of Process Butter and Consumer Protection
Quote from Geores M. Whitaker in Farmers' Review lauds processing low grades into a clean palatable butter product. Warns that avarice leads to misrepresentation when clarified butter is sold as fresh creamery butter, arguing law is needed to shield consumers and honest dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geores M. Whitaker
Farmers’ Review
Cooling Butter in a Spring
A practical tip from an old paper: keep butter cool by suspending it in a spring or well. Place butter in a jar in a covered pail, then secure the bail with a strong crossbar and cord. The method also suits mills and even watermelons for cooling.
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W. R. Carlos
Washington Evening Star
Crimson Gulch
George Ade
Robert Howard Russell
Maryland
Practical Dairy Notes
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