Secrets and Sirens in a Distant Davos
In a London drawing room, sisters Phyllis and Clare Elmsworth confront engagement plans and hidden pasts. Clare recalls a Davos romance with a wealthy suitor, while Phyllis teeters between love and duty as Mark Franklin arrives, unfolding old flames and new unions.
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Claire
Dilla
Phyl
Jaly Elmsworth
Elms
Peter
Europe
Elworthy
Madrid
Mark Franklin
Mulley
Bargut
Little Girl Brings May Birthday Teasing to School
A mother recalls a quarrel with her daughter White-Bangs over birthdays in May and September. The child, Nelile, defends her older status while the mother fears her storytelling. The tale ends with a cautionary reference to Ananias and Sapphira.
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Sapphira
Tillman
South Carolina
Gret
Nelile
Ananias
Vittaburg
Bitter musings on memory and poets in Philadelphia Press
A fragment ponders retirement gifts for a former cook and the idea that forgetting the past is the kindest present. It mirrors a columnist style note from the Philadelphia Press about verse lists and unfamiliar poets.
A Quiet Home Amid Whitton's Turmoil and New Bonds
In January at the rectory, Mr. Baumgarten grows closer to Lady Grace Avon as extended family life unfolds. Edith’s death haunts the past while Grace bonds with Kyle and Edith’s son Cyrus, shaping a fragile, guarded happiness amid parish strife and a midsummer fair threatened by vested interests.
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Kyle
Mr. Baumgarten
Edith
Cgradnohy
Noti
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Lady Avon
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Avon
Little Whitton Church
Graveney Wipe
Avon House
Hilm
Cyrus
Aa Baumgarten
Alia
Crimgén
Lavon
Grace
Thor
Avon Flouse
Wilfred Eiliotsen
Barkaway
Elliotsen
Whitton
Lord Avon
as_Elliotsen
Witten
Henry
Great Whitton
Mamma
Mr Baumgarten
Grace Carmel
Edith Dane
Dees
Lady Avonsen
Hotenlag
Accant
ART Co
Ted Ori
Ieee
Kyle Baumgarten
Grave
Charles
Cyrna
Cyras
Jaquet
Gertrude
Janet
Joe
Lady Grace
Jaique
Csras
Whitton Common
Strance Talk Express Wagon Banter
Laughing exchange between two express wagon drivers revolves around a mysterious sound. One insists a wheel spoke caused the ruckus, while the other notes the wheels are quiet and tired. The dialogue checks playful humor in a Baltimore American fragment.
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Strance
Baltimore American
One Year After Pride Summer Meeting Reopens
Fragmentary pages show a return of a summer scene where a woman fails to recall a man, a renewed engagement with local farmers, and remarks about preservatives and pure food. It mentions Jim salting cattle, a Kansas City reference, and a tale of a poor youth turning fortune through campaign cigars.
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Kansas City
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