A Fatal Choice by Adeline Sergeant
Lizzy Blackwell a poor London factory girl with striking eyes wins the regard of Edward Primrose a respectable young grocer despite a harsh family background. On a foggy December night in Mile End she encounters danger when a rough man jostles her and the tale unfolds toward a tragic outcome.
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London
Lizzy Blackwell
Mile End Road
Edward Primrose
Miss Prim
Lizzy
Mr. Atkins
Lizzy’s Pink Dress and a Love Hard Choices End in Tragedy
Lizzy, a poor London shopgirl, falls for Edward Primrose and buys a pink frock to please him. Her sacrifices for her family collide with Edward’s ambitions and his mother’s social strictures. After a broken romance, Lizzy faces ruin, ruinous choices, and a bleak end as hardship and stigma close in.
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Edward
Lizzy
Miss Atkins
Mrs. Primrose
Mr. Atkins
Lizzie
Hyde Park
East
Granny
Grandfather
Liz
Mr. Primrose
Miss ‘Ting
Ermmeeens
Chata Ee
Lizzy’s Death Casts Shadow Over Primrose Family
In a crowded churchyard Lizzy dies after a violent blow of fate. Mrs. Edward recalls the wedding violet prank while Primrose kin mourn the young woman in a pauper’s grave. The incident leaves Edward Primrose and his sister with a lasting guilt and a pall of misfortune.
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Edward Primrose
Lizzy
A Romance of the P L M Express Marriage Tale
Valentin Sancerre, a notorious Parisian bachelor, plans a quiet marriage to a widow on a train trip from Paris to Marseilles. A mistaken act of kindness with a traveling wrap sparks a comic early clumsy romance as the two meet again in Nice, ending with an engagement in two weeks.
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Valentin Sancerre
Paris
Valentin
Grand Brotherhood of
Benedicts
City Hall
Stern
Panorama Road
Madeleine
Marseilles
Rombaud
St. Ferreo Street
Nice
Lyons
M. Fregnoul
Portieres
Monsieur
Laroche
Madame
Touniere
Queer Old Dobbles and the Counterfeiter's End
In Red Star gulch the enigmatic Queer Old Dobbles is suspected of aiding counterfeiters. After a dramatic confrontation, federal officer Captain McCausland reveals a ruse that saves Dobbles and leads to the capture of Maurice Tellson, the ex-superintendent, while the miners learn the true tale of mistaken justice and loyalty.
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Dobbles
Red Star Gulch
Maurice Tellson
Marjorie
Tellson
Salch
Payson City
Telison
Desseases
Debbles
Heaven
Red Star Genie
Jennie
Dobbies
Old Dobbles
Rascal
Cobbles
McCausland
Mac
Assen
Theo
Payson
Barke
Dobbs
She Corrected Him New York Spn.t Mr South Church Dialog
A fragmentary transcription shows a spoken exchange with interruptions by Mrs. South Church, a Boston figure, as Mr. South Church speaks on the Dickey Birds topic. The lines reflect a clipped debate tone with interruptions.
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New York
South Church
Boston
Dickey Birds
Mrs. South Church
Richard Birds
Mr. Church
Fragmented exchange over job prospects and handwriting claims
A terse dialogue reveals a manager denying a position to a woman. The applicant argues she sought school teacher work, while the manager notes businessmen fear and cites a 12-year-old handwriting example as a factor. The fragment hints at workplace bias and fear-driven hiring attitudes.
No Use as a Lamp in Detroit Market
A stall-keeper, stuck with green melons, plugged one with kerosene then offered it to a colored man. After a quarter hour the man smelled the melon, returned it, and asked what was the matter, muttering the phrase Ise much gbbexed as if concerned about the crowd.
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Gomon
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Adeline Sergeant
Jacobi’s
Goodby
Dreas
Mr. Blackwell
Mrs. Blackwell
Lick
Bain
Zoe
Zion Chapel
Little Dick
Aaron
Susy Atkins
Susy
Ani
Young Blackwell
Richard Blackwell
J. Murray
Yong Brother
P. L. & M. Express
Jacques Normand
Helen M. Winslow
Napoleon III
Italy
Egypt
Saint- Chamais
Sagenoys
Montbazon
Dijon
Macon
Lyon-Perrache
Valence
Avignon
Violet
Noailles
Mensors
Tournier
Wild West
Red Star
Detroit Free Press
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