Peck's Bad Boy in an Airship
In a humorous jungle tale Pa enters a gorilla cage to entertain and feed the primates with a phonograph. After a chaotic two days, a tobacco mishap bonds gorillas and Pa. a rescue by Rastus ends in whisky and breakfast as Pa gloats over a future hunt for white buffalo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peck
Africa
Wild Animal Congress
Mr. Wagenbach
Barker
Hagenbach
Parad
Ave
Rastus
Mr. Hagenbach
Hennery
W. G. Chapman
Great Britain
Agatha Mystery and a Secret Wyckhoff Ring
Lord Wilfred Vincent and Archibald Terhune chase a heiress mystery as Agatha Fifth claims love while Agatha Second hides the true identity with the Wyckhoff ring. A river picnic reveals the real heiress and a dangerous secret in a tale of romance and intrigue.
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Lord Wilfred Vincent
Archibald Terhune
England
Agatha Wryckhoff
Agatha
Vincent
Wilfred
Dickey
Agatha Third
Wyckhoff
Agatha Second
Panic in Africa Ceases as Chimps Enter Bargain
In a curious tableau from a remote African frontier, two chimpanzees clash over how many humans may be spared. The first chieftain-like chimp declares only one will be allowed to live, while the second questions the exact count before any shot is fired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincent
Agatha
Agatha Second
Aggie
Africa
Irritable Historian Quips Over Ireland Debate
Freeman, a historian, irritably challenged a guest’s Autonomy stance by demanding English usage and mocked Greek terms with a joke about toe-woe as the gout topic arose. The host and other guests urged respect while Freeman defused tensions with humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeman
Macmillans
Ireland
Macmillan
Mr. Macmillan
Comfort Bore Art and Architecture Lost in Modern Life
A reflective meditation on architecture stressing hygienic comfort over aesthetic artifice. The author laments ugly urban forms shaped by modern state conditions and everyday life, arguing for functional design and humane spaces.
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Voleh Kunst
Also Mentioned on This Page
Geo. W. Peck
Darwin
Lord Vincent
Miss Agatha
Agatha Fifth
Mrs. Armistead
Fletcher Boyd
Lord Wilfred
Real Aglatha
Edith
Huntington
Mason
Walters Frey Campbell
Aleshire
Iszon
A.C. McClurg & Co
Comfort
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