Entangled at the Station and on the Boat
John Endicott courts a mysterious Frenchwoman on a hot day, but misreads her as Nell’s rival. A chance introduction reveals Nell’s friend Madge is present, and Frank’s sly wink lands Endicott in a tangle of mistaken identities and social intrigue aboard and ashore.
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John Endicott
Nell
Lawton
John
Endicott
Sheeen
Sondwich
Demusly
Mr. Endicott
Hoase
John Scarlet
Frank
Thomas
Littie
Little
Atlantic
Jobn
Casar
Earth
Love
Dundreary
Ariadne
Weill
Jove
Howard
Neil
Madge Mantoui
Germany
Endocott
Madge
Violets Spark a Mistaken Love Triangle on Riverside
In a moonlit scene Willis Grey mistakes Helen Graham for Marian Edwards and declares love after a dance. Helen, thinking him George Worth, wrestles with confession as violets bind them to a risky revelation. A rowing trip and a kiss seal a dangerous, dawned commitment.
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Helen Graham
Marian Edwards
Marian
Willis Grey
Helen
George Worth
Mr. Grey
Riverside
Cesar
Willis
George
The Madcap Night of Jaynes Bruce and Hyde
In Pendale society the postmaster Jaynes Bruce suspects his clerk Tom Hyde of embezzlement after missing funds from Bruce's safe. Bruce misreads clues, spurns Edith's loyalty, and confronts Hyde while suspecting Nora McCormick’s beau Grattan Flynn. A hidden well reveals the real stash and Bruce’s folly ends with Edith's engagement to Hyde.
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Pendale
Brown
Jaynes Bruce
Bruce
Board of Trade
Crane
Tom Hyde
Hyde
Mr. Bruce
Edith
Nora McCormick
Grattan Flynn
Jaques Bruce
Nora
Flynn
Grattan
Perfection in Playful Romance at the AFRICA Homecoming
Joe Colby resents a flawless suitor as Cousin Tom and Henry Sinclair swap identities to test her affections. Joe’s engagement to Sinclair is exposed as a staged ruse, leaving her vowing to prove the man’s flaws while uncovering the deception behind the elaborate persona swap.
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Henrietta Colby
Josephine Goldmark
Henry
Mr. Sinclair
Henry Sinclair
Will
Henrietta
Joe
Sinclair
Harvard
Smith
Adam
Tom
Africa
Prince Charming
Jve
Cousin Tom
Joe Darling
Papa
Sanemaradie
Paragon
Richard
Oriental Luxuries Decorate The Car And Home
The ornaments are oriental china and bronzes. Yellow silk curtains frame the room. Luxurious ottomans and cushions feature Eastern fabrics. The car gleams and is strewn with Indian rugs, completing a richly decorated scene.
Yankee Snake Charmer Dell Reeves of Connecticut
A Connecticut snake charmer known as Dell Reeves lives near Portland across from Middletown. He hunts snakes for income, keeps a museum like home with stuffed skins and live rattlesnakes, and makes valuable oil from snake eggs and bodies used in medicines. Reeves sequesters in a turf and stone dwelling while extracting oil by boiling eggs and skimming the oil repeatedly.
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Portland
Conn
Connecticut
Middletown
Dell Reeves
New England
Reeves
Oriental smoke room for a woman bachelor described
A Pall Mall Budget sketch details a newly furnished oriental smoke room for a woman bachelor. The ceiling features a glass dome while walls display dull terracotta. Cedar furniture in Mauresque style with ivory and mother-of-pearl inlays on tables and stands.
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Pall Mall
Two Miners Do The Old Man A Favor In Aspen
Neihart's Cornucopia mine manager tells a tale of a Mollie Gibson mine owner in Aspen who offered one day’s work of two men as a dowry. The two chosen miners delivered a heist worth $31,000 and built a mansion, after the young bride’s bold choice.
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Col. Hart
Cornucopia
Neihart
Aspen
Col
Hammock Comfort For The True Woman In Den Or Library
The passage extols hanging a hammock across a room from window to wall. It suggests filling it with cushions placing a reading lamp and a small table at the head. It portrays a tranquil space where one reads and the world may pass by.
Why He Could Not Plays Three Parts In One Piece
A Lancashire theatre manager with a tight purse forces actors to double in The Silent Foe. Lancaster refuses to play Henderson Uncle Bill and the Crusher, arguing it is impossible for one actor to perform three roles simultaneously during a single scene.
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Lancaster
Henderson
Uncle Bill
the Crusher
Blothens and Hans Contemplate Lunar Eclipse Plan
Children Blothens and Hans discuss going to school to learn about tonight's moon eclipse. Mother insists they stay home and notes any demonstration will occur during school hours.
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Hans
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Ile of UY
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Ryde
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LG. Adore Aows
CPI
Dell” Reeves
Oriental Design
Monoresque Furniture
Colorado Daugh
Joshua
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