Coral Reefs and Crawfish on a Bahama Reef Adventure
The narrative details a Bahamiam reef voyage with crawfish trapping and conch harvesting. Divers describe giant coral heads, astrea and meandrina formations, and the Strombus gigas conch. The crew nets crawfish as bait and discusses nocturnal phosphorescence and the Lake of Fire near Nassau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
New York Post
Crnary
Nantucket
Asbury Park
Mount Desert
Havana
Yucatan
Gulf Stream
Nassau
Waterloo Lake
Avana Harbor
Posing for the Photographer at Long Branch Grounds
On the Long Branch grounds a lawn tennis match unfolds with elaborate poses and careful grace. A wealthy homeowner hosts an amateur photographer who plans a hundred prepared plates to print bound volumes for each spectator portrayed. Two New England pastors exchange pulpits and share similar sermons within a month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Herald
New England
Hindoo Religion in Calcutta Described by a Visitor
A visitor recounts Hindu religious practice in Calcutta with vivid scenes of idol processions, temple sacrifices, cremation by riverside pyres, and crowded ghats. The account notes superstition, widespread temples, and mixed gender crowds, alongside observations of dress, jewelry, and women's labor in the streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calcutia
Church
Caricuita
Zenanas
Looking at the Scenery and the Lessons It Teaches
A reflective piece on how viewers at the Catskills observe scenery differently. A fat traveler seeks refreshment and a broad schoolmaster explains geography to pupils. A bored middle aged man muses on life as two girls in muslin share a touch of romance. The scene suggests scenery that enters the heart rather than the eye.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catskill
the Union
Dominie
Ludson River
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Vermont
New York
Hudson River
A Woman's Thought on Fame and Grief at Burial
A reflective poem traces a funeral train and a widow’s sorrow as fame and love clash. The speaker notes Death should grant Love its due while praising the stricken wife left behind, then moves through other snippets about Strasburg cuisine and ancient lenses.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Florida Keys
Calcutta
Fedu
Scientific American
Kharkov
Russia
Chicaro Herald
Lowell Mill
Somerville Journal
Mexico
Dam
Fat Traveler
Sim
Evia Wheeler Wilcox
Chicago
Strasburg
Nineveh
Microscoptsts
Cleveland
Iran
Brown Chemical CO
Baltimore
Ay Eph Joyce
Maple Street
Greeley
Colo
Tribune
Colorado
Weld County
the Tribune
Greeley Tribune
Carver & Dunning
Platte Valley
Sterling
Packard & King
Sterling, Colorado
America
H.haterr & Co
Portland
Maine
P.O. Box
Omaha
Council Bluffs
Des Moines
Marshalltown
Cedar Rapids
Clinton
Dixon
Milwaukee
Nebraska
Wyoming
Utah
Daho
Nevada
Oregon
Washington
California
Union Pacific Railway
Union Depot
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Detroit
Columbus
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Niagara Falls
Buffalo
Pittsburg
Toronto
Montreal
Boston
Philadelphia
East
M.huchitt
R.S. Hair
J. W. Graham
Austin
Texas
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