Lovers torn by war in eastern village Easter tale
In 1865 a fragile April Easter scene unfolds in a small eastern village. Esther Morton and Edward Allen, sweethearts long gathered at a red brick chapel, face separation as Edward joins the Union Army. Esther awaits news as Col Morton dies and Edward is wounded and later discharged, returning home with uncertain fate.
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Col. Morton
Fastertide
Esther Morton
Edward Allen
Esther
Edward
Allen
Union
Easter Reunion in a War Era Love Story
Allen McDonald receives a note from a physician and sings a solo with Esther Morton, his long lost love believed dead. Esther appears in mourning as a substitute singer, their reunion marking an Easter fulfillment and the revival of their shared dream after years apart.
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Allen
McDonald
Andrews
Edward
Mr. McDonald
Miss Edmanson
Esther Morton
A Beauty's Anger Moves Mentone Fashion Scene
Liane de Pougy arrives as Mentone hosts a flower festival clash. She flaunts a lilac persona amid a disputed banner prize and a later rebuke from the mayor. The party ends in discord as residents blame authorities for rousing hostility and frightening visitors.
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Mentone
Light Squadron
Army of Beauty
Cannes
Nice
Monte Carlo
Blue
Liane de Pougy
Committee of the Battle
Liane
Her Serious Alarm
A Cincinnati Tribune excerpt reports a messenger informing Mrs. Johnsing that her husband, intoxicated, attempted to derail an express train. She vows the railroad will send a constable for damages, and questions the jailed Black man involved, reflecting harsh racial language of the era.
RAMS HORNS Warnings on faith and hypocrisy in church life
A reflective sermon-like passage argues that deeds reveal faith, condemns backsliding and wealth pursued without God, and warns against Christians clinging to sin while claiming piety. It stresses personal change, integrity, and reliance on divine blessing.
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Sin
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