Prodigal Joe Brooks Returns in a Harlem Drama
A serialized drama centers on Joe Brooks a poorly paid clerk and his wife Emma as tensions rise over wages, poverty, and a lurid past as Capt. Williams navigates family drama. Jimsy Smith returns from Central America with tales and danger, prompting Joe to fear exposure of his thefts and secret gambling hints.
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Amos Williams
Latin-American Steamship Company
South Seas
Joseph Brooks
Emma Brooks
Williams
Stephen Harris
Jimsy Smith
Mrs. Harris
Mrs. Brooks
Eth Harris
Emma
Joe Brooks
Jimmy Smith
Joe
Smith
Jimsy
Capt. Williams
Harlem
South America
Beth
Neses
Mamma
Beatrice Isangley
Guatemala
Brooks
Wiliams
Chile
Carni
Mrs
Cap
Hoyle
The Manicure Lady Favors The Conjugal Kiss
A humorous dialogue between a Head Barber and the Manicure Lady on married life. They discuss quarrels at home, the value of a good bye kiss, and small thoughtful remembrances like violets or a theater box. The piece ends with debate over a suitable gift and its price as a token of affection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Muncie
Rome
Van Eeden Discusses Poverty at New York Tea
Dutch poet and economist Frederick Van Eeden speaks on poverty at a New York tea. He argues there is enough in the world for all, urging genuine reform and justice while recounting a Dutch student tale about a dog deciding reform by a sausage test.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick van Eeden
New York
Mr. van Heden
Wilhelm
Wwilhelm
Carnegie Mocked US Economy at Astor Dinner
Andrew Carnegie told the Economic club at the Hotel Astor in New York that the nation's economic system is the worst in the world. He quipped about a train tale comparing time and age to illustrate stagnation, reported by the Washington Star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hotel Astor
New York
United States
Mr. Carnegie
Allegheny
Washington Star
A Very Greenhorn Domestic Service Bid
A mistress surveys a new helper offering to start at 34 a week. The hopeful reply shows willingness to work, with the lamp filling scene illustrating eager attempts to please. The exchange ends with the question about gas or water for filling the lamp.
Industrious Hens Stir Up Poultry Profits
Bert Smith’s hens prove productive as he gathered 1,149 eggs last week. At 12 cents per dozen, the payoff shows steady poultry earnings, per the James town Press report.
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Bert Smith
Jamestown Press
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E. Washington-st
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G. W. Dillingham Co
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Ruskin
Thackeray
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Indiana Automobile Company
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Claypool Hotel
China
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C. Koehring & Bro
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Woman’s Exchange
Men K. of
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DR. Wechsler
Questi
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