Knocking the Neighbors

For eleven months and three weeks, Milt and Henry lead the fight to keep their town dry. Then autumn comes, and the two pillars of virtue board a train for New York, eager to spend every nickel on pleasures they would condemn at home.

In early twentieth-century America, a flag-stop town of parched corn and moral lectures seems a long way from the city’s bright lights. But these respected merchants have their annual “Fall Buying” to look forward to: a spree of fine dinners, questionable shows and costly indulgence, followed by a return to their seats at revival services. George Ade’s brisk, playful sketches catch the gap between what people preach and what they secretly want, from small-town hypocrites to city dwellers and shrewd investors. How long can Milt and Henry keep their reputations spotless after a trip like that?

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