Deluge Continues The Night of Anita and Roebuck
Matthew Blacklock narrates his unraveling as Anita confronts pressure from her family and a looming threat to his wealth. He pursues power, visits Roebuck during prayers, and returns to a cold, intimate confrontation with Anita. The chapter ends with her warning that he will not own her or her future.
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Blacklock
Sanders
Mamma
Mowbray Langdoo
Anita
Gant
Roebucks
Matthew Blacklock
Wheeler
Roebuck
Mr. Roebuck
Matthew
Canvasser Trapped by Hostess In Dim Street Encounter
A persistent canvasser knocked at a door after being rebuffed before. He entered a dim hallway and was locked inside a room full of noisy children. The hostess returned to washing, and he left in defeat, later dying from self-induced starvation amid anti expansionist sentiments.
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Hon
Abe
Curious quips and questions from readers and press
A garbled excerpt mixes quotes about a watch face and heed with a frame of public figures. It notes Detroit Free Press and Chicago Journal references and ends with a playful taunt about the president’s vacation activity of splitting wood.
Notions Of Marriage And Money In Newspaper Quips
A jumble of quotable snippets from Chicago and Detroit papers. A nephew asks Uncle Henry for cash to pay creditors, while conversations touch on marriage, bachelorhood, and social foibles. The weight of wit, misquotes, and playful satire captures quick civic humor.
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Henry
Thas
Judee
Anxious Mother Seeks Care for Child at New School
A mother debates her child's schooling and guardianship with Dr Swishtall and Serapa. She worries about Mr Newton who has squandered funds from his grandmother's fortune, while aiming to disengage once the remaining half stabilizes.
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Newton
Chicago Record-Herald
Neighborhood chat on a new boy and local stars
A fragmented chat reveals curiosity about a new neighborhood kid and who the men's families work for. Mentions Harold Harrington and Jimmy Jenkins debating whether a Dash tengon player exists in national or American leagues.
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Rimmy Jenkins
Harold Harrington
Jimmy Jenkins
Dash Tengon
Puck
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Roebuck's
Seon Reebeck
Gates of Eden
Ming
Agate
Detroit
Chicago Journal
Perriee Lambert
Teddy Drew
Detroit Free Press
Meyer Quarrel
Hatch
Dogkurs
Weil
Cupid
Miss Purkasia
Coboo
Randider-In-Law
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