Measuring Faithful Measures and Civic Wables
A collection of archaic measures such as a Sabbath day journey of about an English mile and Ezekiel’s reed seven feet, plus conversions for inches, pints, gallons and currencies. It also reports local quips about a Kansas City banker, a polonaise pattern, a clock query, and Thanksgiving jokes from Sioux City Journal and New Haven Register, with a remark on distinction from Simms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ezekiel
New Haven Register
Thompson March and the Pursuit of Justice
A historical figure named Thompson March is described as steadfast in integrity. He is portrayed as resisting corruption and unfair laws, loyalty to the people, and committed to aiding the oppressed without faltering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thompson March
The False Friend In New Hampshire Valley
A man named Will Vanness courts Agnes Dale, an orphan heiress, in a sunlit New Hampshire cottage. Allen Acton watches from nearby as a chestnut horseman enters and professes warmth, while Agnes remains thoughtful and unaware of danger. The tale centers on looming separation and possible hidden motives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Hampshire
Clouse
Allen Acton
Tie
Agnes Dale
Will Vanness
Miss Dale
Agnes
Love and loss aboard a wrecked voyage to New York
Agnes Dale’s long sorrow follows Captain Vanness, believed lost at sea. Allen Acton survives and reveals Vanness urged him to win Agnes’s heart, but Vanness returns, is wed to Agnes, and Acton vanishes. The tale intertwines romance with the 1878 Exposition in Paris and concludes with reflections on triumphs and losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Varnese
Willis
Allen
Mornig
Vanness
Allenso
Liverpool
England
South AmbHca
Agnes
Mric Newbert
Hell
News York
Fréin-Hiti
Allen Acton
James Hale
Acton
Warmness
Toe
Apacs
Mr. Acton
Captain Vanness
Fle
Vannes
Ile
Will
Will Vanness
New York
Oil on Sea Aids Ships in Wreck Warnings and Anecdotes
A compilation of historic anecdotes shows oil poured into troubled seas helping vessels survive gales and wrecks. It cites events from 1770 in the Dutch Indiaman rescue near Paul and Amsterdam to other maritime tales, with many older quotes and observations about calming waves and aiding boats, plus assorted society snippets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul
Amsterdam
Wellerdenre
Ritchie
Porto Santo
New York
Also Mentioned on This Page
Business
JARDI
Sarah Buchanan
Hem
Severa
Hal ‘& Davis
Knox
Lincoln
Alte ‘Ontlans
Ery Fo Rent Y Exchiin
Rockport
C. W. Stone
Mod
Camden
Maine
Canden Casts
Rose Bros’ Drug Store
Bay View House
Fi Burgess
Jacobs
Algo
C. F. Gould
Knox County
Gould Market
G. F
J. B. Swan
Mountain St
C. F. Hobls
A. F. Miller
H. H. Clevelard’s
A. K. J. Tenney
Rose Bros
Dana Storz
Camden, Me
Tj. Zunt
Chestnut
Kim Street
Sean
O'Leary
Burlington Lawkeye
Boston
H. R. Stevens
Masa
Kansas City
Sioux City Journal
Simms
Dot Leetie Loweeza
Yacob
Jofeno Vel
Katrina
Strauss
Thompson H. Murch
Hale
Bmina
Fen
Thompson Murch
Thompson Mureh
New York Sun
I. E. Young
Cafrion
Lonchamps
Palais d’Industrie
France
Paris
Republic
Warsaw
United States
Place de Concord
Bellville
Paria
Alsace-Lorraine
Normandy
Champs Elysee
Sans Culotte
Europe
Vivas
Hurraba
Ol At Sea
Enrique
Chicago
Locke
Rome Sentinel
Burling
Whitehall
Alan
Commonwealth
Sir Walter Raleigh
Mrs. Terrel
Mouston, Tex
Mr. Terrel
New Orleans
Sambo
Jim
Beecher
Kingston Féheman
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