When She Comes Nome
Poem fragment describes a man awaiting a loved one’s return at home. He envisions a tender reunion, trembling with joy, a greeting that recalls their youth, with scent and room details, tears, and the ache of deserving her embrace.
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James Whitcount Riley
The Earl of Doldally and the Melpomene Affair
A London melodrama unfolds as Lord Doldally funds Marguerite Lennox’s fledgling stage ambitions then prompts an American tour. Jealousy and flirtations with actor Walter Millard spark a confrontation revealing a sister’s long revenge against a ruined nobleman.
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London
Marguerite Lennox
Earl of Doldally
Lord Doldally
Metropolitan
Miss Lennox
Miss Rennes
the Melpomene
Thames
Bromley
Lord Dol
Madge
Walter Millard
Doldally
Mr. Millard
Marguerite
Millard
Muffy
Lord Dordally
le al
Mise Lennox
Chance
Kate
Clothing firm uses coercive lease plan in Chicago
A Chicago clothing firm, seeking the ground floor space held by a German saloonkeeper, coerces the tenant with a bluff of higher rent and later claims ownership of the block, forcing the move on May 1. The German initially resists but later accepts the arrangement noting the firm has “bought the block.”
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Chicago Herald
Chicago
A Wise Young Wife and a Vanity Conflict
A Boston Courier vignette follows Mary asking Charles if her new bangs suit her. He grumbles about costs of bonnets and attire, while she pleads vanity is for his sake. He forgives with a kiss, hinting at tender reconciliation.
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London
Boston Courier
Charles
Mary
Wichita boom grows as nine college buildings rise
The Wichita area sees unabated construction with nine college buildings planned or underway. The text mocks Topeka and Lawrence for lagging behind and notes the Kaw River bottoms hosting sorghum and a large network of drug stores, portraying Wichita as a growing metropolis.
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Wichita
Kan
Topeka
Lawrence
State University
Kaw River
Metropolia
Kansas
Young Robert Lincoln Wise on Career Shielded by Mentors
The Syracuse Courier notes Abraham Lincoln's son Robert Lincoln advanced after studying law in Chicago and being admitted to the bar in 1867. He joined J Young Scammon as partner and built a brokered practice amid large estates, learning caution from Fernando Jones after a pivotal meeting about a tenant's character.
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Syracuse Courier
Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Chicago
E Vard
J. Young Scammon
Hume
Fernando Jones
Jones
Joness
Mr. Lincoln
Robert Lincoln
Mr. Jones
Robert
Gorys
Poe
The Joys of Millionaires as Told by Hearsay
A farmyard traveler overhears two elderly women in Kansas discussing Astors and Vanderbilts. They repeat extravagant New York rumors about the wealth and luxury of Mrs Astor and Mrs Vanderbilt, including gold beds and diamond knobs, with vivid but unverified details.
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Boston Courier
Arkansas
Miss Peterby
Job
Turkey
New York
Zimri Perkins
Vanderbilt
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