A Visitor in the Hermit Kingdom
Charles Edna Corea reports on Corea and nearby regions amid rising East Asian tensions. He describes Fusan and the Corean village, Japanese footholds, native life, and Corean laborers, questioning stable governance and noting port conditions and transport practices on a steamer voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corea
Japan
China
Cores
Ching
Pacific
Japan Sea
Fuwan
Fusan
Hideyouha
Corean
Donkes
Ceres
Tom Degres
Tea Scarcity Predicted By Tea Dealers Across World Markets
A 19th century analysis warns of tea shortages due to potential Han kow river disruption and war. It notes Japanese tea prices may rise, China’s central Hankow market dominance, and the rising role of Indian tea with growing Assam exports. The piece explains brick tea as currency in Mongolia, and details tea costs, production, and cultural brewing habits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Hankow
Fang-tse
United States
Ceylon
India
Tientsin
Mongolia
Russia
Asia
England
Assam
Chinese Farmers of Long Island Active and Thriving
A long feature on Chinese farmers on Long Island, centering Steinway and Shen Jo’s community. It highlights their acre scale plots, methods, and distinctive irrigation, noting strong vegetable production and fortunes like Lee Wah's future $50,000. Describes living quarters as rough and opium odors, with emphasis on hard work, character, and global trade links.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
New York
Harlem
Steinway
Long Island
Shen Jo
America
California
Lee Wah
Asia
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Newport
George Gould
Prince of Wales
C. H. P. Belmont
William K. Vanderbilt, Jr
West
Ogden Goelet
C. H. P, Belmont
Charles Edna
Ad Schull, Spe
Cial
Coolic
Cuba
Canton
Peking
Porto Rico
Hawaiis
Prince Ching
John Chinaman
New England
South
Middle West
North Pole
Chemulpo
Bay of Fundy
Seoul
Chermulpa
Europe
Mediterranean
Suez Canal
Singapore
Shanghai
Tang-tse
Heath
John
Mott Street
Jersey
Delaware
Li Hung Chang
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