Blacklock recalls rise from bucket shop to finance power
In a reflective first person piece, Blacklock traces his ascent from market tout to influential adviser, narrating how he built public trust, outmaneuvered rivals, and plotted a self made breakthrough into high finance amid a tension filled lunch encounter with Sam and his sister Anita, foreshadowing further revelations.
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Boston
Chicago
Philadelphia
New Orleans
St. Louis
San Francisco
Blacklock
Wall Street
New York
Fifth Avenue
Sam
Anita
Ike
Equitable
Nassau Street
Came A Woman in Textile Building Stock Office
In a Textile building suite Matt recalls meeting Sam Ellersly after a Roebuck talk. Ellersly asks to sell the Steel Com ion, and proposes borrowing against it, showing their fraught but cordial relation as a young, privileged but lazy investor seeks money fast.
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Stock Exchange
Sam Ellersly
Roebuck
Matt
Grave Problem for Wife in Harper’s Bazaar Essay
A Harper's Bazaar excerpt discusses two stock wife reactions to a husband flirting with another woman. It argues indifference or reforming affection are shallow coping, while true love resists ultimata. It concludes that even when doubts arise, a wife in love may prefer to keep him close, fearing the pain of separation.
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Harper’s Bazar
Up-To-Date Auto Jargon From New York Car Row
Purchasers often face mystifying jargon but one salesman explains simply that a spark ignites fuel in the cylinder to move the piston, turn the crankshaft, expel burned gas, take in a fresh charge, and repeat the process with every spark. The description aims for plain talk over technical detail.
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New York
Automobile Row
Mother In Son's Charge Among Medieval Trust Rules
A fragment from a historic rule states that once a son reaches fifteen, his widow mother falls under his guardianship. She cannot marry again or take action without his consent, highlighting male authority over widowed mothers.
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Citizens’ Shaving Parlor
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Kinloch 9
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