Let us go West untold in an epic-poem voyage
The poem traces a centuries long urge to move west from ancient civilizations to modern America. It follows Greek, Roman, Spanish, English, and finally the restless Yankee expanding across the continent. The verses link old worlds with new by a shared impulse to seek new horizons and connect distant lands.
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Eva Emery Dye
Asien
Greece
Testing Her Love in Winter Nocturne
A Quaker governor's son and Erminie Mas face a hidden test of love as winter snow falls. The younger Weldon, a thoughtful friend, arrives with illness news and a confession of deep feeling, sparking a tension between loyalty, doubt, and growing passion.
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Erminie
Arthur Weldon
A Stern Man Keeps Remains Of Hair And Rose
A stern man preserves a long blonde hair tress tied with a faded blue ribbon and the crumbling ashes of a dead white rose among his belongings.
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Amon
Mexican Senoritas in Boston Journal Description
A Boston Journal letter describes Mexico City streets with stone houses and balconies, where youths mingle in private dress. It praises beautiful Mexican women, notes few in number, and contrasts vibrant beauty with general ugliness. The mantilla is praised as a soft architectural accent in the street scenes.
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Boston Journal
Mexico
Mejiiana
A Spin on Ashantee Manners and Dress
An excerpt from the Chronicle of No Man's Land describes an Ashantee gentleman named Bossoonoga with European features and refined taste in dress. The portrait highlights his cotton print garment, minimal clothing by day, silk fringed breech-clout, and dignified, courteous bearing despite hardship.
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Chronicle of
No Man’s Land
Bossoonoga
Manchester
Bossoonega
Diamond Cutting Industry and Its Global Shifts
The piece outlines historical growth of diamond cutting, noting few uncut stones in the US years ago, dominance of Europe, and rising use of gauges like Morse in Boston. It compares wages, labor, and skill life of cutters, with shifts in demand and technology affecting work in Philadelphia Chicago Boston New York and overseas markets.
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New York Times
Europe
Philadelphia
Chicago
Boston
New York
Morse
America
Indus
Isher
Ter
Irvine Ia
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