19 Oct 1878
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Newspaper
The Pioche Weekly Record
Location
Pioche, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1878
Page
1
A Shanghai correspondent's grim dispatch details famine across five provinces. Descriptions of mothers burying children and families eating kin are paired with bleak forecasts for China's future and the limits of foreign aid. The piece critiques Chinese governance and rail transport while noting minimal American charity and a stray domestic notice about a premature baby in Ohio.
A graphic account describes 7 to 12 year old famine orphans left to die or be cared for in Temporary Homes as missionaries and villagers attempt relief. It mentions children of mixed kinship, fathers and mothers traveling for food, and the heroic efforts of aid workers in alleviating the crisis.
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