Amassing Armaments Beside a Plot to Power
In a charged scene, Bayard and Clay plot to secure huge ammunition contracts funded by banks as their old life collides with newfound wealth. Leila urges caution while Daphne contemplates her future amid sudden talk of plutocratic fortune and a fragile alliance with Wetherell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
von Bayard
Clay
Bayard
New Jersey
Ross
Maine
Bethlehem Steel Company
Gray
Bellevue
Daphne
Leila
Miriam
Yard
Hades
Wetherell
Skoda
Piphne
Miheteh
Society of This
Harikari
Mr. Chivvis
Mrs. Chivvis
United States of America
Europe
Bayard Kip rises amid boom and romance in New York
Daphne Kip receives a thousand dollars from Bayard Kip as he expands his wealth and power. Daphne and Mrs Chivvis weigh business ideas while Clay neglects her for high finance, and Daphne considers partnering with Mrs Chivvis to start a venture using the newfound capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bayard
Dutilh
New York
Daphne
Mrs. Chivvis
Fifth Avenue Bank
Daphne Kip
Leila
Clay
Boudoirwear Shop Plans Inheritance Fight
In a chatty exchange, Daphne and her brother discuss using wartime savings to start a business. Daphne envisions a feminine shop selling boudoir wear with a sign bearing her name, while family partners argue over branding and a swing sign is proposed.
Boudoirwear Beginnings A Cash Crunch Meets Fashion Risk
Daphne and Mrs Chivvis launch a boutique selling exquisite bridal lingerie and gowns as debts mount. They resort to buying on credit to stock the shop, facing market slump and dwindling funds while a pivotal client, Mrs Romilly, hints at a large order.
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Daphne
Clay Wimburn
Clay
Lusitania
Wall Street
United States
Bayard
Kip
Chiyvis
Chivvis
France
Romilly
Swamp Root Ad Promotes Kidney Ailment Remedy
An old advertisement touts Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root as a leading medicine for kidney and liver ailments. It urges immediate treatment with bottles of two sizes and offers a sample by sending ten cents to the company in Binghamton New York. The page includes a humorous quip about a Jamaican spirit sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Eatonic
Drugsista
No title available
An OCR fragment presents a mix of quotations and an advertisement style line about liver pills. It mentions a Boston Transcript quote on youth and a claim that Indian Vegetable Pills aid liver function and bowel activity. The readable text is sparse and fragmented with no clear news event.
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Rupert Hughes
Boudoirwear
Chivvns
Boston Transcript
Joe Person
Person Remedy CO
Charlotte, N. C
Mrs. Joe Perses
Absorbine, JR
W. F. Young
Tempis St
Springfield
Asa
Ted Hams
Old Virginia Hide and Wool Co., Inc
P.O
Richmond
Thomas E. Green Gant Side
Bon 26
Chatsworth
Homeseeker
N. U. Charlotte
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