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Employment Office Tales From a City of Mobs and Men
A nameless narrator recounts days at San Francisco employment offices during a harsh art of job hunting. He notes crowded benches, assorted applicants, and varied work bids from railroads to farms while reflecting on poverty, dignity, and the human cost of finding sustenance in a bustling city. The piece moves through encounters with scholars, tramps, and weary workers, and hints at future writing ambitions.
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Women's Christian Temperance Luton
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California
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Boston
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Merry Bet
Annie Fuller
Alent Blevenson
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Steven Walan
Ray Frantaco
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Stevanson
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Missouri
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Pumagen
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Kentucky
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