A Prima Donna of the Past in a New York Tale
Enotch Wentworth and Andrew Merry contend over a secret plan to stage a play. Dorcas forms bonds with Alice Volk while Merry seeks control of the project and confronts Enoch about a dangerous liaison. Tensions rise as backstage schemes collide with personal loyalties in a bustling theater district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enoch Wentworth
Andrew Merry
Wentworth
Senoch
Dorcas
Merry
Andrew
Oswald
Alice Volk
Julie
Cordelia
Mrs Volk
Miss Dorcas
Mother Fillerwell
Shu
Vittla Julleta
Corneliat
Cord
Ulia
Volk
New York
Mrs. Billerwell
Doreius
Ieee Croft
Enoch
West
John Esterbrook
Dorea
Ife
Voreas
Tie
Zilla Paget
Sealed Bargain Doubt Lies Between Wentworth and Merry
In a theater room Wentworth studies press clippings as Merry returns with a rewritten manuscript. Andrew lays the sheet on the table, and Wentworth accepts the manuscript with tentative cordiality while Merry remains reserved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wentworth
Merry
Enoch
Andrew
Unclear fragment offers a cryptic dedication
A cryptic, archaic style note thanks a few unnamed people for memory and aid. The text references blessing and remembrance but lacks concrete events, actions, or identifiable names. The fragment reads like a personal dedication with unclear targets or context.
War costs of major 19th century conflicts
A digest of 19th century wars with total expenditures for France, the United States, Germany, Russia, Japan, Italy, and Britain. It compares Napoleonic, Civil, Franco German, Russo Turkish, Far East, Boer, and Turkey wars by total spend and average forces. The figures span multi year campaigns and indemnities.
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Napoleon
France
Wendell Phillips Dodge
Lesle
Germany
Russia
Far East
Japan
Italy
Turkey
England
No woman will admit a husband is a hero says Baltimore American
A Baltimore American quip notes how many heroes exist yet women seldom call their husbands heroes. The cartoonish line reflects social humor about marital status and public perception.
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Gordon Curtis
Woman
Wolvertons
Ellsworth Young
F.¢. Browne
Dorcan
Nar
Palina
Gerritspluiu
Genoa
Naples
Paris
London
Colgast's
Paget
H E
Misa Page
Dingley
Tam
Irvin Cobb
Arnold Bennett
Yonkers
Miss Cobb
Calleg
National Sunday Magasine
Fatima
Fatima Cigarettes
Fatime Dent
Fifth Ave
New Wane
Ats
Alding
Koble Rubber StampWorks
Fort Wayne
Ind
Heal Estate
Eaton Rapids
C. Kennedy
Woodbridge St
Jackson, Mich
Walla Walla CO
Warh
Dixie
Sala
Linn CO
Ore
Brownsville
Myrtle Point
Furs
Ploy J
Manchester
Huntingdon
Tenn
United States
Band
J. B. Gare
Baltimore American
Post
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