If I Were King by Justin Huntly McCarth y
In a Paris palace Villon and allies scheme amid a web of love and danger. Katherine pleads for mercy for Francois Villon as the grand constable receives orders from Louis IX and a perilous garden meeting unfolds with a destined, dangerous romance.
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Jane
Villon
Olivier
Willon
Francois of
Louis
Katherine
Wilson
Montcorbier
France
Francois Villon
Thibaut d’Aussigny
Thibaut
Burgundy
Thibaut d‘Aussigny
Oscar’s Court Row Over Secondhand Christmas Gowns
Stockholm dispatch reports Queen and princesses object to King Oscar II’s holiday gifts from Augusta Lundin. The king staged a dress parade with models matching royal measurements, provoking fury as queen and crown princess denounced secondhand garments and returned two court dresses to the store. The monarch paid 10,000 kroner for the refused gifts and has gone hunting to escape criticism.
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Stockholm
Oscar of
Sweden
John Wanamaker
Augusta Lundin
Oscar
Baltimore Nostalgia Note on Trolley Tales
A fragment from As It Were in Baltimore News blends a quip about crowded trolley cars and a remembered delicacy, ending with a quirky science aside about the lenticular bone in the ear. The piece evokes local humor and tiny curiosities.
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Baltimore News
Insurgent Strain Tests Family Ties At Homecoming
Aunt Ruth returns to a fractious reunion as Hazel’s success draws scrutiny and change. A visitor’s casual joke sparks tension. Hazel’s mother jokes away the hurt until a fall upstairs reveals Helen’s ankle broken, altering the fragile family balance.
Hazel Lovejoy's Courage and a Love Tested by Money
Ruth Lovejoy asks Hazel to fetch a doctor after their mother falls. Hazel volunteers, revealing her mother is not their servant, and Hazel’s sacrifice reshapes family duty and a young couple’s debate on wealth, love, and marriage. Mr. Bennett helps care for the mother and offers help, but Hazel chooses to manage at home, while Eleanor and Willis clash over wealth versus love and ideals about marriage.
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Miss Lovejoy
Ruth
Hazel
Mr. Lovejoy
Mor
Mr. Bennett
Young Men’s Christian Association
Aunt Ruth
Mrs. Lovejoy
Bennett
Prief
Eleanor
Baffie
Willis
The Old, Old Question: A Reluctant Proposal Scene
In a moonlit garden Eleanor resists Willis as he declares his intent to marry and even abduct her. She remains firm, rebuffing his advances while he presses, savoring a moment of daring and bravado despite her refusal.
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Yillon
Ong
Villon
Escent
Margot
Bandit
Anished
Toma
Colin
Casin
Jehan
Jehan le Loup
Willis
Eleanor
Hleanor
Foxley Parish Curates Change Noted in 110 Years
Norfolk parish records show Canon Norgate appointed in 1840, the first change since 1742. The fragment mentions a tomb near the Great Pyramid and a lighthouse project at Cape Horn, plus a Chilean island discovery and stray garbled quotes about a New York acrobat and a New Yorker’s streetcar fare.
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Foxley
Norfolk
Canon Norgate
Gizeh
Cape Horn
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Ore
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Justin Huntly
M’carthy
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Robert Howard Russell
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Noel
Anu
Hu- Eliettt
Johanneton
Isabanu
la Glover
Dom Gregory
Portau
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Chameton
Willow
Elmets
Bengt
Istres
Sera
Seana
Rene
Silom
Heaven
Olivier le Dain
Oscar’s
Chicago Tribune
4Sowgames
Boston
Cahokia
Scottie
Ally Sloper
R. Hearst
New York
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