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The Thousand Dollars and the Broad Way Ballot
A long moral tale follows Jacob Flagg a self made New York merchant who rises from a five dollar start to wealth through frugality. He marries Helen Watkins who resents a promised thousand dollars and quarrels over money. After a stormy split he returns with notes, they stay together and prosper yet their daughter will inherit a large sum. Also features a drunkard reform tale and a comic critique of pretentious urban display.
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