Allied Powers Fight China Siege 1900 Historic Recall
Elmo Scott Watson recounts the 1900 Boxer Rebellion alliance of eight nations led by the United States and Britain to rescue legations in Beijing. The narrative covers the march to Peking, Liscum’s death, the breach at Tung-pien-men, the lifting of the siege, looting consequences, and postwar reflections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmo Scott Watson
Union
England
France
Germany
Austria
Italy
Russia
Japan
United States
China
Celestial Empire
The
Boxers
Peking
Legation
Baron von Ketteler
Legations
Claude Macdonald
Arthur MacArthur
Manila
Taku
Emerson H. Liscum
Liscum
Tientsin
Ninth Infantry
Pacific Ocean
Adna R. Chaffee
Chaffee
Washington
Graf von Waldersee
Fifth Field Artillery
Henry J. Reilly
Fourteenth
Sha-Hua
Forbidden City
Reilly
Trick Shot Artist Wizard of Fairways
JACK REDMOND, a famed trick shot golfer, has built a career entertaining crowds with feats like driving into a bag from 200 yards, hitting a ball off a bottle without breaking it, and playing 36 holes at a tour stop across India, Hawaii, South America, Australia and Europe. He began as a World War II recruit who shot 81 in his first round.
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Sam
Jimmy
Redmond
India
Hawaii
South America
Australia
Europe
Salads and fruit dishes for summer meals and picnics
This piece extols summer salads as refreshing meal components from light appetizers to hearty luncheons. It offers greens and fruit combinations, methods for washing and chilling greens, and several labeled recipes like Crab Apple Salads and Fruit Salad. It also sketches dressings and simple appetizers and plugs Eleanor Howe’s Household Hints booklet.
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Eleanor Howe
Michigan Avenue
Chicago
Union
Pepper Stuffed Halves For Creamed Fish Dishes
Peppers are halved and simmered ten minutes then filled and baked five minutes to brown the tops for use with creamed or scalloped fish. This quick method yields flavorful accompaniment and a crisp finish.
Closet Hook Adds Space for Hanging Clothes
A simple bird-cage hook mounted at the top of a closet door creates space for six to eight additional hangers. It helps keep long dresses off the floor and organized.
New Use For Candle Wicking Inspires Curtains
Ruth Wyeth Spears describes Marty and Bill converting a buffet shelf into a blue tufted curtain project using candle wicking, muslin, and blue yarn. The piece notes Grandma’s candle wicking skill and hints at a bride’s kitchen shower idea to follow next week.
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Sy Ruth Wyeth
Spears
Marty
Bill
Grandmother
Gram
Valuable Book That Opens with Expectation and Closes with Profit
A quotation attributed to Alcott describes a good book as one opened with high hopes and closed with profit, emphasizing that reading yields lasting value and personal gain.
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Ialy
America
Sir Alfred Gaselee
Fourteenth Infantry
A. S. Daggett
Calvin P. Titus
Titus
Henry G. Learned
Captain Learned
General On
von Waldersee
Yankees
St. Louis
Yanks
McCarthy
Cleveland
Indians
Boston
Detroit
Red Sox
United States Infantry
Palace
United States Signal Co
War Department
A. R. Chaffee
Robert McShane
Western Newspaper Union
Wizard of Fairways
Jack Redmond
Sammy Snead
Jimmy Thompson
Ween
Miss Howe
Ruth Wyeth Spears
Bedford Hills
New York
Carlyle
Kellogg's
Battle Creek
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