Perry Adams Faces Cold Hardship to Help Neighbor
Perry Adams in a freezing room cares for his ailing mother and dreams of college while supporting them by working at Mr Green's store. A neighbor pleads for help with a sick child, sending Perry on a urgent run to fetch a doctor despite danger on a railroad cut and a looming winter night.
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Perry Adams
Perry
William
Dr. Downs
Browns
Mrs. Adams
Little Alfred Wallace Born in Usk and the Origin of Species
The article compares Alfred Russel Wallace and Charles Darwin, noting Wallace born February 8, 1823 in Usk, Wales, later moving to Hertford. It details his early interest in science, plant collection, later expeditions to the Amazon and Malay Archipelago, and the moment ideas about natural selection formed during fever in the Malay region.
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New York Tribune
Charles Darwin
Usk
England
Darwin
Alfred Russel Wallace
Little Alfred
Hertford
America
Wallace
Thomas Vere Wallace
York
Alfred
Society For the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge
Alfred Russell Wallace
John
California
Amazon
Malay Archipelago
How Doggie Heard
A short poem about Tabby the family cat who naps before a fire. A dog enters through an open door uninvited and escorts Tabby outside. Tabby remains asleep while the dog leads the way, with Taila standing behind. The narrator hints the dog’s nose guides him more than his ears.
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Taila
Old Tabby
Doggie
Maud Walker
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