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The Girl from Prosperity Meets New York Temptation
James E Carroll a country lad from Prosperity Indiana enters New York with a swagger and spends wildly at a barber shop and manicure salon. He flirts with a chorus of temptations and writes back to his romance back home while chasing wealth in grain and stock. He loses nearly all and is confronted by his true feelings for Elizabeth Ruth Emery as Miss Williams arranges a chance at honest work and a reunion. The tale ends with Carroll humbled and reconciled with his Prosperity sweetheart.
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James E. Carroll
Belveigh
Bessie Williams
Jilly
Billy
Mr. James
Carroll
Mr. Carroll
East Harlem
Dilly
Mr. Carrol
New York
Tess
Miss Williams
Mr. Smarty
Smartville
Johnny Fresh
Bess
Miss Willams
Prosperity
Indiana
Reddy
New-York
Yap
Yapyville
Bly
Bessie
Eyer Hick
Reuben
Hiram H. Hanks
Hawkinsville
Josh Dil
Picklesburg
Elizabeth Ruth Emery
Elizabeth E. Carroll
Geel
Broadway
Frank
Jimmy
Beauty Phillips
Angel Jimmy May
James Fe, Carroll
George
Irs
Bowery
Charley's
Jimmy Carroll
Herald Square
Barber
Elizabeth Ruth
Miss Edwards
Miss Emery
Winifred
Vanderbilt
New York Association
East River Homes
W. K. Vanderbilt