Beulah Sands Arrives and Tempts Wealthy Banker
On a July afternoon Beulah Sands, daughter of Judge Lee Sands, visits Bob Brownley at his office. The chance meeting stirs the narrator with vivid recollections and hints at a possible shift in loyalties amid the Randolph & Randolph circle. The narrative foreshadows romance and gambling temptations tied to Wall Street ambitions.
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Jim
Bob
Father
Foundation Stock Exchange
Bob Brownley
The
Stock Exchange
Randolph & Randolph
Wall Street
Exchange
Randolph
Brownley
Mr. Brownley
Beulah Sands
Sands Landing
Virginia
Judge Lee Sands
Katherine Blair
Katherine Blair Randolph
Umbrella Mishap Highlights Power at Home
A lighthearted anecdote shows a congressman misplacing his wife’s umbrella after a Baltimore trip. Mrs Blank scolds him for failing to guard her property while noting the nation’s business rests in his hands. The tale, from Success Magazine, plays on domestic vs official competence.
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Success Magazine
New York Legislature Keeps Insurance Law Mostly Intact
Gov. Hughes influenced lawmakers to avoid radical changes to the New York insurance act noting wide reforms already achieved. The Equitable Life reports show reduced costs and strong earnings with dividends rising in 1906, supporting stability under the current regime and urging a thorough trial before amendments.
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Gov. Hughes
New York
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Equitable
The
Forgetting Something on Roosevelt's Virginia Trip
A Virginia stop on President Roosevelt's last southbound voyage saw a Black messenger deliver a large fruit basket to the president. A White House acknowledgment praised the donor's fruit while the gardener joked about a possible basket return.
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Roosevelt
Virginia
Charlottesville
White House
Darky
Success Magazine
Preacher Survives Church Desk Collapse at Sayville
The Rev J B Hammill of Hanson Place M E church Brooklyn preached in Sayville when the pulpit desk collapsed from the pulpit railing. He narrowly avoided a fall onto the altar and pew holders as Bible and notes were scattered.
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J. B. Hammill
Hanson Place Methodist Episcopal Church
Brooklyn
Sayville
L. L
Postum Faith Restores Weight and Health in Maryland Woman
A Salisbury woman abandoned coffee for tea then Postum Food Coffee, claiming it restored her health and body weight after severe dyspepsia. She praises Postum as pure, nourishing, and a replacement for coffee, urging readers to try it alongside ads about perseverance and business tips.
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Salisbury
Postum
Wellville
Pluck and Enthusiasm Fuel Successful Merchants
The article urges retailers to maintain pluck and steady perseverance as keys to business success. It stresses advertising, serving all customers including workers in overalls, and making the public want what is sold. It cautions against snobbery and highlights character over method.
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Bacon
Hat fashion price debate at milliner shop
A shopper and milliner discuss a hat price and style. The shopper notes the hat is not as new, while the milliner confirms the price remains $35, illustrating changing fashion and steady cost.
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Monroe Weekly Times
Emery A. Odell
Thomas W. Lawson
Doubleday, Page & Co
John Harvard
Pequot House
New London
Yale
Congressman
Purified Life Insurance
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