The Price of Silence and a Bride's Hidden Story
Gerrard confronts Braxton over accusations against Lady Royce wife of Sir Allen Royce. A blackmailer threatens to reveal crimes tied to Lady Royce to ruin Royce, then tragedy strikes as Lady Royce dies of a heart seizure. Gerrard decides to shield his friend, funding the blackmailer to keep the secret, and later reflects on guilt and friendship.
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Allen Royce
Braxton
Scotland
Allen
Royce
Sir Allen
Lady Royce
Allan Royce
Better Prospects for a Cautious Investor
A wealthy New York financier weighs a friend's mining stock pitch. The friend promises 50 percent annual returns and a sure thing, but the financier prefers a modest 5 percent with some uncertainty, valuing caution over hype.
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New York
Such a Dear Hubby From the Washington Star
A married man on a business trip forgets his wife’s picture and writes a believable letter about it. He arranges a fresh print via a Washington photographer to fool his wife, who discovers the ruse but ultimately accepts the clever deception as a harmless remarried- life anecdote.
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Washington Star
St. Louis
Washington
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Favorite Phrases of Novelists in Philadelphia Bulletin
A compilation by a book reviewer lists famed writers and their memorable lines. Included are Haggard’s Then a strange thing happened Henry James’s For what do you take me Kipling’s But that's another story Stevenson’s Incontinently I leaped forward Doyle’s Now my dear Watson and Pater’s Well.
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Philadelphia Bulletin
H. Rider Haggard
Henry James
Rudyard Kipling
Robert Louis Stevenson
Watson
Conan Doyle
Walter Pater
The Dominance of Names in American Commerce
A psychological essay argues that grand names like Royal Fig Bush or Grand Emporium boost perceived value and prestige. It critiques preferencing ornate branding over substance, noting shoppers often choose names over quality and calling for standards based on truth and honesty.
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Simeon House
Scrambling for Money Described as Life’s Folly
The piece contrasts American hustle with leisure and reflects on whether chasing extra dollars yields real value. It cites stores closing for baseball, a resort town nap, and a novelist’s tale to argue life’s joy lies in health love and leisure rather than constant striving for wealth or fame.
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South
Choosing One's Friends in Daily Life
An essay on selecting friends who enrich life. Avoid gossip and frivolity. Seek companions who inspire, comfort, advise, and share broad interests. True friendship requires worthiness and is a precious treasure beyond volume of lesser ties.
No Game Like Baseball
The Century extols baseball as uniquely attracting crowds throughout the season and providing steady, developing exercise for American youths and men, praising its appeal and suitability for boys.
Loomis's Face Again in Canyonville Tale
Hank Johnson has long held the dubious honor of Canyonville’s homeliest man until Steve Billings arrives at the Tourist's Retreat and declares there is a homelier man among them. The anecdote plays on local vanity and comic rivalry.
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Loomis
Success Magazine
Hank Johnson
Canyonville
Steve Billings
Hank
Depot lecture by professional feller Loomis
At the depot Hank and Steve discuss a feller named Charles Battel Loomis who gives lectures. Hank crosses the road and returns after a time, declaring the man a professional and expressing supreme disgust at the challenge.
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Gentleman seeks wife rejects carte de visite joke
A humorous 19th century note recalls a man advertising for a wife and asking suitors to enclose aCarte de visite. A spirited reply refuses to send hers, quipping there is authority for a cart before a horse but none for a cart before an asa.
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Standard Dictionary
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Century Magazine
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Henry Holt
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Harvard
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Yale
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Columbia
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