Woman in Paris Scandal Ties Wilmott to Martinez
Detective Coquenil probes Pussy Wilmott after five pound notes linked to Addison Wilmott surface. He learns she funded billiards star Martinez for a private room encounter while masking her identity,, and she finally admits to backing the player without revealing her name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coquenil
Alice
Kittredge
Palais de Justice
London
Addison Wilmott
Munroe & Co
Rue Scribe
Paris
Avenus Kieber
Smerzican Colony
Pussy Wilmott
California
Wilmott
World
India
Hawaii
Texas Plains
Addison
M. Paul
Wilmot Hotel
Fontainebleau
Mr. Wilmott
Henry’s
Rue de la Paix
Cocquenil
Paul
Ansonia
Coucernl
Mrs. Wilmott
Martinez
Monte Carlo
Olympia Billiard
The
Fair Sex
Champs Eliysees
Olympia
Caquenil
Vestiaire
MM. Kittredge
M. Coquenl
M. Coquelin
M. Coquenil
Up to Date Jokes and Quips in a Miscellany
A collage of humorous snippets and punchlines featuring Peter and John, a doctor, a clothier, philosophers, suitors, and a child’s observations. The pieces poke light fun at drinking, illness, wealth, overcoats, and everyday mishaps with playful dialogue and wordplay.
One Young Wife Was Enough for Curt
A Shiveree at Spring Valley centers on Curt Meriweather who married 18 year old Annabel Slyfield, then widowed and remarried to Aunt Mary Ann, after Annabel’s death. The gossiping townsfolk debate age, training, and what drives older men to seek younger wives, with Aunt Mary Ann ultimately marrying Curt.
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Spring Valley
Jud Walker
Jake Seever
Paul Hodgkin
Hull
Blame Valley
Beemerville
Sol Baker
Widder
Washington Fiancock
Annabel Slyfield
Curt Meriweather
Curt
Pisgah Cemetery
Annabel Meriweather
Curtis Meriweather
Annabel
Nan
Eben Baxter
Hancock
Mary Ann
Plug Terbacker
Land O' Canaan
Passenger passionately preserves peace on train
A man reads in a quiet carriage when a widow and her young daughter board. The girl pesters with endless questions. He asks the child’s name and politely requests the widow to have her call the girl Winfred as the train glides on without incident.
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Winfred
In the Black Forest
A dialogue about a man with a valid passport and a policeman who fears returning home through the dark woods, prompting the arrest. The exchange hints at danger and suspense within a German setting.
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Black Forest
Fog Horn Tales and the Ret Sea Adventure
A piratey captain spins a misheard fog tale about the Ret sea a hot fog thick as coffee and a raft voyage for forty days with mushroom seed as food until a ship rescues him. The Pilot questions misunderstandings as the foghorn roars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinochle
Lghthouse
Capt. Pinochle
India
Donnervetter
Love Will Find Out the Way, An Old Song
A lyrical meditation on love’s persistence across mountains waves and graves. The speaker argues love travels unseen past obstacles and guards, entering concealed places and overcoming doubt to reach its target. The poem contrasts others’ attempts to restrain or misjudge love with its unstoppable, entangled path.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neptune
Cupid the Auctioneer Bets Hearts at the Fair
A humorous portrait casts Cupid as a crafty auctioneer who matches buyers with wives and mates. He thrives on appealing to different types from strong suitors to mercenary buyers, finally seeking a wholesome girl with a true heart for a happy union.
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Lfe
Cuepid
Chuse
Annie
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Cleveland Moffett
Dr. Pierce
Golden Medical Discovery
Julius Steger & CO
Morrisini
Reynolds & Dofegar
Harry Fox
Millership
Jas
F. MacDonald
Delmore
Darrell Jarrow
Mascaghi
Forepaugh Stock CO
David Belasco
Warrens
Virgnia
George Ade
College Widow
the Rays
King Casey
Johnny Jones
Empire
Washinggton Society
Kansas City
Geecure
Ball Park
Hinder
Weber
Ferger
Pierson
Gai
Ompaor
Peter
John
Des
Clothier
Amelia
Euce
Mabel J. Brown
F. Snowden Brown
Maryland
Brown
Fair Plaintiff
Kennett Harris
Blackburn
Indianapolis Gas Company
FOG Horn Tales
Hank
Cupid
Beatrice Fairfax
Lily
Renal
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