Tragic Struggle Over Money Tests Reynolds Home
Reynolds couple relocates to a Staten Island bungalow with $500 down front. Bob confronts Brand’s lure of vast bribes as Jane seeks luxury, risking their marriage. Dick remains a silent witness to a looming moral crisis amid a world of wealth and temptation.
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Mrs. Reynolds
Staten Island
Dick Meade
Reynolds
Bob
John Brand
Brand
Hudson I‘ernent
United Construction Company
Pecos
Jane
Mrs. Colins
New York
Astor Library
Mrs. Collins
London
Paris
Berlin
Africa
India
Playing the Game in the Reynolds House
Young Mrs Reynolds enjoys domestic comfort while Bob Reynolds enjoys success under the Brand influence. The couple faces social pressure from the Brands as they plan a private gathering and attend the opera together in a show of status and wealth.
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Jane
Bob
Young Reynolds
Reynolds
Reynolde
North Shore
Brand
Mrs. Reynolds
Dingy Eatery Visitor Confronts Sparse Menu
Johnson enters a fry-blown dining house in a poor neighborhood and questions the cook’s offerings. The waiter, despondent and unclear, blurts out that the house has only the sheriff in stock, to Johnson’s bewildered demand for beef and pie.
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Johnson
Erno
Pape's Diapepsin Promises Fast Indigestion Relief
Digestive aid claims relief from indigestion in five minutes no matter how out of sorts the stomach. It promises a sweet stomach, no gas or belching, and improved appetite after using a large fifty cent case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pape
Such a Slam Doesnt Ditch The Witty Wordplay
A Philadelphia Ledger line finds humor in weighing words and measuring wit. The exchange plays on language and keeps a light tone with sharp phrasing.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Salzer Seed Catalog Promises Alfalfa Boom and More
More than 30 years ago Salzer's Catalog touted alfalfa and seeds trade growth. The ad markets Grimm Montana Liscom Agr and Dakota Registered varieties, plus spelt cereal and Teosinte. It promotes a mail order offer for ten famous farm seeds, a big catalog, and sample packs for twenty cents from John A Salter Seed Co. La Crosse Wisconsin.
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Salzer
Montana
Dakota
Farm 8
Speltz
John A. Salter Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
Dandeline Claim for Hair Revival
An advertisement touts Dandeline as a cure for dandruff and thinning hair. It promises restored luster, strength, and new hair growth after a few weeks, urging purchase of a 25 cent bottle from any store.
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Knowlton
Adv
Between the Acts Scene Sparks Tense Exchange
A brief exchange notes a new arrival with a strong face and a matching breath, hinting at tension. The dialogue suggests a charged moment as characters react to a mysterious entrant.
Castorila Remedy Promoted for Infants and Children
Advertorial style note urges careful examination of CASTORILA bottles as a safe remedy for infants and children and ends with a sales line about a bite of success making a man crave more.
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Eugene Walter
Webster Denison
A. C. McClurg & Co
Hearthstone
Janet
Manon Lescaut
Brands
Mrs. Brand
Purest Earth
Fletcher
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