Eileen Alannah and Guy Ashburn Lovers' Tragic End
An English romance on the Thames follows two clerks, Eileen Alannah and Guy Ashburn, who fall in love despite modest means. After a year of separation, Guy returns ill and dying in a Bloomsbury room. Eileen discovers him but he dies after professing lifelong love and a final blessing.
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Eileen Alannah
Eileen Asthore
Shan
Thames
Maidenhead
Guy Ashburn
Eileen Gray
Eileen
London
Elysian Field
Guy
Liverpool
England
Hileen
Africa
Ugland
Hingland
Eheen
Cape
Darling
Hileen Alannah
Angus Asthore
Eileen Alann
Chinese Empress Dowager Rejects Queue Abolition Proposals
In new Chinese military reform discussions, soldiers face a uniform change but the queue remains contentious. Pei-yang soldiers shorten their queues, yet Lian-ping-chu has not allowed full removal. Prince Ching sought the empress dowager’s view via the head eunuch, who suggested abolishing the queue during warnings. The empress dowager angrily replied, Wait till I die, then you can cut off your queues. No one dares revive the issue.
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Pei-vyang
Lian-ping-chu
Prince Ching
Li-leu-ying
China Review
Marcel Waves Debate Over Hair Health
A New York Sun interview with a barber shows pride in the Marcel wave. He notes seven years of weekly styling without brittleness and credits preiron lotions for scalp protection. He warns against rubbing and heat under the scalp and promotes a ventilated pompadour as a hygienic fix.
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New York Sun
Barber and Snapperton Banter About Baldness Joke
A Philadelphia Press item records Barber and his brothers joking about being young yet bald. Snapperton whispers the punchline that his hair fell out, prompting a light, comedic exchange.
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Barber
Snapperton
Phiadelphia Press
Observations on Comic Opera and Public Morals in Boston
A Boston writer argues comic opera needs real craft over skits and notes chorus girls are now far more capable and intelligent than in the past while chorus men are often dull. He cites Marie Cahill praising skirts and the chorus feeding legitimate drama, and details a tame snake bird kept by Rev. John Bachman, plus comments on public fears of being buried alive and the era’s morbid headlines.
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A . Sage
Boston
Duran Mitchell
Mr. Mitchell
Boston Transcript
Tora
New York
Marie Cahill
John Bachman
Wholesome Youth Advice for College Life
President Whiton of Harvard urges a clean, vigorous life for young men. He warns against vices, champions intellectual labor, a spotless reputation, and generosity. He urges independence of opinion, living with purpose, and efficient achievement to marry well and finish tasks quickly.
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Wliot
Harvard University
Great Truth Confiscated From Oblivion Tale
A reflective piece on the fragility of wisdom and the rare moments when memories survive. It recalls two men in an Indian town by a butcher shop, one with a sausage box and the other with a legal claim to an emptied barrel, illustrating fleeting, unreliable recollections.
Quaker Reflections and Courtroom Wit in 1900s Texts
A collection of quirky exchanges and moral reflections shows life’s crowded paths from school discipline to married life. Witty banter contrasts with a courtroom moment where a defense attorney seeks delay and a judge grants six months. The Philadelphia Record notes the thin line between restraint and humor in daily scenes.
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Nell
Chinatown
Wigwag
Colonel Bluegrass
Kentucky
Philadelphia
Little Leaves From Life at a Sunday School and Home
A collection of small humorous vignettes from daily life. A child worries her penny is missing from a church bank, a grammar mistake confuses a class, Henrietta hides umbrellas for a euchre party, a mother clarifies body and soul to a young boy, and a shy groom delivers a stammered toast at a wedding feast.
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Majorie
Sammy
Willie
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Mileen
Sil
Hie Jeen
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Bloomsbury
Rileen
Lagos
Marcel
Grand Army of the
Chicago Chronicle
Inwa
Ead
Ipswich
Lois
Bildervant
Henrietta
Etta
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