Brave Engineers Amid the Night Sky and Steam
A tribute to railway engineers who stand through night and flame, risking life at the throttle to keep the nation moving. The poem honors brave hands, silent courage, and the shared danger of their tireless work. Also includes anecdotes about Mme Bonheur and American society figures visiting Fontainebleau, revealing concerns about deforestation and aging, with reflections on memory and a ruined old house.
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Mr. Vanderbilt
Mr. Avery
Mme
Rosa Bonheur
Fontainebleau
Mme. Bonheur
August Belmont
United States
the Hague
Bonheur
William A. Coffin
Century
Judge Gary and Colonel Joselyn in a murder trial
A Chicago Times Herald reminiscence recalls Judge E H Gary as associate counsel in a circuit court murder trial in a neighboring county. Colonel Joselyn delivered a poignant peroration urging the jury to suspend judgment until after the verdict, but Gary ended with a jarring twist, saying the settlement must suspend the prisoner.
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E. H. Gary
Joselyn
Gary
Chicago Times-Heruki
Dense Australian forests make travel stifling for sun exposed travelers
Large tracts of dense Australian forests lack shade as trees tilt their edges to the sun. Under these colossal trees one is exposed to heat as the wind is blocked from reaching the ground, making traversal exceedingly arduous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Spiteful Triumph Fishing Debate Between Friends
A fragment shows two women sparring over fishing trips with husbands. One friend mocks the idea of fishing expeditions while the other boasts about giving stern advice and critiquing how a fish should have been landed. The exchange hints at marital tension and pride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Husban Pearnun
An Unsung Hero of Barmby Rectory
A village rector for 40 years is revealed as humane and devoted, yet flawed by deceit. After his wife returns to him from a youthful lover, he confesses quietly to a trusted confidant and resigns, choosing modest integrity over public confession, as the village reacts with a mix of scorn and sympathy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barmby
London
Barnaby Villas
Eoar
Lespeak
Edie
Pearson’s Weekly
Curious link between pork prices and marriage trends
The article analyzes how meat prices influence marriage across classes, detailing age preferences, single percentages by age, and the suggested peak marriage ages. It cites 12 marriages per 1000 as a world average, with men and women’s differing age patterns and a notable divorce rate near 20 percent.
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New York Journal
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Webster Fagur
Et Asbzans
Robert G. Stewart
W.w.tunis & Brother Witbat Ts
Tunis’ Mills
Talbot County
North Carolina
Page
W. F. Pennington
Acent
Willsboroughi
Maryland
Ia Big Record
Turner & Moore
General Souther
St. Paul St
Baltimore, MD
Washington, D.C
Atlanta, GA
Richmond, VA
Sis
BI. R. Smithers
T. J. Smithers & Son
Dentists
Easton
Denton
Frank
Bolton
Lee B. Bolton
Bolton Bros
Wideo Paints
Elaine
Pratt ST
Bat
TMC
Anna Giering
Baltimore Street
Baltimore, FC
W Andrew Satterfield
Denton, Maryland
Julius Hines & Son
Wiiseer Transportation Line
Great Choptank
Trappe and Tuckahoe Rivers
Pier
Light Street
Oxford
Trappe
Cambridge
Chancellor's
Secretary
Clark’s
Choptank
Lloyd's
Dover Bridge
Kingston
McCarty's
Ganey’s
Todd's
Downes
Towers
Williston
Tuckahoe Bridge
Reese’s
Coward’s
Covey’s
Thusbore
Queen Anne
Delaware & Chesapeake R. R
Cambridge & Seaford R
Hillsboro
Covey
Coward
Gancy
WeCarty
Medford’s
Qclark’s
Baltimore
Wilsboro
Tammy Williston
Stedford’s
E. E. Wheeler
Light St
B. Comer
McShane & Son
Denton, Md
F W. Redden
WF. Murphy
Murphy
New Fountain Hotel
COR, Pratt & Calvertsts
Bernard Reilly, Prorrixtor
VL IL
Deweese
Fred R. Owens
Deweesh & Owens
Atttorneys-at-Law
Court House
H. Dewsnuss
Caroling County
James Swann
Denton,maryland
Engineer
Kun
Kate Upson Clark
Newport News Arena
Hiro
Eben EL. Rexford
Somerville Journal
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