A Great American Adventurer in China Ward's Transformation and War
In autumn 1860 a New York broker learned of Frederick Townsend Ward's return from Mexico to China. Ward formed a freelance force, allied with Taiping rebels at Sung Kiang, then rose to command an imperial levy with a magic ebony baton. He led the Ever Victorious Army in key battles around Shanghai, earning a commission from Peking and shaping the fall of several Taiping strongholds before being fatally wounded at Tz-k. His death sparked grand funeral rites at Sung Kiang.
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Shanghai
China
Frederick Townsend Ward
Mexico
Walla
Sing Pao
Jack
Hung Su Tsuen
Canton
Jesus Christ
Hung Bu Tsuen
Teo Wang
Heavenly King
Nanking
Klang Su
Shek-Klang
Bhanghal
Tabke
San Francisco
Gatler
Tah-ke Wan
Ward
Shanghai Volunteers
Aqualneas
Central America
Walker
The
Allbuster
Ru- Mor
Wheat
Henningsen
Sn Oriental
James Burgevine
Tah Ke
Burgevine
Sung Kiang
Tah-ke
Gardiner
Bung Kiang
Sung Klang
Paris
Keh-Klang
Peking
Confuciua
Jada
Empire
Yanka
Chung Wang
Frederick Ward
Forester
James Hope
General Ward
Kaschlnou
Rittle
James Michel
Hong Kong
Admiral Hope
Chun Chen Chun
Staveley
Petrat
Lich
Kahding
Najaor
Tsaolin
On Kahding
Sing Poo
Teaollu
Tophet
Protet
Tz-k
Roderick Dew
Nibgpo
Confucius
Crystal Wedding Fifteenth Anniversary Party Ideas
A Victorian guide suggests crystal themed entertainment for a fifteenth wedding anniversary. Use glass vessels, mirrors, and crystal decor with red carnations and candles. Centerpieces feature small mirrors, glass bowls with flowers, and red cakes and bonbons. Glass garnishes on tableware and glass bead embellishments for gowns are recommended.
Fragmented OCR notices on cosmetics and products in 1900s ad
The text lists various obscure items and claims such as a teething remedy for children, a groping reference, and a sponge bath product Paxtine claimed to eradicate perspiration. It mentions prices for car tires and a Paxton Toilet Co advertisement with Boston address.
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Dora
Drugelate
Prica
Paxton Toilet Co
Boston
Maas
Novel farewell luncheon for art student abroad
Six artists tied to a long friendship hosted a Europe departure eve luncheon for a peer. Centerpiece featured a plaster coat of Payche, tall china column candelsticks, and name cards on tiny easels with watercolor sketches. Candy palettes, paint pan ice cream, and cakes with colored icing complemented a guest of honor who received a sketchbook filled with sentiments and thumb drawings.
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Europe
Refreshments and Place Cards for a Club Meeting
A member of a fourteen person five hundred club seeks novel yet affordable refreshment ideas limited to five items. The suggested menu includes Jellied chicken molds with egg and parsley, cut sandwiches, olives, celery stuffed with cottage cheese, ice cream cones, and coffee, plus a simple summer luncheon menu with cantaloupe, sweetbreads on toast, creamed potatoes, cucumber tomato salad, cheese straws, celery sticks stuffed with cheese, nuts, olives, hot biscuits, Ced tea, and Spanish cream.
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Marian
Poverty Party Idea for a 7 Mona Gathering
Plan a frugal Poverty Party with entertaining activities and modest refreshments. Use a red tablecloth, wooden benches, kitchen chairs, candles, tin and wooden dishes. Allocate inexpensive prizes like tin horns, cheap goods from dollar stores, bean bags, soap bubbles, and old fashioned games. Include old maid and casino card games to suit the theme.
Advice on propriety and safeguarding from V A W
The letter counsels strict conduct for women and girls, urging caution with male company and avoiding unchaperoned outings. It emphasizes not accepting attention from unfamiliar men, staying safe, and maintaining formal propriety in social interactions.
Plain Jane Message Could Harm None
A note encourages safety in meeting a young man, advising to bring a friend or family member and thanking the writer for using the typewriter. ME. MERRI.
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Merri
Small town snags rivaling big city scandals
Friendly exchange reveals residents acknowledge similar local intrigues between two towns. One notes the town’s size limits opportunities but implies shared curiosity about neighbors’ affairs. The other agrees, suggesting core social dynamics mirror those elsewhere.
Anenta Crew Managers Market Vacuum Cranes to Rap Up Profits
A garbled business pitch touts permanent, profitable home operations for distributors of Vacuum Cleaners. It promises rapid weekly earnings with nationwide agents who will tout a money making scheme and territory sales, naming BHUGRO MANUFACTURING CO. as related distributor, Ubiaago.
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Mika
Hamest Distributors
Bhugro Manufacturing CO
Ubiaago
Diary Fragment Reveals Stranger Tales of Conformity
Fragmentary dialogue recounts a friend’s strict adherence to norms. An unnamed speaker recalls a trip to Korea where a family mourned and he noticed only black snakes, illustrating a peculiar, symbolic moment.
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Korea
Departing Visitor Refuses Farewell Offer in Quick Exchange
Father Knickerbocker pleads for the guest to stay while the departing visitor counters with a firm no and notes having no money left. The brief exchange captures a humorous, old time street scene with playful personifications.
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Father Knickerbocker
Subscribed to a New Thought Magazine Inspires Hope
Lacke Originality notes the recent subscription to a new thought magazine. He hopes its perusal will inspire him with fresh ideas, as Bilkins dogs on about the weather.
Badly Frightened Fish Seen by Local Angler
Rankin Dunfre, a local angler, reports hearing a splash while crossing a bridge at night. He found a 16 inch fish floundering in the weeds after the lantern allegedly scared it from the water.
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Rankin Dunfre
Philadelphia Record
Wanted Minute Evidence on arsenic and a fly
Orfla the celebrated doctor, acting as an expert in a capital trial, is asked by the president to state the arsenic quantity needed to kill a fly. He responds that he must know the fly’s age, sex, temperament, body condition, and marital state before answering.
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Orfla
M. le President
Expect Big State of Red Cross Seals Sale
The Red Cross seals campaign will run in nearly all states and territories including Porto Rico Canal Zone Hawaii and Philippine Islands. At least 100000 volunteer agents from departments stores druggists theaters and individuals will participate. An estimated 100000000 seals will be printed and distributed along with posters and display cards.
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Red Cross
United States
Porto Rico
Canal Zone
Hawaii
Philippine
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