Forty Years Ago Allies Waged War on China Narrative
The article recalls the 1900 Boxer Uprising and the Allied siege of Beijing. It details US General Chaffee leading rescue operations, Liscum’s last words Keep up the fire, and joint British American actions. It notes looting, tensions with Waldersee, and ceremonial pipers signaling end of conflict.
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Elmo Scott Watson
Union
England
France
Germany
Austria
Italy
Russia
Japan
United States
China
Peking
Legation
Baron von Ketteler
Sir Claude Macdonald
Arthur MacArthur
Manila
Taku
Ninth Infantry
Emerson H. Liscum
Liscum
Tientsin
Pacific Ocean
Adna R. Chaffee
Chaffee
Graf von Waldersee
Fifth Field Artillery
Henry J. Reilly
Fourteenth
Sha-Hua
Legations
Forbidden City
Reilly
von Waldersee
Farm Topics Turf Should Be Worked Before Re Seeding
University of Illinois agriculture notes urge late summer or early September reseeding after thorough summer plowing and disking to prepare soil. Limestone and fertilizer are advised to restore minerals, with tests guiding lime timing and placement to sweeten soil before seeding. Contour farming and water conservation are also highlighted.
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C. H. Farnham
University of Illinois College of Agriculture
Good Pasture for Hogs Cuts Pork Costs Across Iowa
Iowa State College animal husbandry specialist A L Anderson cites 18 swine feeding demonstrations on Iowa farms showing pasture use. Pigs on poor pastures averaged 0.76 pounds daily gain versus 1.36 on good pastures, with alfalfa red clover and rape pastures delivering higher gains and superior protein and mineral nutrition.
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A.L. Anderson
Iowa State College
Anderson
Iowa
New Contour Fencing Solutions for Modern Agriculture
Engineers from the U S department of agriculture publish guidance on contour farming challenges. They describe a bending fence that stays straight on hills, efficient gate placement on highways, and safe, clear entrances on level ground to prevent sharp turns for machinery.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Agricultural tips on cattle, horses, soybeans and hay
Cows may drink up to 25 times daily and horses benefit from free access to salt. Soybean oil meal oil content varies by processing from 1 to 6 percent. Ground ear corn fed cattle bloat less than shelled corn on legume pasture. When stacking hay bales scatter loose hay or straw to bind layers and prevent slips. Green ash seeds can germinate if stored over winter in moist sand in a root cellar.
Pattern No 8727 Dress With Four Buttoned Fronts
A sewing pattern description outlines a dress with three buttons and a narrow deep revers or buttoned to the throat with shallow revers. It features minimal detailing, gathers beneath the yoke and darts at the waist, a circular skirt with a youthful swing, and sizes 14 to 42. Size 16 uses 435 yards of 39 inch material without nap, order to send.
Temptation and the resolve to resist cited by Ruskin
A quotation from John Ruskin warns that deliverance from temptation requires self honesty and a firm, determined effort to stay away. The saying emphasizes personal responsibility and steadfastness as the path to moral action.
Poetry, numbers, and diplomacy quiz from Ask Me Another
Questions cover Lovelace's prison poem line, Eskimo number wordlessness beyond twenty, logistics meaning transport and supply, John Adams as a 90-year-old president, ambassadors ranking above ministers, and a long ton equaling 2,240 pounds.
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United States
Richard Lovelace
Althea
John Adams
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Fourteenth Infantry
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Titus
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Learned
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United States Infantry
Palace
United States Signal Corps
War Department
A. R. Chaffee
Agricultural News
Sae
John Ruskin
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
W. Wacker Dr
Chicago
Watt
Kellogg's
Battle Creek
Alcott
Seneca
Ray Olson
Ralph Rivers
Prince Albert
Rollin
P. A
Ralph
Julie Laird
P.A
B.A
Veslad
R. J. Reynolds
Winston-Salem, North Carellas
Prince
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