Farewell. A Fragmentary Quotation Attributed to Scott
A fragmentary verse passage reflects on a lasting farewell and the ache of parting. The lines evoke sorrow, severed bonds, and a longing cry as a speaker bids goodbye. Sir Walter Scott is referenced as the source of the sentiment.
Indenture of Friendship and a Forbidden Love in Ann Arbor
A narrator recounts a twenty four year bond with Tom Barrett and a new infatuation with Ed Rice in Ann Arbor. Orpha introduces Ed, a young law student with dimples, who bonds through daily outings and study sessions while the narrator wrestles feelings and plans to remain in town long term despite evolving romance tensions.
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Spiders and Webs Aid Naval Observatories in Telescopes
Washington Car notes that spider silk cocoons are used as cross lines in telescopes to segment the field of view. Best webs come from United States spiders near Washington, with June expeditions collecting cocoons. Attempts to farm silk moth cocoons failed due to spiders’ cannibalism, ending in a single large spider and cocoon.
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Boston Transcript
Sweet sad years and rail story notes
A mosaic of 19th century snippets including lines from a poem by Rev. Charlies D. Bell, remarks on Peru railway construction with altitude work data, snow clearing humor from New York, salvage verdicts in New York Harbor, social quips from New York papers, tiny Flemish painting, Texas secession talk, paperweights from Berlin pavement, Orion nebula gag, and a Philadelphia widow renting to Mexico.
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