Dragons Drive You Edwin Balmer Plot Snapshot
Jeb Braddon, a Chicago broker, pursues Agnes Gleneith while Rodney plans work in Rochester. Agnes resists marriage as Jeb arranges a furnished apartment. A fatal shooting at Colver’s leads to a trial where lawyer Cathal O Mara defends Myrtle Lorrie. Agnes faces a pivotal witness role and moral conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeb Braddon
Chicago
Agnes Gleneith
Rodney
Agnes
Jeb
Rod
Rochester
New York
Colver
Charles Lorrie
Myrtle Lorrie
Cathal O'Mara
O'Mara
Theof—ore
Cathal
Winnie
Martin O'Mara
Myrtle
Miss Gleneith
Karl Glatz
Glatz
Wealth and Infidelity Strain a Family Network
Davis Ayreforth faces a shifting moral map as a real estate bid and a failed marriage test his finances. Beatrice Gleneith discovers her husband’s hidden cash to Cash and, amid a tangle of mistresses, confronts a future with their daughter Agnes and the shadow of scandal. Myrtle Lorrie seeks sympathy from Agnes as legal troubles unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis
Bee
Jeb
Collitt
Ken Remble
Davis Ayreforth
Beatrice
Bob
New York
Chicago
Tricie
Marshall Field
Orchestra Hall
Miss Oliver
Cash
Agnes
O’mara
Haile’s Private Treasury and Hailey Selassie Cable
A late 1920s column blends satire on Haile Selassie’s Ethiopia loot with quips about Henry Mencken and literary criticism. It laments vanished investments, then shifts to literary digs and a jab at regional Southern fiction, ending with a humorous pit metaphor and a weathered wire service tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Haile
Farewell Selassie
Bank of
Ethiopia
Fables in slang features Effingham Glitts and urban pretensions
George Ade sketches a bumbling office aspirant named Effingham Glitts who pursues self improvement through slogans and social uplift. He misreads corporate life, alienates colleagues, incurs scoldings from a conductor and landlady, and dreams of a grand private office while failing to gain real traction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Glitts
Tronco
Nexon
Effingham
Menia
Ahe
Cuba
Maxana
Pit
Anniversary Breakfast Cups In Soft Gray Eyes
Grandma Boynton's cups symbolize a fragile reconciliation between Mary and George as they mark their anniversary with coffee and a planned dinner. A fragile moment over forgetfulness turns to renewal, with memories tied to delicate china and shared tenderness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Mary
Tom
When English Adopted Toothbrush Advice of Chesterfield
An 18th century note shows Lord Chesterfield in 1754 advising his son to clean teeth with a sponge and tepid water. He cautions against sticks or hard substances that wear away gums and damage tooth enamel.
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Lord Chesterfield
Also Mentioned on This Page
Edwin Balmer
Edwin Betmer
Myrtie Lorrie
Sis
Her
Light
Light One
Beatrice Gleneith
Chicago Orchestra
Cesar Franck
Myrtle Stiver Lorrie
Irvin
Cobb
Mencken
Henry Mencken
Hen
Col. Carter
Cartersville
Neereaeae
A. A. McLeod
WNU
Bell Byndiente
George Ade
NCE
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