A Man's Bold Plan Moves in Spring Awakening
Percival Bines, newly freed from business ruin, abandons New York for a countryside escape. He becomes obsessed with Avice Millerey and hatches a daring plan to win her, despite Shepler’s wealth and looming marriage. The drive ends with him declaring, I’ll do it, as he heads toward the Millerey home.
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Mr. Bines
Papa
Mamma
Oldakera
Shepler
Cornelia
Miss Milbrey
Bines
Percival
Gome
Durango
New York
Broadway
Lana
Plana
Forty-second Street
Fort Lee Ferry
Twenty-fifth Street
Vilage
Man and Beast
Avice Millerey
Tim Os
Peter
Pe'er
Higbee
Uncle Peter
Highes
Shepter
Grant
Chicago Express
Laun‘ton Oldaker
Oldaker
Madison Square
Millerey House
Jarvis
Old and Alone Poem Reflects on Youth and Loss
The speaker recalls a cherished past when children filled life with tales and love. Now gray and aged, they mourn a world that feels distant to the young, yet gratefully recall kisses and tears once shared, inspired by F. L. Stanton in the Atlanta Constitution.
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Ike
F. L. Stanton
Atlanta Constitution
Measles Damages Suit Stirs Jersey Justice Debate
A man recounts a tangled damage suit after a nursemaid contracts measles in a city home. His wife moved children to Jersey, then the nursemaid fell ill and left, prompting demands for compensation for the caretaker and the boarding house. The episode sparks talk of Jersey justice versus hometown fairness.
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New York
Jersey
Janalady
The Principial Question from Tit-Bits
A dialogue fragment features Dobba declaring love despite faults and temper. A friend responds that the core issue is whether he can live with her. The exchange centers on tolerance in a romantic relationship.
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Chappie
Dobba
Yonkers Statesman Phrase Teases Patience and Patrice
In Yonkers Statesman dialogue, Patience questions if he is entertaining, while Patrice quips that he is entertaining though dismisses any idea he ever entertained in life.
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Patrice
Ufe
Yonkers
Sequel: Smit Abroad and Huggins Daughter Question
The Chicago Daily News notes Smit returned from abroad and asks if Huggins still watches over his daughter. Jones replies that they are married now.
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Smit
Young Huggins
Jones
Chicago Daily News
Othello Motif Sparks Quip on Alimony Settlement
In a terse aside attributed to a judge, the scene shows Othello declaring a swift end to a custody or alimony dispute with a crude jest about the matter. The line underscores themes of control and settlement in a tense domestic context.
Bear Attacks Christmas Party in Missouri Town
Folkloric tale recounts a Christmas Eve gathering at Widow Mackelroy's where a pet bear named Bolivar crashes the parlor. A youth named George Ely fights the animal and, with Mary Goodwin's hot iron bar effort, the bear is killed on Christmas Day 1854. George and Mary marry during the holidays.
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Old Lick Creek
Ralls’ County
Florida
Salt River
Squire Clemens
Mark Twain
Uncle Rhueb
Reddish
Aunt Lou
Rube Purvis
Mackelroy
Ned
Polly
Aunt Polly
Bruth
James Irvin
Bolivar
Mackeslroy
Ivery
Walthe
George Ely
George
Mary Goodwin
Herer
George Bly
Mary
Sorrow of It Christmas Puzzles and Gift Struggles
In a playful exchange Mildred frets over present ideas for Mr Slowboy as Helen suggests heartfelt gifts. The conversation shifts to festive attire and artful self-presentation, with remarks on women as more artistic and men’s attempts at holiday style.
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Mildred
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Spenders
Harry Leon Wilson
Lothrop Publishing Company
Rontier
Morence
Gagement
Geraldine
Becker
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