Daysey Mayme Appleton Voices At Gaslit Convention
Daysey Mayme Appleton attends an international convention of the Order of Suppressed Sisters where she delivers a bold if controversial address on women and the ballot. Her talk provokes laughter then disaster as a spectator ignites a gasoline soaked gathering, causing a deadly blaze and a hazardous exit.
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Sey Mayme Appleton
Daysey Mayme Appleton
Order of Suppressed Sisters
Daysey Mayme
When the World Loves a Lover and the Heart Waits
A reflective verse essay contrasts seasonal imagery with romance, noting that while love may seem eternal, the subject remains ever variable. It explores courtship, reciprocity, and the perseverance of desire as a beggar sits by the fireside of the heart, awaiting life’s turn.
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Mister Man
One Hour Overtime Sparks Mill Dispute
In a Sunday American comic item Bill claims one extra hour of pay for Saturday work, saying it covers delivering a dish and a pie home after being sent to the master’s house last Thursday. The master of the mill questions the timing and keeps a wary stance.
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Bill
Jennie and Tom's uneasy life and a forbidden proposal
Jennie refuses Tom's plan of a simple life after an illicit ride with another man. Tom vows to confront the man, while Jennie recalls harsher memories, desires finer dresses, and questions a life of poverty. A shift shows Mrs. Fattershall contemplating an independent future with a husband who obeys.
Do You Know The Youngest Chauffeur Of Beziers Jean Lavigne
The article notes Beziers possesses a three foot six and a half inch youth named Jean Lavigne, dressed in leather and spectacles, driving a car built by his father’s cycle business, capable of twenty miles per hour. Jean began cycling at 23 months, before entering motor life.
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Beziers
Jean Lavigne
Jean
Telephone Etiquette Frustrations Lead to Letter
In a comic New York style scene, Mr Miggles struggles with phone operators at Central. Recounted frustrations include repeated numbers Violet Park eight seven seven and Elmdale two nought four seven with personal details. He ends by writing a letter after the busy line interruption.
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Miggles
Central
Violet Park
Elmdale
John Henry Miggies
Blicken Street
Mr. Miggles
City Life Section to Shine With New Exclusive Features
The Sunday American promises an enhanced City Life Section next Sunday with Matt and Jeff and Powers the renowned cartoonist leading exclusive features. Dozens of other fun-makers will contribute vivid content for readers.
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Mr. Batch
Little Jimmy
Howson Lott
Wonderful City Life
Sunday American
Matt
Jeff
Powers
Within the Law Within the Law
Mary Turner an orphan works in Edward Gilder’s store is jailed for theft and harassed by police. After release she lives with forger Joe Garson and blackmailer Aggie Lynch who treat her with respect. She leads a swindler group, marries Gilder’s son Dick for revenge then falls in love. Detective Burke plots to trap her through informer Griggs while Garson plans a robbery at the Gilder home. Mary intervenes to stop it. Dick joins her, and the tale continues.
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Mary Turner
Edward Gilder
Joe Garson
Aggie Lynch
Mary
Gilder
Burke
Eddie” Griggs
Garson
Griggs
Within the Law Copyright Notices and Rights
Copyright 1913 by the H. K. Fly Company. The play Within the Law is copyrighted by Mr. Veller and this novelization is published with his permission. The American Play Company holds exclusive rights for representation in all languages.
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H. K. Fly Company
Velller
American Play Company
You Do Love Me From The Play By Bayard Veiller
In a tense burglary scene Dick pleads with Mary to flee and reform while Garson and Chicago Red guard a doorway. Mary admits she married to repay a wrong and fears the law as the couple wrestles with loyalty, fear, and love.
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Garson
Red
Mary
Chicago
Gorgon
Talk, Bridging, and the Art of Evening Conversation
A society column contrasts life before and after Bridge, noting that while the game deepens social circles, many busy people still relish engaging talks. It explores how evenings unfold with guests, discussions, and the three talkers: about themselves, others, or things, urging balanced conversations that entertain both Bridge players and nonplayers.
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Atlanta
The Coat That Made Me Buy It
A little stenographer nags a bookkeeper after inviting a friend to luncheon to help pick a coat. The friend helps herself to coats, pressuring the stenographer to keep a garment she favors. The stenographer deserts time and money to aid her friend, ending with frustration that the friend used lunch and hours for her own choice. The bookkeeper expresses resigned indifference.
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Lttle
Chaiks
Queen Victoria
No Second Chance in Nursing Class Tragedy
Dr Pope tests a nursing class of about 46 women when he asks how much morphine to give an imagined patient. Miss Denny answers eight grains, then corrects to one eighth of a grain. The doctor shuts down, warning too late the man is dead.
Up-to-Date Jokes and Witty Exchanges Do Not Belong Here
A humorous dialogue unfolds as a bishop asks a boy for directions and a feisty exchange follows among editors and readers. The scene includes a joke about prize dogs and a witty retort from a newspaper editor regarding a prior label of reformed drunkard.
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Abel
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