Daphne and Clay Struggle as New York Hard Times Bite
Daphne Kip and Clay Crichton face poverty and career setbacks after a swift engagement in Cleveland and New York. Daphne pursues work in theater but falters, while Bayard and Leila cope with dwindling funds as Daphne contemplates a new trade and Tom Duane lingers as a temptress of wealth.
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Synopsia
Clay Wimburn
Cleveland
Daphne Kip
Clay
Wall Street
Daphne
New York
Trousseau
Bayard
Europe
Leila
Tom Duane
Baynard
Duane
Reber
Reben
Miss Kemble
Satan
Raphael
Central Park
Father Nother
Chivvises
Mr. Chivvis
Seraglios
Newport
Acropolis
Bayard’s Wall Street Gamble Ends in War Casualty
Bayard abandons savings to speculate on stocks inspired by Wall Street dreams. As Sarajevo’s shot triggers a global nightmare of war, Bayard becomes among the first casualties. Read the next installment for full details.
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Bayard
Wall Street
Sarajevo
Raining Cats and Dogs in English Weather Lore
In England the male willow blossoms are called cats and dogs and a rainstorm shakes them from branches leaving the ground wet with fallen catkins. The saying explains the origin of the idiom raining cats and dogs in weather lore.
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England
Auto-intoxication and digestive cleanses urged
The article warns that poisons accumulate in the body from self neglect and misfunctioning organs, causing headaches, fatigue, indigestion, and various illnesses. It advocates cleansing the system with castor oil or Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets, a vegetable laxative made from May-apple and sloes.
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Dr. Pierce
Judge of probate and the executioner joke
An old lady visits the judge of probate and, with a wary plea, asks to be the executor of the deceased husband's infidel offspring, prompting a wry exchange about roles in probate court. The quip comes from the Chicago Daily News.
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Chicago Daily News
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Claims Internal Cure
An advertisement states catarrh is not cured by local applications and promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine taken internally to influence the bloodstream. The formula combines tonics and blood purifiers and is sold by Druggists for 75 cents with testimonials available from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Propsa
Toledo
Senator Sor ghum’s quip about a quilted speech
In a playful exchange Senator Sor ghum jokes about crafting speeches, saying he “had to quilt” them because his new stenographer struggles with long words. The remark highlights humor over bureaucratic language.
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Senator Sorghum
Deed Shot promises worm expulsion and digestive aid
A single dose of Dr Peery's Deed Shot claims to expel worms or tapeworms without purgatives. It allegedly tones the stomach and bowels and strengthens the dyspeptic hand that rules digestion.
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Dr. Peery
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