The Country Mouse visits a bustling society
Felicia travels to visit cousin Mary Barnes and endures a whirlwind program of luncheons teas theater party and dances as she longs for a quieter life. She clashes with Roger over social demands and muses on love with Bob Carruth and future plans with Mary’s circle. A country life beckons amid fashion and fatigue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Felicia
Mary Barnes
Mary
Roger
Humphi
Felcia
Cas
Luneheen
Maury
Velic
Fetivia
Livie Mareeled
Jjeta
Kelleia
Hager
Fe Hela
Mars
Roger« Weston
Remarkable Bellbird Study Noted in Pall Mall Gazette
The article describes a bellbird famed for its powerful, far reaching vocalizations and striking color difference between sexes. It notes the male’s pure white plumage with a naked throat and eye region during breeding, while the female appears brownish green, highlighting Darwinian references to white as a rare terrestrial trait.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Darwin
Pall Mall Gazette
Pennsylvania divine’s unclear tale sparks sailor audience
A fragmented OCR passage describes a Pennsylvania clergyman addressing a Philadelphia audience of sailors. He struggles to tailor remarks and asks, in broken dialogue, what they will do next, with one sailor retorting that they are in bad, hinting at an impending action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Hanley, Jr
Hanley
Two Lessons in History in a Smoky Liner Corridor
A traveler recalls overheard debates about American and British history aboard a transatlantic liner. He wagers with a cockney about British kings from Henry VII to Charles II, loses, and later learns two Connecticut Yankees were convicted for deceiving on ocean liners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Govkney
America
Engishman
England
West Point
Burr
Arnold
Benedict Arnold
Val Awray Bory
Anib
B Arnold
Andre
Aarin Burr
Anna Siithig
Zland
Henry VII
Charles Th
Edward VI
Mary
Elizabeth
James E
James IL
Charles J
Jane Grey
Ava
Fessen
Rome
Barton L. Ingraham
Old Tin Cans and the Science of Their Vanishing
A readable, if scattered, account explains why tin cans disappear from sight as iron rust forms and oxides fade away. It discusses electric forces moving metal oxides through air, rain, and soil, and touches on atmospheric phenomena and the spread of elements through the environment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dore
Rudy
Fouowo
Spoedra
Camison
Baltimore Americin
The Surprising Showdown at Vauxhall Gates
Mr and Mrs Dean endure a mob attack at Vauxhall fireworks staged by rival gentlemen in disguise aided by prize fighters Mendoza and an accomplice. A country visitor crowd jeers, throws insults, and finally the Deans confronts the aggressors in bold fashion as bystanders cheer. Lord Alyaniey and friends observe from a distance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willixhallow
Uecentry
London
Lor Alvantey
Keppel Craven
Mendoza
Dean
Agaal Tad
Vauxhall
Alyaniey
Fe Noxes
Also Mentioned on This Page
The
Country Mouse
Steeer
Welicia
Bob Carruth
Pelicts
Tam
Japan
Bho
Boel
Pelicia
Felichy
Pencia
Sa Felein
Eshiatl
MR. and
Mrs. Dean
Starr & Richardson
Feeney Bros
Austin, Minn
Jeremiah
Ringsted
Depew
Sale
Bill
A. Galloway
J. G. Jenswold
Robt. Laughlin
F. H. Dickey
SOW Sale
Schmidt Peet
Ermetsburg
Iowa
W. E. Tackman
St. James Hotel
F.H- Dickey
W.E. Jackman
J. G. Senswoll
H. E. Shartle
W. I. Brown
Iowa Realty Company
Tow
Duffy
Pres
Emmetsburg
Towa
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