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The 200 Bride Wins a Day of Matrimony
Frank Crawford and Muriel Lee marry after a ruse to land a department store job and a promised cash incentive. Frank swaps eight dollar-a-week addressers work for a wedding license, while Muriel helps secure the same payout from Mumford & Curtis and Cather & Roche. The couple’s speedy wedding coincides with a playful business incentive and a celebratory honeymoon.
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Muriel
Frank Crawford
Goodby
Muriel Lee
Frank
Mumford & Curtis
Cather & Roche
Seventh Avenue
Hollis Street
Tve
Briggs
Mr. Mumford
Caber & Roche
Brass Goods
Cather ‘& Roche