Broken Vow and a Trunk Mixup at Hot Springs
In a hotel at Hot Springs, Alice and her aunt chase a costume mix with two trunks and a mislaid photograph. Willard Kean and a playful engagement ruse collide as trunks swap owners revealing a forged mix, a renewed kiss, and a race to sort the mistaken baggage and a postponed breakup.
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Alice
Mary
Willard Kean
Perry
Lot Springs
Kean
Untie
Hot Springs
Jack
Athe Totel Management
Amile
Sean
Tere
Buckingham
Billy
Miss Buckingham
Benton
Paris
Stout Van Entered Quiet Wailing Room at Bushby Station
A stout man opened the door to the Wailing room at Bushby station and edged in cautiously. He found the space apparently empty, closed the door softly, and moved quietly toward an unseen area.
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Bushby Station
Billy Williams and the Drive Farce
A friend recalls Billy Williams handling love affairs with slick ease. He forgets an engagement with Emma Scott while bringing May Parkinson along, prompting Emma to confront him about the rudeness and deception in the house drive scheme.
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Billy Williams
Billy
Emma Scott
May Parkinson
Williamso
Miss Scott
Miss Parkinson
America
Salad Billy
Parkinson
Love triangle fuels a pair of mistaken letters
Miss Scott receives a note from William Williams meant for Miss Parkinson. Misread affection fans jealousy as Billy navigates rival attentions. A witty twist reveals the letters were misaddressed, but romance among three persists amid comic misdirection.
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Billy
Miss Parkinson
Willy
Mr. Williams
Miss Scott
William Williams
Family dialogue hints at love and ambition in a life tale
A mother and son debate marriage and success as the son declares he loves a woman while citing his mother and grandfather. The exchange shifts to influence and finances framed by the governor and the New York Life remark.
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J. Adam Beda
Roosevelt
Bede
J. Adam
India
New York
Humorous Exchanges on Stage Life and Pets
A pair of brief comic exchanges from Chicago News and Washington Star reveal the quirks of fame. The first notes a pet’s reaction to oats and a playful Owl remark. The second features a talkative admirer and a star noting how stage managers and press agents handle much of an actress’s studying.
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Chicago News
Washington Star
A Humorous Exchange on Language and Madness
A Kansas City Times cartoon dialogue features a boy asking about parts of speech and a dog joke. The dog is misdiagnosed as mad, corrected as having a passing brain storm, while a parent explains woman is not a part of speech but all of it.
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Kansas City Times
Willie
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C. H. Sutcliffe
Keanu
Uneeda Biscuit
National Biscuit Company
Ange
Wiliam Williams
Ambrose Spencer
Piso’s
Piso
People's Column
Rice
M. B. Marvin
Walnut St
U. S. Army
Cuba
First St
Dixon
West State St
Rockford
New York St
Aurora
State St
Chicago
O. B. Kling
Exchange St
H. J. Porter
B. F. Brubaker
Spring St
Giedge
Stearns & Zipf
Llidiff
Kimball Plane
T. S. Ryan's
Galena St
Ordway St
Enuquire Cieo
S. Nash
West St
Kimball
Douglas Ave
Freeport
Lancaster Township
F. Kortemeier
Empire St
OR ‘Wal Becor Red
Galena Street
Henry Road
Wd Family Booke
Knott
Orent
Sith
Wolf
Douglas Avenue
Enquilrevil
Galena Ave
A. L. Babcock
Rhone
Ren
Clifton Hotel
Doulas Myer
Brown
Haan
Freesport
Marvin
Adams and
Winneshiek
Carroll Street
Dewitt’s
WM. F. Jungkunz
Freeport Loan Co
Stephenson
Room
Freeport Gas Light & Goke Co
Athes
Florida
Burrell Brothers
Stephenson St
C. G. Schoeffel
Galena
F. A. Schulz
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