Broadway Jones and the Gum King Unfold a New York Dream
Broadway Jones a flamboyant figure in New Yorks White Way pursues wealth and status after a windfall and a family legacy. His ally Robert Wallace guides bold moves while uncle Judge Spotswood and Pembroke loom as potential backers. Drama, debt, and a pivotal offer collide as Broadway plots to reshape his future.
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Jackson Jones
Broadway
New York
Jonesville
Abner Jones
Ide Spotswood
Robert Wallace
Auietty
Gerard
Wrellace
Atrt
Siance
Wallace
Obner
Harape
Cefe
Peter Pembroke
The
Consolidated Chewing Gum Company
Bradway
Golden Gates
Judge Spotswood
Brooklyn
America
Dlain
New York City
Pask
Jones
Japan
Connecticut
Sald Wallace
Broadway’s Jonesville visit unsettles town figures
In Jonesville the news of Broadway and Wallace arrive at the hotel raising fears over the factory’s future and a new owner. The judge and locals confront the unsettled hotel service as Broadway shows a wary, changed demeanor after years in the liquor trade.
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Jonesville
Broadway
Gum Trust
Omce
Higgins
Wallace
Seattle
Jackson
Dharbes
Minnie
Miles
Bob
Too High-Flown for King in Cambridge Violinist Tales
Madame de Hagermann-Hie dencrone recalls Ole Bull’s Cambridge arrival. He lives with his wife and daughter in James Russell Lowell’s house, plays divinely with Mrs Bull accompanying. The piece recounts his royal gift diamond bow, King Frederik VII anecdotes, and comparisons to American college kiss lore from Harper’s Magazine.
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America
Madame de Hagermann-Hiedencrone
Cambridge
Ole Bull
James Russell Lowel
Liszt
Mrs. Bull
Mrs. B
Sweden
Frederick VII
Danmark
Ole Buil
Norway
Fjords
Daniah
Harper’s Magazine
Harkins
Emile Deschamps
Gade Sam
Smith College
Harvard
Aunge Gitla
Klas
Vasnar
Bryp Sfawr
Kisa
Mount Holyoke
Local quirks and Bible reads from a curious town
A collage of odd town names and character sketches surfaces, including Ming McBride Hoa and Poors bank, along with a humorous exchange about reading the Bible. The passage blends social caricatures, local lore, and a boy's remark on preferring shorter Psalms and Proverbs verses for faster reading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph
Sam
Wasted Effort Over Subscriptions for Senator Bunk
A garbled conversation shows protesters urged to subscribe funds for Senator Bunk's reception on return from Washington. One speaker resists, declaring that Bunk has built a record in Congress while others praise his influence and offices.
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Broadway
Wallace
Dewey
Jackson
Him
Senator Bunk
Washington
Bunk
Congress
Fragmented dialogue riffs reveal a quirky humor piece
A string of quips and misheard lines about marriage, poetry rules, and taxes unfolds in a playful exchange. The narrator teases about hidden notes in poems and spring verse while a wife makes bold jokes about bachelors taxed and grass widowers.
Asked to settle a rift in cheeky quarrel
A husband and wife debate fidelity and reason. The wife interrupts to ask which wife he means first or current. A quip about strength in cheerfulness and onions follows, highlighting the couple’s lighthearted but pointed banter.
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Carlyle
Woman Restored by Lydia E. Pinkham’s Compound
Bellevue Ohio reader Mrs. Cass Chapman describes severe back pain, nervous symptoms, and weakness then rapid improvement after using Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. She endorses the remedy and notes the company offers confidential, woman-to-woman advice from Lynn Mass.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Sa Vegetable Compound
Bellevue
Ohio
Lydia BE. Pinkham
Caas. Chapman
RF. D. No. 7
Belieevue, Ohio
Lydia B. Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
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Broadway Jones
Edward Marshall
George M.coran
Rankin
Pembroke
Jary
Harlem
Conn
Huyler
Gene
Tve
Wil
Gilroy
Tobh
Frederick Vil
Denmark
Beaumont
Violintst
Oniciite
Henry Howland
Smith
Ming McBride
da Vere'a
King
Joba
Knox
Paliness Denter
Paine
Barber
Vane
Ladd
Clearwater Peddies Milk
Black
Brown
Andra
George
Tsirasat
Aprain
Ha Gould
Polttn
Sloan
Aafa
Fay
Ray
Earl S. Sloah, Inc
Boston
Sashatoh Bo, Snaz
Sioux City
Shif Rice Brothers
Brook Comblesion
Wouxcity
Chicago
Brook Hecora
Alaege
Martin Hotel
Ime
Jeffrey Four
Complete Rambler Distributing CO
Douglas St
Warnock Co
Iowa
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