Busiest Little Railroad in the World
The Panama railroad is described as the busiest little railroad in the world saving a 47 mile span. Engineers faced jungle, reptiles, and swampy air while laying a line that serves both passenger and freight traffic. The route changes and vast embankments near Gatun City illustrate the canal’s impact on its bed and operations for transferring cargo between Pacific and Atlantic ports.
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Panama
Gatun City
Pacific
Atlantic
Willamport
Morning from Baltimore Sun Awakens to a Brighter Day
The poem calls readers to wake with morning light over hillside and stream. It celebrates larks, dew, and a rising sun, urging people to lift their hearts to God and give thanks for divine love as a new day begins in Baltimore Sun.
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Hell
Baltimore Sun
Sallie's Little Lad and the Lost Pence Mystery
In a mill town, old Zick Godfrey defends his son Rube when a theft at Hawthorn's mill is blamed on him. As the hubbub unfolds, Zick recalls Sallie, his late wife, and reflects that the fault lies with him not the boy. He laments losing trust and clings to memory while Hawthorn reveals the truth.
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Zick Godfrey
Mawthorn
Rube
Benjamin
Rick
Eta
Panethal
Mit Yard
Zick
Amelia Ann
East Lynne
Rabe
Sallie
Mr. Hawthorn
Godfrey
Onee
Mass
Hinself
Temptation tests a father in a rural sketch
In a quiet room the old man weighs duty against affection as Rube’s honesty edges toward collapse. Godfrey fights guilt over missing wages and possible theft while Mr. Hawthorn probes trust, promising a cautious second chance for Rube amid a tense moral struggle.
The Explosive Power of Water Described by Dundee Adver
The Dundee Advertiser notes water’s immense destructive power, stating it can outrun gunpowder and dynamite in shaping terrain. It wets, freezes, expands, and splits rock and soil, repeating through cracks and even bursting trees with gunshot like force.
Explosive Foren of Water and Rock Mechanics
A fragment describes water in rock and tree pores expanding when frozen, repeating the same process to crack and split soil and rock. It likens this to dynamite and gunpowder, noting control by human agency yet the natural pressure from freezing causes explosive effects.
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Dundee
Pipular Mechanica
Barnum’s Ready Retort At Oxford Lecture
Barnum faced rowdy Oxford students who refused to listen to his Humbug talk. In a lull he quipped about bullbug and money, prompting a brief interruption before he resumed and concluded the scene.
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Barnum
Oxford
A Trick of Memory and a Lesson in Deception
A narrative mixed with anecdotes about memory faults and social judgment. A woman misplaces a safety deposit box after a trip, prompting a tense telegram chase. The piece also shifts to observations on social vanity and fashion in flowers, with a bold critique of flashy, ostentatious displays.
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Othong
French Angora Rabbits Pay Off For Thrifty Farmers
In a curious market tale, French families profit by rearing Angora rabbits and weaving their hair into silklike cloth for wear near the skin, especially for rheumatism sufferers. Each rabbit reportedly yields a net profit of up to three dollars annually with proper care, while the meat adds to income. The piece weaves in a crime thread about a bakery discovery and a memory-filled investigation, mentioning the People’s Youth’s Companion and a dramatic memory test.
Violet imagery and fashion shift mark social change
A satirical meditation on violets as symbols of modest womanhood, tracing their decline from revered emblem to outdated accessory. The piece mocks modern tastes, noting gossiping readers and a Gulf-coast narrator who likens the violet to fading social mores and the loss of traditional femininity.
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Nephyra
Gorist
Sybil
Cathedral of matches built by a coal miner
Wilhelm Lempertz, a Port Arthur Texas miner for 20 years, arrived with a cathedral made entirely of matches. Over two years he assembled a 14 by 14 by 7 foot structure using 2,000,000 matches requiring glue and 200 pounds of gin for fastening, mirroring a magazine image and drawing crowds as he completed the feat.
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Wilhelm Lempertz
Port Arthur
Texas
Lempertz
Germany
America
Ilbenith
Matehes
New York Press
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Isthmus
Amélia Ann
Hill
Eli
Zivk
Jing
Towstea Post
Speiks
Jeff
Els
Butt
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