The Sound and the Fury, 243 (Event)
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Page Number:
243
Order within Page:
2
First 8-10 words of event:
then I went to the telegraph office. It had
Page Event Ends:
245
Era:
The Twenties (1920-1929)
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Narrative Status:
Narrated
Date:
Friday, April 6, 1928
Notes:
Jason drives to the drugstore in town to get a shot. After he leaves the drugstore, he goes to the telegraph office. He chastises the telegraph operating about not keeping him abreast of the cotton market. The telegraph operator produces a telegram that says "sell." Jason buys stock instead, knowing the Market is "just on point of blowing its head off."
Summary:
At the telegraph office Jason learns the closing price of cotton. He chastises the telegraph operator for not keeping him informed but is told that they could not find him. Ignoring the advice of his financial counselors in New York, he sends an order to buy cotton futures.
Chronological Order:
17.50
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Keywords:
Cotton Market
Speculation
Telegraph
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