Coquet Grace Merlin Chooses Between Two Lovers
Grace Merlin, daughter of a minister, recounts courting two suitors, Lord Cyril Hallerton and the curate Slowcombe. After a month of romance with Hallerton and counsel from a maid, she accepts Slowcombe, then Hallerton proposes, leading to a comic dilemma resolved as her fathers and suitors compete for her consent.
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Ditcham
Grace Merlin
Papa
Cyril Hallerton
van Dyke
Mr. Hallerton
Slowcombe
Mamma
Mr. Hallerston
Susan
Mr. Slowcombe
The Engaged Men and the Parson's Silence
Grace Merlin faces humiliation as Mr Hallerton and Mr Slowcombe force a false engagement claim. Slowcombe declares the engagement was merely his fun, while Hallerton shows a painful, quiet anger. Grace mourns the loss of faith in men after this cruel episode.
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Mr. Hallerton
Mr. Slowcombe
Grace
Merlin
Cyril
Noted Figures and Far Reaches of Fame Across Eras
A collage of notable people and anecdotes spans Camilla Collet’s feminist advocacy, Arctic frontier neighbors near Mt Deseret, Belva Lockwood’s long teaching life, James Freeman Clarke’s will to his wife, Lewis F Allen’s Bar rison club presidency, Mark Twain’s Browning admiration, the baroque goings on of the gaekwar of Baroda, Walter Besant’s writer’s cramp, Reichstag speeches on Berlin boards, Alson J Streeter’s labor campaign, Renan on America, Tolstoi’s interior ministry meddling, Tolstoy’s son, a Hugo alternate in art, and Billings on ink and coffee for drawings.
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Camilla Collet
Capt. Sibley
Gen. Greely
Mt. Deseret
Belva Lockwood
James Freeman Clarke
Lewis F. Allen
Buffalo
Cleveland
Barrison
Mark Twain
Browning
Gaekwar
Baroda
England
Walter Besant
William
Reichstag
Berlin
Alson J. Streeter
Union Labor Party
Renan
America
Count Tolstoi
Katkoff
Victor Hugo
Quips and Quirks From Early 20th Century Papers
A collage of snappy lines and satirical snippets from regional papers. The notes poke humor at poetry, science, travel, and daily life with playful jabs at culture, toys, and subscriptions, reflecting a lively press climate.
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Lewiston
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Ourself
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St. Louis Mail
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Travelers’ Register
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Cincinnati & Indianapolis Railway
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Grand Rapids
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Wabash & Wichigan
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Grand Rapiens
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Michigan & Elkhart Express
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Cincinnati Mail
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Rushville
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Chicago Fast Line
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Chicago
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Cincinnati Fast Line
Cincinnati Fast Mail
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Accomodation
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Day Express
Indianapolis & Richmond
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Dail
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Cincinnati Express
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St. L. & Chi
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Express & Mail
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City Mail
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Indianapoli Mail
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Leswnes
SUN Building
Ohio
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea CO
Bates House
Fast Washington Street
Indiana
Straw Hat
Hatter
Washington Street
Fairbanks
Fairbanks & Co
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C. E. Kregelo, Undertaker
Delaware Street
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Delaware St
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Washington St
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Bates
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