End of the Western China Travel Odyssey in Hoang-Ho
After two years and over three thousand miles through largely unknown western China the author reaches Lan-Chou on the Hoang-ho. He recounts harsh travel, encounters with Ho-chou officials, Muslim communities, and Mongol traders, and notes deceitful currency dealings before concluding the long journey with reflections on hardship and achievement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. J. Reid
Asia
Tchasiba
Hochou
Hoe-chou
Hoja
Hio-chen
Lan-Chou
Ho-Chou
Tao-Ho
Ais
Kunsuh
Rockhill
Kansus
Salar
Heen-bon Ting
Salar Pukun
Paken
Hoten
Kashgar
Hsi-sing
Turkestan
Kansuh
Turkey
Mahomet
China
Terra
Lfe
Lincoln and the Vicksburg Beer Bucket Tale in War Office
Washington Times recalls Edward Rosewater recounting a Civil War moment with President Lincoln in the War Department Telegraph Bureau. After the fall of Vicksburg, workers shared a beer from a bucket, which Lincoln noticed and approved by turning to the telegrams and drinking first, inspiring gratitude for Federal victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Times
Edward Rosewater
Omaha Bee
Washington
Lincoln
War Department
President
Grant
Winter memories and a teacher’s subtle cue in class
A Syracuse Herald snippet recalls a high school moment when a teacher asked a student to recall an answer. An uneasy class murmur followed and the teacher joined in the laughter as the boy struggled to respond. The piece shifts to a December wind poem about enduring duty and the evergreen tree.
Harvard Cast of Romulus Stele Sparks Roman Past Exhibit
Harvard University in Cambridge hosts the first U.S. cast of a remarkable ancient Roman stele from the Comitium, linked to Romulus. The原 stone, found in Rome and likely dating to early Rome, reveals an archaic inscription on sacred sacrifice rules, offering a glimpse into early Roman religion and law.
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Cambridge
Mass
Comitium
Romulus
Rome
Harvard University
Italy
Julius Caesar
Castro
Pollux
Signor Boni
Forum
Comittium
Senate House
Diocletian
Verrius Flaccus
Augustus
Varro
Harvard
Senate
Rodolfo Lanciani
Lanciani
Ceel
University of Rome
Jupiter
Caere
Shakspeare
Christmas Spirit and the True Joy of Giving
The author reflects on Robert Louis Stevenson and his Christmas Sermon, urging equanimity, altruism, and cultivation of happiness as core Christmas spirit. He criticizes modern gift culture, favoring simple, thoughtful presents over luxury, and recalls a cherished 0-cent book gifted by a friend as a benchmark of meaningful giving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Louis Stevenson
Stevenson
Chum
Englishman's praise for Roosevelt on war of 1812 essay
A London Letter lauds President Roosevelt's 1812 15 history in The Royal Navy volume, praising his fair, bias-free narration and moral force. The writer argues Roosevelt's analysis surpasses British and American historians, noting no exaggeration in battles and the book's lasting value for naval history.
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Arnold White
London
Philadelphia Ledger
Captain Mahan
President Roosevelt
United States
Royal Navy
Messrs
Sampson Low & Marston
Roosevelt
James
Kaiser
British Islands
Amer
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Growler
Vicksburg
Syracuse Herald
New York
Favre
IS Sant Nm
al Din
New Albany
George Borrow
Borrow
E. C
Boston
Kansas City Journal
Brander Matthews
Harper's
George Lewes
Goethe
0. F. Emerson
A. Hill
Wickliffe
Herbert Spencer
Shakespeare
Massinger
Thomas Browne
Defoe
Burke
Coleridge
Byron
de Quincey
Macaulay
Matthew Arnold
Browning
Motley
Lowell
Holmes
Lounsbury
Keller
Halt
Faust
Michigan
Valencia
Jordan
Malaga
Californi
Seger
California
Margaux
St. Julien
Gordon & del Worth's
van Camp's
Columbia
Old Crow
Oscar Pepper
poBrayer Z E Pepper
Old Dobson
Taned Brosmoy
Hennesey
Robert Keller
Iske Bros
East Washington St
Merchants’ Association
Brussels
Axminster
Albert Gall
West Washington Street
Huder
Washington and
Pennsylvania Sts
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