Deluge Chapter XXV Controversy Over Coal Dealings
The narrator negotiates a risk laden plan to protect his wife’s independence through a discreet settlement with Mr. Forrester. He explains motives, confronts suspicion, and faces moral costs as the coal strike and Roebuck power loom in the background.
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Roebuck
Man- Asquale
Combine
Langdon
Coal Combine
Tte
Farquhar
Sam
Walloway
James Galloway
Anita
Joe
Conspiracy Against Anita Reaches Connecticut Shore
On a hot afternoon the yacht carried the speaker down the Sound toward a Connecticut shore near Dawn Hill seven miles from New York. They landed at the private water of Howard Forrester, the brother of Anita's mother Aw I.
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Anita
Connecticut
New York
Howard Forrester
The Perfect Lady Declares Stratford Visit Flop
A dialogue contrasts ideals of beauty and perfection as two women discuss looks and improvement. One remarks on exercise and vanity while the other defends a flawless appearance and dismisses efforts to enhance it. The exchange shifts to a playful jab at Shakespeare's tomb during a visit.
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Violet Cochrane
Stratford-on-Avon
Shapespeare
Dolly's Bathing Mult Shocks with Quirky Style
In a brief, playful note Dolly describes a bathing mult tagged as “Electricaly,” a queer, shocking style, with Cleveland Lander referenced in the remark.
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Dolly
Cleveland Lander
Confrontation Prompted by Trusted Word of Father
A mother questions Johnny about his conscience and right from wrong. Johnny admits doubt but cites his father’s warning not to trust everything he hears. The exchange highlights family dynamics and mistrust in a moral dilemma.
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Mackiock
Forrester
Ths Dove
New York
Ellersly
Aken
Dawn II
Hut
Tone
Johnny
How He Catches Them in Divorce Cases
A lawyer explains his method for spotting divorce cases by reviewing marriage licenses each morning and sending his card to the couples involved, illustrating why he is often retained in such matters.
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Ludge
Harrowing Result Sparks Sunday Shaving Controversy
A controversial agitation over Sunday shaving provokes public discomfort and shame among locals. Natives react with uneasy countenance, signaling widespread concern about the social manners surrounding the issue.
Strained Relations Dialogue Note
The fragment shows a dialogue with characters Edgar Euphemia and Puck discussing strain and economizing, implying tension and differing feelings about respect and budgets.
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Edgar
Puck
Hill Skeeter-Say Warns of Wan Appearance at Resorts
The old man notes he has been visiting rural resort homes all summer and admits the look is wan and peaked after a poor pick. The exchange appears in a gossip item from the Chicago Dolly News.
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Galloway
Matt
Joe
Milning
Mr. Forrester
Tensy
Hill
Salon Pictures Prompt Curious Exchange
A quoted exchange from La Sourire depicts a mother warning about explicit pictures at a salon and a child asking which ones, highlighting tensions between discretion and curiosity in a salon setting.
Installments All Around
A humorous courtroom exchange about health and bills unfolds as a patient tells the doctor healing takes time and the doctor jokes about collecting the bill in installments. The judge weighs in with a quip about delaying payment.
Final question to graduates: which books aided your education
Professor asks what books aided your struggles for an education. Young Scadda interrupts with a blunt line about his father’s checkbook being as helpful as any book so far.
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Scadda
Dialogue Fragment from The Mother and Pick Me Up
A brief stage exchange shows The Mother interrupting Mr. Denton as he declares a last kiss before leaving. The scene hints at an orderly programme and a break in the planned sequence.
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Mr. Denton
Dog Saved His Life Tale From a Five Dollar Sale
A Chicago Journal fragment recalls a man telling a story about a dog that once saved his life and, later, was sold for five dollars when the speaker was nearly starving. The exchange unfolds with a young woman’s eager interest.
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Chicago Journal
Fragmented romance misprint humor in 1900s papers
A garbled wedding joke from various papers features a bride asking George for another biscuit and a husband quietly refusing, claiming he has not digested the first yet. The note cites Detroit Free Press and Chicago Journal formatting quirks and misprints from Roosevelt era offices.
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George
Detroit
Van Antler's New Butler Questioned Over Wine Storage
A misread exchange hints at doubt about the new butler's knowledge of proper wine storage. Mrs. Van A. critiques the assistant's appearance and habits, suggesting he should handle tasks personally rather than relying on others.
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van Antler
van A
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