The Woman from Wolvertons by Isabel Gordon Gurtis
In this excerpt from The Woman from Wolvertons, Dorcas and Merry follow the stage world through crowded Harlem streets to a grim club where theater, ambition, and a mother's resolve collide. Characters discuss Cordelia’s future and the mother’s protection while the cast navigates fame and moral peril.
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Fetspsl
Lnoca Wentworth
Isabel Gordon Gurtis
Woman
Wolvertons
Tllsworth Young
F.gorgowne & CO
Dowald
Iit
Ubwald
Marty
Dewald
Miso Wentworth
Dorcas
Oswald
Amin
Harlem
Merry
Cordelia
Alice Volk
Peper
Julie
Twenty Third Street
A Sealed Bargain Continues Not Yet Revealed
In a backstage theater world Merry pressurizes Enoch Wentworth over Dorcas and a stalled play rewrite. A secret inheritance of trust and romance looms as Merry demands no ties with Zilin Paget while Dorcas and Enoch face a tense moral crossroad amid vanity, fame, and the theater’s fragile loyalties.
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Dorcas
Merry
Dorcan
Andrew
New York
Enoch
West
John Esterbrook
Doreas
Enoch Wentworth
Wentworth
Morry
Oswald
Colgatz's
Paget
Jrerta
Uis Saayascrigt
Zile Paget
Aftir
Zilin Paget
Dingley
Profits of Football Dominate College Athletics
A historical analysis notes football as the top money maker among college sports with Harvard posting 114,864 in receipts and 74,713 in clear profit while Princeton earned 67,213 in receipts and 82,822 in profit. The piece attributes profits to prestige and the unique college control over the sport, not just financial balance.
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Harvard
Princeton
Squirrel Aids Sick Jay and Debates Over Women Soldiers
A city resident recounts a curious tale of a kind squirrel feeding a ailing jay, with the bird finally nibbling morsels and moving away. The Army and Navy Journal opposes women military organizations arguing guardianship roles would harm both genders.
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Army and Navy Journal
J. Hungerford
The Two Unset Birds and a Wall of Modern Love
A satirical sketch parodies romance and marriage through Laura and Edgar, two progressive thinkers in a late 19th century setting. They reject conventional union, embrace private time tables, and treat marriage as a public spectacle while caring for a young ward. The piece ends with a blunt moral: after forty, one must take charge of something human.
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New Hampshire
Laura
Edgar
Schopenhauer
Walter Pater
Robhy
Loggia
Waltopus
Ser
Chile
Ittgar
Broad
Bombs on airships foil by new device
An article in Flying Magazine details a device by Joseph Stelnamets of Philadelphia that attaches bombs to airships via a wire and detonates upon contact, enabling destruction of aircraft, airships, hangars, and ships. The system could threaten night operations and any air targets, with few defenses beyond armed planes.
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Military Aeronautica
Flying Magazine
Joseph Stelnamets
Philadelphia
Aero Club of America
Aero Club of Pennsyvania
Monumental Neptune statue at Villa Pastine Italy
A vast cement Neptune statue stands 11 meters tall on a terrace at Villa Pastine near Monterosso Spezia Italy. Rome sculptor Arrigo Minergi crafted the hollow reinforced body housing a spiral staircase, overcoming the promontory’s architectural challenges to create a striking seaside residence feature. The Wide World Magazine notes the lifelike statue and praises the architect’s achievement despite material limits. The unrelated line about a piano salesman appears as a separate fragment.
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Neptune
Monterosso
Spezia
Italy
Pastine
Signor Arrigo Minergi
Rome
Signor
Wide World Magazine
How You Talk Gestures Test Sincerity In Orators
An Italian psychologist argues gestures reveal sincerity since they are involuntary. A speaker who fidgets with a watch chain may be insincere, while varied body sway suggests an active mind, and repeated same gestures imply genuine interest. Also includes a humorous exchange about a past quarrel and marriage.
Wilson After Turk Envoy Said Practically Persona Non Grata
President Wilson asked Secretary Bryan to address Turkish ambassador A Rustom Bey to clarify statements in the press. Officials say the envoy has become persona non grata with the U S government for criticizing American methods and politics, while Turkey’s abrogation of treaties threatens citizens and school interests abroad.
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Washington
Wilson
Bryan
A. Rustem Bey
A. Rustom Ebay
White House
Turkey
Adate
United States
Constantinopls
Petrograd
Tsaakay
Asia
Ant ‘Ho
Beat
Serbs Take Semlin in Balkan Victory Report
Serbian forces capture Semlin after fierce fighting as Austrian lines collapse. Thousands of Austrians killed or captured, munitions seized, Servians pressing forward with advance after the breakthrough. War office notes heavy Balkan battle impact and pursuit.
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Nan
Servia
Sarvias
Semlin
Skahets Asa
Auvirias
Ceck
Mitrevice
War Office
Aumaxult
NEW GERMAN DEATH List 2112 Teuton Dead-Infantry Suffered Most
The Berlin report lists 2,012 total German casualties including 8 officers and 309 other ranks killed in the 21st cacaalty tally. It notes Hawlhack and Lines infantry losses and a high toll in the Tenth Company. Evacuation of Alsace to Strassburg is underway as German fatigue fears grow.
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Copenhagen
Totel
Berlin
Hawlhack
Lines
Prostia
Milienium
Alsans
Lendos
Rome
Hin
Upper
Almeos
Straseburg
Meta
France
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Sisi
Aaron
Agarita
Kinney
Chapter Xi—Continu
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Stratus
Dorres
Yan
Heayeo
Alles Volk
Srn
Genoa
Naples
Paris
Lonnon
Doress
Dorcas Tool One
Mer
Jay
Philanthrop Equiprel
Fourteenth
Brooklyn
The
Journal
Tered
Aise
Deak
Wight
Chella
Kipling
Aoay
Jim Orphan Asylum
Fresh Air Fund
Witey
Kean
Tom
Turk
Envoy A. Ruste Say
Great Britain
Villa
Merleo City
Francisca Ville
Venustiang Carranza
Tehasumtepec
New York City
Teers Reserve Board
Saya
New Orleane
Sugar Belt
Louisiana
Theodore Roosevelt
London
Jeaden Dapers
Germany
England
Pekin
Ife
Thantung Penionale
Ways & Corhependent
Wothsten
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