Chinese New Year Festivities and Joss Worship Described
A 1861 letter from Suanewar recounts Chinese New Year customs in Suanewar harbor area. It notes moon-based calendar, debt settlements, and a public pause in trade as festivities begin. The writer observes Joss temples, gift giving, boats, firecrackers, and street scenes with traders and families in festive attire.
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Suanewar
Charney
John Chinaman
John
Tam
Chiraman
Ius
Jeddiss
Gome
Joss
Chin Chinney
Jossigna
Vastibale
Bir Ig
Topera
Joss Pidgeon
Lusga
N.T
Weapons of the War and a Washington Jests
Geo. Wilkes, veteran sporting editor, weighs weapon choices for the coming conflict. He notes bayonet and spear tactics may decide battles, cites Zouaves and Chasseurs d'Afrique, and recalls Ellsworth’s death and a Charleston joke among diplomats. He warns against foreign interference as Seward asserts firmness.
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Wilkes
Spirit of
the Times
Washington
Jta
Napoleon LI
Magenta
Solferino
Golda
New York
Qol. Ellsworth
Seward
Higway
Heo
Charleston
Seiward
Atlantic
N. Y
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