Engagements, debts and dreams in New York’s social whirl
Daphne Kip, a young Cleveland debutante visiting New York, becomes engaged to Clay Wimburn but discovers his penniless status. Her family maneuvers to keep her independent, Daphne pursues acting with Reben’s company, and her father Wesley arranges a room for her. Daphne navigates love, ambition, financial pressures, and social judgment as Tom Duane and Clay reappear, while Daphne contemplates independence and a future on her own terms.
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Synopsia
Clay Wimburn
Cleveland
Daphne Kip
Clay
Wall Street
Daphne
New York
Trousseau
Bayard
Europe
Leila
Tom Duane
Baynard
Duane
Reben
Wesley
Jaddy
Daddy
Pey
H P
Pontion
Burnes
Mamma
Wesley Kip
Chivvis
Mrs. Kip
Ike Bayard
New Hogland
Boston
Jacob
Batterson
Daphne Winsor's Debut Fails to Stir Quiet Audience
Daphne faces a cold night as her star turn falls flat with a silent crowd while Miss Kemble recovers. Reben promises a future if she succeeds, but the reception leaves Daphne isolated, wandering from theater to a unsure path, until Tom Duane appears offering support and a lift home.
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Daphne
Miss Kemble
Reben
Sheila Kemble
Miss Winsor
Batterson
Ence
Hidon
Theatrical star Daphne Marries for a Meager Life
After a disappointing stage career Daphne agrees to marry Clay and live on his small wage. The couple faces a bleak future as new hardships arise and their prospects grow dim.
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Daphne
Clay
Woman Works 15 Hours a Day in Peru Ind
Mia Anna Metterland of Peru Indiana describes backache and nerve pains eased by Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound after doctors recommended only surgery. She now rises at four, works at home and factory, and urges other women to try the remedy.
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Peru
Ind
Vdia E. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mia
Anna Meterland
West 10Th St
The Usual Thing
A tavern landlord notes spring approaches as court house garden talk turns to profitable vegetables. Gents discuss hardy crops but will delay gardening plans, postponing action until next spring.
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Kansas City Star
Quicksilver Output in 1918 Declines from 1917
The United States Geological Survey reports domestic quicksilver output in 1918 at 33 432 flasks of 75 pounds each valued around 3 042 402. This marks a decrease from the 1917 quantity.
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United States Geological Survey Department of the Interior
Unbridled passion ends in halter tragedy
A dramatic phrase notes how unchecked passion can lead to a fatal halter incident. The report frames the event as a cautionary tale about restraint and risk in pursuit of desire.
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