Edgemere Plans and Romantic Tensions Rise
In a Long Island summer at Edgemere estate, Drysdale, Grace, and suitor Tremaine face mounting romantic tension as Grace considers a future with Drysdale while Tremaine declares bold designs. Revelations at the piano and a veiled threat of a rival leave Drysdale wary and determined to win.
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Edith
Edgemere
Thomas
Jack
Grace
Tremaine
Great South Bay
Babylon
Fire Island
John Drysdale
Kate
Mr. Godfrey
Hetty Green's frugal Boston fall shopping spree
America's richest woman, Hetty Green, visits Boston for a pared down shopping day. She scrutinizes cheap pins and kimonos, orders luxury rugs, buys a 25 cent lunch, rides stairs rather than cabs, and settles bills with careful penny counts while avoiding conspicuous spending.
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Hetty Green
America
Boston
New York
Hetty
House
Mrs. Green
Spring Lane
Beacon Hill
Court House
Wilking
Hoboken
Newport
Anna L. Leary
Rivalry on a Sunny Balcony in Drysdale's Wakeful Morning
Drysdale and Tremaine greet each other on a bright morning, Tremaine boasting of world travel while Drysdale probes his rival's past. Tremaine recounts stints in Paris, St Petersburg, London, and Stemboul with a poised, ironic undertone in their quiet exchange.
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Drysdale
Tremaine
Tropics
St. Pierre
Paris
London
Stemboul
Mr. Drysdale
Comedian and tragedian debat at New York Players Club
In Harper’s Weekly a quip from Raymond Hitchcock defines a comedian as an actor with blond hair and a tragedian as a brunete who thinks he’s an actor. The exchange ends with a joke about a sudden exit from the world while umpiring a ball game and a remark on women’s fashion and muddy streets.
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Harper’s Weekly
Players’ Club
New York
Raymond Hitchcock
Satan
Philadelphia Press
The Muck-Raker of the Grocery Store Not Arrived
A Woman's Home Companion column urges readers to avoid open boxes and half filled barrels and to trust products in original packaging. It advises choosing the cleanest grocer and comparing brands, linking supermarket cleanliness to public health and modern reforms.
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Senius
Germ Trust
Roosevelt
Govyernor Flughes
A Marrying Income From The Delineator
The piece argues a wife should ensure a husband earns at least 1200 dollars a year with 100 dollars monthly and a life insurance policy. It warns婚 a lack of guaranteed income and emergency savings risks marriage and invites social disapproval if a husband cannot support his family.
Reflections of a Bachelor from the New York Press
A wry miscellany on jail economy repentance and reputation. The piece hints at temptations in politics and marriage, remarking a man may reform if hurt enough and suggesting a young woman could love an older husband under unusual circumstances.
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Hetty Green
Miss Vining
Mrs. Green
Boston
Adams
Green
New York
New York Press
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Jane
Delroy
Miss Croydon
Delroys
Dickie
Mr. Tremaine
Vienna
Rome
Shim
Steele Ayers
Young Man
State Street
Financial District
Lawson
Federal Building
L. C. Tucker
United States Circuit Court
Crossing OF
Swords
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