Address to Winter by Guy Avant
Poem prompts Winter to visit with vivid imagery of cold and snow. It calls for mercy on the poor, critiques wealth inequality, and pleads for sun and warmth during hard times while urging generosity and kindness at Christmas.
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Guy
Howland Coleman Faces Unexpected Proposal from May Dean
Howland Coleman, a wealthy factory owner, receives a bold marriage proposal from May E Dean, the daughter of Mrs. Anderson. He ponders the letter, then surprises May by proposing marriage instead of a job in his mills.
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Learning the Sky and its Hidden Purposes
The author reflects on how little people know about the sky and its perpetual beauty. He argues the sky serves a divine intention for human pleasure and understanding, noting its constant scenes and grand design from a creator.
A Boy’s Composition on Woodchucks
A student describes woodchucks as curious animals with hair and eyes and two front teeth. The piece notes actions like a dog shaking a woodchuck and a chuck’s round body with black feet. It mentions smells, teeth, and a humorous, imaginative view of their behavior and home.
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Odds and Ends from a 19th Century Page
A miscellany of antiquated anecdotes and curiosities including a temperance note, an arithmetic quip, colonial subsidies, trade hopes in Africa, a York County tramp count, seedless apples from Utah, porter praise and its paradox, a San Francisco door plate theft, Andrew Johnson papers, and a note on naval losses named after Indian tribes.
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Africa
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Porter
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New of
New York
Largest timber stick received for Yellow Jacket pump-bol
The Gold Hill Rev news notes a massive timber, likely the largest ever brought to the Comstock, destined as a chord for the pump-bol east of the second railroad tunnel. It measures thirty eight by forty eight inches and forty three feet long, weighing about 21 980 pounds for the Yellow Jacket Mining Company.
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