Invitations and social schemes in a tense exchange
Noel tests the drafts of invitations and decides which to accept, ensuring they do not conflict with one another as he gestures with a dark, slender hand. The pyramid of invites mirrors a social game where judgment guides acceptance.
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Noel
The Doll Prize Versus a Dancing Dare
David Noel, a restless New York financier, fixates on a plain young tailor’s daughter as he plots to gift her the hotel doll prize after a dancing contest. He fakes courtesy to woo her, faces a moral test of his memory of a past child, and arranges a supper and staged victory to secure her surprised prize.
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Noel
David
Chance
Mrs. Lancaster
Gomé Ore
Ue Street
Constance Bruce
Constance
Miss Arloff
Inv
Long Island
Mr. Deltaille
Jules
The Lie Chapter Night Return to New York
David Noel dresses for a supposed final meeting with Miss Arloff and contemplates a life chosen for duty over desire. In the elevator he reflects on self sacrifice, pride, and a scar of past battles as he faces a triumphant yet hollow return to New York and a life he plans to resume.
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David Noel
Miss Arloff
Noel
Ial Polk
Scieuse
New York
Petty
The Goose and the Gander
A New York Sun piece argues that farmers would retaliate against coal miners and other workers by starving the public through refusal to work for crops and animal products. It warns such wage demands would ruin the country and trigger widespread famine.
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The
New York Sun
United States
The Public Interest in Industrial Progress
George E. Roberts argues that the public must dominate both capital and labor, ensure policies favor public welfare, and demand responsible use of power from unions. He notes strikes and leadership failures in New York and urges labor to reform, promote peace in industry, and earn public trust through accountable conduct.
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George E. Roberts
New York
No One All Important to World From the Toronto Globe
Wise sayings on toil knowledge economy and tolerance as keys to happiness. The piece argues no single person is indispensable and much life is best taken day by day like a wife’s mosaic where each piece matters, soothing vanity with a generous view of shared effort.
Russia Defaults Again in 1920 Loan Payment
The Springfield Republican reports Russia again defaulting on semi annual interest due on the 6.6 percent external loan and notes the 6.5 percent loan of $25 million maturing December 1, 1921. It states Russian holdings in the U S are small, contrasts effects with Britain and France, and asserts the debt will be assumed by whichever government gains control, not repudiated. The piece argues payment is currently impossible.
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Russia
Springfeld
National City Bank
New York
France
Great Britain
New Super Wheat Promises Higher Yields in U.S. Agriculture
A new wheat variety, labeled as a potential leap in farming, promises over four bushels per acre more than common United States varieties. The banned wheat shows higher yield capacity and could replace existing Kansas crops as it gains attention in agrarian discussions.
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Bulletin
United States
Turkey
Kansan
Labor With Clean Hands In Labor Strikes
In the New York World piece on coal and steel strikes over wages and union recognition, the author notes 70,000 workers abandoned jobs to press demands while praising the mostly peaceful conduct amid unrest. It contrasts radical accusations with the absence of widespread disorder across the disputes.
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New York World
Steel
Minera
United States Senate
Reitef
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