Had I Known Her Death and a Final Goodbye
A reflective vignette recalls a lover’s regret at the sudden death of a beloved, and a poignant scene of an elderly husband and his sons at their mother’s bedside as she passes away. The piece transitions to a factual note about dwindling chamois pelts, detailing origins, substitutions, and trade practices of chamois skin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
William
Thomas
Martha
Matthew
Martin
Europe
Birds on Migration and Human Snippets in Learner Text
An article describes bird migration with examples at Heligoland and Point Lepreau, noting lines of birds, night versus day travel, and navigational instincts. It includes a comic set of vignettes about a boy named Bobby, a horse named Congress, and jokes about weather and motherhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bickmore
New York
North Sea
Elbe
Heligoland
Central Park
Point Lepreau
Bay of Fundy
Tiger killed after friendly visit warning
A tiger, wandering near a cabin, knocks and is shot by a peasant who fears danger. The tiger declares he came for a friendly call but is mortally wounded. The peasant justifies firing upon all, noting the difficulty of distinguishing good tigers from bad. A proverb closes with a moral about burglars and remorse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mohal
Boycott and the Iron Horses in Irish Labor History
The piece explains the origin of the term Boycott in Ireland, tracing it to Captain Boycott and the tenant farmers who shunned him, spreading this tactic into common language. It then describes railroad motive power management, detailing a superintendent who tracks nearly 700 locomotives, their repairs, costs per mile, fuel use, and efficiency, concluding that running a locomotive costs about 20 cents per mile with coal, oil, and waste factors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
Boycott
Captain Boycott
Ulster
C. Ie
Northwestern
Chicago Herald
The Miner Jeff's Silent Plunge From a Shaft
An honest Montana miner named Jeffout struggles to speak as his face twitches and his tongue fails. In a Diamond City shaft he sinks toward water, signals fail, and his desperate climb ends with comrades startled by his silent terror.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Diaemond City
Jeff
Inventions and facts from history and science
A collection of dated claims across technology language geography and literature. It lists envelopes telescopes newspapers printing press steam engines sewing machines and other milestones with inconsistent dates and figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
England
United States
Elias Howe, Jr
Isis
Wealth, wisdom, and kindness in Wellton’s view
The essay extols simple joys and moral traits. It argues wealth can buy luxuries but not happiness, praises sleep as a safe stimulant, and stresses self-control. It urges open minds and hands, warns against preachy voices, and honors those who bear burdens bravely. Soft words heal injuries and forgetting eases fear.
Solomon's Temple Cost and Addressing the President
A historical note lists Solomon's temple cost at 17.44 billion pounds or 87.212 billion dollars including musical robes. It details workers, wages, and materials, then discusses form of address to the President and church etiquette.
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Villalpandus
Solomon
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Residence Fan
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Everett W. Bedinger
Lucas & Bedinger
Charlestown
Peffer Wson
Ergeounties
Halpeen’s Ferry
Bonn
General Land Office
James M. Ranson, Jr
Entler
Buneame Sata de West
Shepherdstown
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Public Square
Martinsburg
C. Jo
Ithaca
A. Kogelschatz
WM. B. and
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Wateruwaga
Eadmates
WM. Bb
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Epherdstown
Jeff. Co
Cumberland Coal
W. SN. Lemen
John J. Funk
Shepherdstown, West VA
Lalso
Shepherds
Potomac River
L. Rickard & Son
James
Rochester
N.Y
W. Kerney
Cassel
Trussell & Hess
Baker's
M. B. Baker
Baker’s
B. T. Babbitt
Shepherdstown, W. VA
Aving
Beltzhoover
D. L. Rentch
Duffields
Winchester
Melvin
D. Singleton
W. H. Fletcher
Singleton
Seventh Street
N. W
Washington City
D. C
G. T. Hodges
Raphael
College Square
Jacob Wintermoyer
J. L. Rickard & Son
Batiste
Hamburg
N.S. J. Strider
Avilla
Bender & Rogers
Sharpsburg, MD
West Virginia
Maryland
Sharpsburg
L. C. Little
Rightstine
Landreth
Philadelphia
McLean
Favor
Eugenie
Gibson
D. A. HI
F. Brown
Brown
Haltimore, MD
Humrick Houses
P. Humrick House & Son
Merchant Tailors and Clothiers
W. P. Licklider
Frazer & Bishop's
Towner Schley
Frazer Bishop
Lee
Hoosier
Richmond
Indiana
Jefferson
Berkeley
Edward T. Licklider
JOS. E. Berry & Son Merchant Tailors
Martinsburg, W. VA
France
Bobby
Jones
Congress
Boston
Tiger
Virginia
Wellton
Emember
Solomon's Temple
Costa
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