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Public Papers / Jefferson, Thomas
-Fishery_ Whale oil enters, as a raw material, into several branches of manufacture, as of wool, leather, soap ... cities find their account in giving about 25 per cent. more for whale than for vegetable oils details...- creator(s) - Jefferson, Thomas
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- subject(s) - whale oil; government; american literature; whale oil; government; american literature;
- title - Public Papers
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Love, the Fiddler / Osbourne, Lloyd, 1868-1947
and sheltered a long deep shady garden in the rear. Land and house had been bought with whale oil. Their little ... dollars a month, represented a capitalisation of whale oil. Even the old grey church whither they went details...- creator(s) - Osbourne, Lloyd, 1868-1947
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- subject(s) - raymond; florence; frank; miss latimer; battery; florence; frank; battery; raymond; miss latimer;
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- Walking-Stick Papers / Holliday, Robert Cortes
in fish. Take whale oil. Take the funny old buildings on Front Street, out of paintings, I declare, by Howard Pyle, where the large merchants in whale oil are. Take salt fish. Do you know the oldest salt ... details...- creator(s) - Holliday, Robert Cortes
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- subject(s) - stick; bernstein; walking; holliday; herman; time; art; cortes; man; robert; papers; book; stick; bernstein; walking; holliday; herman; time; papers; art; cortes; man; book; robert;
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- Stories of American Life and Adventure / Eggleston, Edward, 1837-1902
of years whale oil was burned in large lamps, and thousands of whales were killed in order to get the oil ... of the whale for food. The white people killed them, and got the oil out of the fat by boiling. This oil details...- creator(s) - Eggleston, Edward, 1837-1902
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- subject(s) - indians; indian; indians; indian;
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- A Damsel in Distress / Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville), 1881-1975
who was frowning into a can of whale-oil solution--was the Earl of Marshmoreton, and there were two reasons ... ; and Lord Marshmoreton's views on these things were so rigid that he would have poured whale-oil solution details...- creator(s) - Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville), 1881-1975
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- subject(s) - lord marshmoreton; marshmoreton; belpher; reggie; maud; lord belpher; george; reggie byng; percy; lady caroline; albert; lord marshmoreton's; george bevan; billie dore; lord; belpher castle; alice faraday; albert; reggie; alice faraday; lady caroline; lord marshmoreton; billie dore; marshmoreton; belpher castle; lord; george bevan; percy; lord marshmoreton's; reggie byng; maud; belpher; lord belpher; george;
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- From Boyhood to Manhood Life of Benjamin Franklin / Thayer, William M. (William Makepeace), 1820-1898
method of lighting dwellings and stores was with tallow candles. Candles and whale oil were the two known ... details...- creator(s) - Thayer, William M. (William Makepeace), 1820-1898
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- subject(s) - benjamin; franklin; boston; governor keith; josiah franklin; replied benjamin; boston; benjamin; governor keith; franklin; replied benjamin; josiah franklin;
- title - From Boyhood to Manhood Life of Benjamin Franklin
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- Tom Cringle's Log / Scott, Michael, 1789-1835
of coarse whale oil. They were, generally speaking, hardy, weather beaten men, and the greater proportion ... , charged with coarse rancid oil, hung from the roof, the dull smoky red light flickering on the dead corpse details...- creator(s) - Scott, Michael, 1789-1835
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- subject(s) - cringle; massa; aaron; bang; don ricardo; captain transom; tom; aaron; tom; massa; captain transom; bang; cringle; don ricardo;
- title - Tom Cringle's Log
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- The Old Merchant Marine; A chronicle of American ships and sailors / Paine, Ralph Delahaye, 1871-1925
, gum copal from Zanzibar, palm oil from Africa, coffee from Arabia, tallow from Madagascar, whale oil ... there were one hundred and twenty-five whalers out of Nantucket which took 14,331 barrels of oil valued at $358 details...- creator(s) - Paine, Ralph Delahaye, 1871-1925
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- subject(s) - clipper; salem; seamen; ships; american; captain; yankee; ship; schooner; vessels; merchant marine; afloat; amasa delano; trade; british; packet; cargo; marine; crew; atlantic; sailors; voyage; merchant; boston; boston; cargo; seamen; merchant; clipper; ships; yankee; voyage; merchant marine; marine; afloat; british; packet; vessels; amasa delano; sailors; trade; schooner; salem; ship; crew; captain; atlantic; american;
- title - The Old Merchant Marine; A chronicle of American ships and sailors
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- Keziah Coffin / Lincoln, Joseph Crosby, 1870-1944
. And yet, until three o'clock of the following morning, the dull light of a whale-oil lantern illuminated ... weathervane, a gilded whale, presented to the "Regular" church by Captain Zebedee Mayo, retired whaler, swam details...- creator(s) - Lincoln, Joseph Crosby, 1870-1944
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- subject(s) - keziah; ellery; trumet; nat; elkanah; kyan; hammond; captain zeb; aunt keziah; captain elkanah; keziah coffin; john ellery; eben; coffin; captain; nat hammond; minister; pepper; captain eben; elkanah daniels; captain nat; eben hammond; cap'n elkanah; capt; john ellery; nat; nat hammond; pepper; aunt keziah; minister; captain elkanah; trumet; keziah coffin; eben; elkanah daniels; captain eben; cap'n elkanah; captain zeb; kyan; ellery; coffin; keziah; captain; eben hammond; elkanah; captain nat; hammond; capt;
- title - Keziah Coffin
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- Following the Equator / Twain, Mark, 1835-1910
for the bedrooms, a whale-oil lamp furnished it for the parlor. Native matting served as carpeting. In the parlor ... , and the like; sea-shells with Bible texts carved on them in cameo style; native curios; whale's tooth with full details...- creator(s) - Twain, Mark, 1835-1910
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- subject(s) - pudd'nhead wilson's; india; india; pudd'nhead wilson's;
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