What the Baby Is Thinking About in Pantomime
A humorous mock interior monologue on a baby’s view of being jostled and pestered by adults. The piece uses exaggerated sounds and mispronunciations to reveal the baby’s irritation at being handled, fed, and observed. It lampoons parental fuss and the chaos of early infancy with playful cadence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jis
Poppy
Great Bear
Xed
Sitty
Aurea
Dickens
Mrs. Winslow
Jerusalem
Tia
Farmens
Swryprep
New York Supreme Court
A YACHTSMAN ROMANCE AT RYDE ON THE SOLENT
In Ryde a social mix of yacht clubs and ballrooms sets a romantic scene along the Solent. Jim Lawlesse saves Kate Dare from danger after a solo sail gone awry, sparking a seaside romance with the Moonington loser turned fiancé.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Victoria Yacht Club
Indies
James Lawlesse
Hedworth
Sam
Kate Dare
Mr. Moonington
Kate Daré
Lawlesse
Sir Hedworth
Moonington
Miss Dare
Kate
Edith Dare
Miss Dave
Faulé
Mr. Lawlesse
Countess of Moonington
Jim Lawlesse
Ryde
Sir Hedworth Dare
Sam. Moonington
Jim
Edith
Papa
Petrel
Leven
Columbus
Dave
Jimi Lawlesse
Jim Law- Jesse
Hedworth Dare
Lelse
Papal
Theowner
Dimner
The
Solent
Ages of Oysters and Social Sketches Across Canada
A miscellany blends natural history on oyster aging with social observations of French Canadians. It describes oyster shell growth as age markers, laments wasted primeval nourishment, and contrasts French Canadian dress, language, and sociability with English peers, noting evolving mixed customs and urbanization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Jean Baptiste
Quebec City
Banque du Peuple
Ighott Land Jacobi
Quebec
Paris
Gravel
Wolfe
Montcalm
Canada
Lord Durham
Dr.Beers
Scribner's
Singular Career of Endre Tagete Ends in Suicide
A Hungarian named Endre Tagete, once of Exentonbe Jows, lived a globe trotting life from 1848 revolutions to soldiering in Crimea and Franco Italian wars. After wandering Europe and the Americas he settled near Fremont, Iowa, fell in love, and killed himself by taking poison from three bottles of pain killer after a marriage rejection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Endre Tagete
Spain
Italy
Algeria
Cabyls
Mediterranean
Messing
Naples
Genoa
Crimea
Wapsipinicon
Fremont
Greek Brigandage Matches Savage Greece For Tourists
A London report describes Greek brigands terrorizing travelers and locals with ransom, mutilation, and swift escapes by band chiefs Takos and Cosmeos. It notes a controversial acquittal for Cosmeos and contrasts Greek judiciary views with authorities. It ends urging daring travelers toward Thessalian mountains for a perilous, comic adventure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greece
Takos
Thessaly
Cosma ‘Comémeos
Crete
Hellas
Persian Famine and Pestilence Ravage Persia Described
A New York Herald despatch reports severe famine and plague in Persia. Ispahan, with up to 500,000 residents, records 27,000 deaths and rising. Mazanderan and rice provinces suffer drought, crop failure, and widespread fatalities. Typhus, fever, smallpox, cattle plague, and other afflictions depress the region as authorities downplay the impact. An international boat race in St John, NB ends tragically as Tyne rower Renforth dies after collapse. St John wins. About 25,000 spectators attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Herald
Persia
Ispahsa
Mazanderen
N.B
Tyne
St. John
Renforth
St John
Also Mentioned on This Page
Indiana
Indiamna
Nselvantia
London
Cowes
English Channel
Ryde Pier
Melrose
Southsea
Portsmouth
Victoria Yacht Club
Jim Lavwlesee
Tts
St. James' Street
Laywlesse
Yacht Club
Sa Hedworth
Misses Dare
Sam’s
Ben
Cecil
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