The Real Adventure of Rose and Roddy
A dramatic 1916 novel excerpt centers on Rose and Roddy as they clash over risk and duty. Rose plans to flee after a New York counsel meeting while Roddy wrestles with love, pride, and a vow to pursue their shared ideals. Rose recalls their meeting birthday and the line Never marry a man with a passion for principles.
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Roddy
Rose
Rodney
New York
Portia
Roddy Darling
Rose Pays First Week Rent in Quiet City Room
Rose hands three dollars to the landlady and asks for a receipt marking the rent period. The landlady, with a hard face, contrasts with Rose who feels this room offers more humanity than other places she visited. Rose locks the door after the landlady departs.
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Rose
Rose Aldrich Leaves Husband to Seek New Life
Rose Aldrich, a young wife of wealth, abandons luxury for independence after a planned departure from her husband Rodney. She moves into a room near Clark Street to pursue work as a chorus girl in the Globe theater production The Girl Up Stairs, hoping to prove herself and learn life’s value while keeping her escape hidden from Rodney’s social circle.
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Rose Stanton
Rodney Aldrich
Rose
Rodney
Florence McCrea
North Clark Street
New York
San Francisco
Portia
Mother
Doris
Harriet
Globe Theater
Globe
Jimmy Wallace
Jimmy
Clark Street
John Galbraith
North End Hall
North End
Srhrge
Haverybody
Galbraith
Grant
Pike
Rose Aldrich Seeks Chorus Role In Musical Comedy
Rose Aldrich pursues a chorus part in a musical comedy as readers follow her job hunt with suspense. The narrative builds toward what unfolds after ward, promising heightened drama in the next installment.
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Rose Aldrich
Resistance of the Wind on a Naval Carrier Model
Tests in the Washington navy yard wind tunnel by Naval Constructor William McEntee show that a Neptune model steaming against a 30 mile wind at 14 knots would need about 770 horsepower to overcome wind resistance. This is roughly 20 percent of the power to propel air through water.
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Neptune
Washington Navy Yard
Naval
William McEntee
Over-Camouflaged Tea Taste Teaches a Lesson
A child named Dorothy refuses tea at a five o'clock visit saying the drink is too dull. The hostess serves hot water with sugar and milk as Dorothy’s tea, highlighting her preference for flavor and appearance over simple sweetness.
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Dorothy
Elsie Defies German Father in School Friction
Elsie returns from school and explains a rift with her friend Hilda, blaming Hilda's father who was born in Germany for lacking civilized manners. The exchange reveals social tensions and peer conflict over nationality and behavior.
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Elsie
Hilda
Germany
Proper Place
A brief exchange asks where the bulls are loaded on a ship, with the reply that they go in steerage. The dialogue hints at maritime handling of livestock and the practicalities aboard ship.
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