Desperate Desmond Maneuvers in Tropical Pirate Tale
In a perilous escape plot Desmond plots to outwit Claude Erlatre and trap Rosamond’s Heart while the Polly Run sails in tropical climes. Monkeys, crocodiles, and palm trees frame a melodramatic scene as Desmond teeters on danger and possibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude
Desmond
Rosamond
Tropics
Arctic
The Wizard of the Street as A City Oracle
Kennett Harris portrays a storied financier nicknamed The Wizard a man famed for prescience and wealth whose modest exterior hid a dominating role in directing national enterprises. A street encounter reveals locals’ obsession with his humility while revealing his influence and the public’s fascination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owas
H Getreet
John W. Smith
Jay
Europe
Tit
Wachipla
The Charm of Sincerity Critiques American Pretenders
The piece laments American women who pose as cosmopolitans, praising sincerity and self before foreign airs. It argues true charm lies in being natural, with frankness independence and camaraderie with men, and cites domestic success and genuine identity as superior to pretentious display. It notes foreign critics admire the American woman for her Made in U. S. A. identity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Evans
Ife
Bill
John W. Smith
Jay
America
William the Conqueror
Pinchbeck
Mary
Mrs. Simpkins
Browning
Jisben
Mrs. B
Tillie
T .Kkuow
The Red Corpuscle Humor Piece by Wen Jones
A satirical society tale claims to blend dialogue with action across a chaotic dinner scene. Characters Van Oyster Edith Miss Cortland and others collide in farcical banter as a chandeliered meal collapses into absurdity with dancing, misread signals, and slapstick interruptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wen Jones
Everall
J. W. Snorkins
Long Island City
Louis Quince
Edith
Delorey
van Oyster
Oyster Rooftop Entry Sparked Four-Story Knockdown
A fragmented report notes an incident where a person entered a roof area and caused damage described as knocking four units upward. The text mentions items such as a vase and the phrases 80 and Serres, but the core event remains unclear and lacks precise details.
Twenty a Week and the Buncombe of Success
A satirical sketch contrasts Bennett Harris and Jane with a boastful worker claiming only twenty a week. The speaker derides clever frauds and a clique’s luck, arguing merit fails against luck and ingratiation while he labors for modest pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennett Harris
Mith
Janes
Robinson
Williams
Ode to a Cook in Satirical Verse
A verse by Franklin P. Adams in Success Magazine lampoons a household cook named Gretchen Olga Hulda and Mary. It mocks failed culinary efforts with lines about coffee, tomatoes, baked potatoes, and steak. A brief joke ends with a Mrs Subbubs exchange: the most essential thing for happiness is food.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gretchen
Olga
Hulda
Mary
Mrs.Subbubs
Philosophy of a Woman by Frances L. Garside
A columnist collects wry maxims on marriage gender roles and social expectations. The piece lampoons how wives mothers and husbands are seen in family life offering sharp observations on patience pride and hypocrisy within domestic duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances L. Garside
Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription for women’s ailments
One remedy for weakness irregularities and other womanly disorders. Promoted as a safe non alcohol medicine with known composition and free medical advice from Dr Pierce. Includes offer of a 1000 page medical adviser book and sugar coated Pleasant Pellets as a gentle laxative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Also Mentioned on This Page
Claude Erlatre
Agin
Seu
the Street
Tam
Dorothy DIX
Mrs. C
Miss Cortland
Adironskills
Cortland
Fifth Avenue
Milwaukee
Franklin P. Adams
Success Magazine
Mother
Dr. Pierce
Mazda
Old Fogg
Indianapolis
Indianapolis Light & Heat CO
Monument Place