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Newspaper
Orland Zenith
Location
Orland, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1900
Page
8
A corporal aboard a ship writes from Tientsin on June 5 1900 about the Boxer uprising in China. He and 50 shipmates protected missionaries and the U S consul, with 75 men stationed near Pekin. He describes landings blocked by Chinese authorities and river batteries as they journeyed toward the mission area, noting limited fighting but ongoing danger.
A traveler describes farming near rivers in China with rice barley potatoes and millet facing drought and poor soils. He notes graves as mounds and mud houses, and reports arriving at Vientsin with guards and looming attacks. The column shifts to obituaries and oddities including a pioneer’s death, medical ad trends, songs and fashion, flour pricing quirks, a canning machine, population data on China, a lawyer joke, and a proposed stamp identification idea for post offices.
A West Side couple married after two years of courtship received two hundred seventy dollars and fifty cents from the bride’s father to cover running house expenses. Most funds paid for gas and coal, with about sixteen dollars for a broken front gate. The groom objected to repairs, claiming another party caused them, while the father insisted he stay and finish. The writer suggests this new sparking practice could revolutionize courtship.
A 16 year old boy picking hops in J. R. Broyles yard near Fairfield jumped into a bin in the cooling house on Wednesday. He climbed to the sidewalk and, aided by wall cleats, pulled himself out but his body and head remained under hops and he nearly suffocated. The report notes hops loosened into bins hold more water and danger increases.
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