Social climber Miss Brown takes bold charge of Fifth Avenue home
Agatha Brown arrives from England and outmaneuvers Mrs. Raxon, securing immediate control of household arrangements. She declares complete authority over staff and dismissals, moves in at once, and plans large entertaining while sidestepping testimonials and political whispers. Her triumph shifts power to her and her family network.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Brown
Mrs. Buxton
Mrs. Raxon
England
Countess of
Horsham
Horsham Abbey
Boston
Bellington
McKimber
McKimbers
Lower
Fifth Avenue
Ingy
Neel
Barnes
Peter Milman
Bradney
Plans of a family to snare a rival in a high society ruse
In a grand house, Uncle Peter Milman and Neeland Barnes lead a scheme to employ Sneed as a covert aide while Bradney and Floyd Malet train as footmen. Nita guides the plan with political and social aims, aiming to oust Paul Raxon’s rival McKimber and secure the home’s future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter
Sneed
Raxon
Loddon
Bradney
Peter Milman
Professor Bradney
Neeland Barnes
Yale
Gottingen
Great Rock
Neel
Barnes
Nita
Fleming Sneed
Daddy
Malet
Floyd
McKimber
Milman
John McKimber
Senate
New York State
Washington
New York City
New York
Paul Raxon
McKim
Ileming Bradney
Floyd Malet
Lady Dilke
Bureau de Roi
Louvre
Tobh
Proverbs and quotes from Atlanta Constitution and Beattle
A compact pair of era quotes contrasts caution with ambition. One line urges avoiding trouble by choosing a safe path toward a hopeful end. The other warns that ignorance by choice brings woe when knowledge guides the way.
Specious Consolation From Dr George West Russell
Dr George West Russell of Los Angeles rails against installment buying as a sign of national extravagance and potential insolvency. He likens consolatory credit to a judge’s leniency, while noting the higher cost of living it hides. President Green of the AFL condemns Soviet Russia and labor’s ties to it, praising the American spirit that honors the past and future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George West Russell
Los Angeles
Green
American Federation of Labor
Russia
Labor
Aphorisms and Oddities in a 19th Century Page
A collection of pithy sayings and humorous lines contrasts cheerfulness with illness and jokes about beauty. It notes the nose as a starting feature in facial refinement and ends with a quip suggesting to seek brains in a butcher.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wyndham Martyn
United States
Brother Williams
Atlanta Constitution
Ida Bailey Allen
Corn Products Refining CO
Illinois Street
Chicago, Ill
Haliburton
Gih & Fae
Me Ct
Buick
Cadillac
Chevrolet
Chrysler
Dodge Brothers
Flint
Ford
Hupmobile
Maxwell
Nash
Oakland
Oldemobile
Overland
Studebaker
REX Manufacturing CO
Dept. G
Connersville, Ind
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