Fetters of Gold Ends in a New Beginning of Love
In a luxuriously quiet library John Dolan awaits midnight and his planned suicide after losing his fortune to gambling. His wife Mary reveals she too despised wealth and, with the crisis, suggests they return to the humble cottage life they once cherished, choosing love over money.
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Serres
England
John Dolan
Grosvenor Square
Mary
Harry
Molly
Baby
Harrow
Kathleen
John
Vandervelt
Stock Exchange
Monte Carlo
Conte
Free List Suspended Porterhouse Joke Moves to Boston
A humorous snippet notes Bilkins recently moved from New York to Boston. One morning he visited a butcher and asked for a porterhouse. The proprietor replied urbane ly that nothing is being given away this morning.
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Bilkins
New York
Boston
Butcher’s
Harper’s Weekly
Sheridan Returns to Winchester After Roosevelt Test Ride
Sheridan rode twenty miles to Winchester and declared five miles over the Roosevelt test. He felt reasonably sure of holding his job as reported by the New York Sun.
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Sheridan
Winchester
New York Sun
Miss van Busker Teaches Diabolo At Towers Party
At the Towers, Miss van Busker arrives with grand trunks and a poodle. She learns the diabolo from the Duke of Derry, giving a sparkling display in hall scenes while gossip swirls about romance and social favors.
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Miss van Busker
Derry
Miss van Pasker
Duke
England
Stony
Long Gallery
Jane
Greenhays
Lady Hildegarde
Coralie
Hildegarde
Bertie
Stan
the Tatler
The Last Straw Bride Gift Reproach
Enid and Magie shield their wedding gifts from Alma Pinckney who laments excessive bridal generosity. Alma mocks the array of presents while Miss Pinckney promises a towel set. Enid calls Alma the last straw as she resumes wedding plans with restrained tears.
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Madge
Alma Pinckney
Selma Andrews
Mitchellis
Alma
Enid
Roundabout rebuke in elevator quarrel over honesty
An irate old broker retorts to a banker that a young clerk isn’t square after a compliment. The jokey banker asks what’s wrong, and the broker blasts the claim, noting the clerk’s dishonesty. The exchange ends with a sharp quip about dollars.
Choosing a Husband From the Moral Standpoint
The piece critiques modern women seeking status over virtue. It warns against valuing wealth and social standing in a husband, urging women to question a suitor’s virility and lifestyle. It argues society excuses men with money while punishing single women, and advocates female independence and reform of male behavior.
Sunflower Philosophy in Wit and Wisdom
A collection of quips on human nature, honesty, and society. Observations span manners, vanity, folly, and judgment with humorous, biting tone. The reader is reminded that appearances deceive and fools abound while cautioning against overconfidence and pretense.
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Diabolo
Miss van Busker Lea
Europe
Billy Sunday
Papa
Blackwell
Durham
Keeley
Sunflower Philosophy
Stangers
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