Language of the Hand and the Hidden Talk in a Balcony Scene
A fragmentary reminiscence from Cartagena and a Harper's Magazine excerpt describe a balcony flirtation where two lovers communicate with rapid hand signals, forming a silent language of affection. The piece notes this as a general custom among couples, then shifts to brief comic vignettes about parents and children and assorted clippings.
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Cartagena
Duenna
William Hurd Wrence
Harper’s Magazine
Cape May Named by Dutch Explorer Cornelius Mey
Cape May derives its name from Dutch explorer Jacob Cornelius Mey who served as director of New Netherland in 1623. He suggested Port Mey and named the southern New Jersey capes Cape May and Cape Cornelius, the latter later becoming Cape Holpen.
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Cape Mey
Cape May
Ahscoverer
Jacob Corlius Mey
America
New Netherlands
Port Mey
Delaware River
New Port
New Jersey
Ca Mey
Cape Cornelius
Cape Henlopen
Imself
Ladies’ Home Journal
Permission to Sleep
A minister staying at a hotel is awakened at five by the night clerk pounding and urging him to rise for a train. He had not requested an early call, and soon after another pounding leads to confusion as the clerk admits he rapped on the wrong door.
Misconceptions on Locomotive Braking Reversal Debunked
A Scientific American analysis argues that reversing the locomotive engine while brakes are applied does not improve stopping power. It notes that modern trains rely on tender brakes and wheel-rail contact, and reversing the engine reduces braking effectiveness dramatically.
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Kans
Scientific American
The Great Early Railroads and Human Nature Reflections
An essay blends Ruskin’s note on human sympathy with legends of 19th century American railroading. It recounts the Antelope and the Davy Crockett engines, rail hazards of early lines, and the shift to telegraph signaling led by Charles Minot, illustrating how progress arose from practical trials and stubborn effort.
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Hoxton and Maine
Boston
Lawrence
Davy Crockett
Mohawk and Hudson
David Matthew
Albany
Schenectady
Matthew
Charles Minot
Erie Railroad
Minot
Thaddeus
Payton
Chicago
Record-Herald
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Bunny
Spain
Edith
Marie
Papa
Philadelphia
Birmingham Age Herald
Maine
Antelope
Marena Aurelius
Weekly
Oregonian
Office of
Goodness
Spaulding’s Lumber
KE. L. Evans
First Street
Yamhill Electric CompAny
Overland
F. O. B. Newberg
Cadillac
S. A. Mills
The
Newberg Auto Co
Newberg Mfg. and Construction Co
North Main St
Newberg, Oregon
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