Sweetheart Synopsis of a Squatter Turmoil in Ithaca
A dilapidated shack community near Ithaca sustains Folly Hopkins and her family. Neighbor Oscar Bennett, secretly married to Evelyn Robertson, clashes with landowner Marcus MacKenzie who wants squatters off his ground. Robert Percival, Evelyn’s cousin, supports the squatters. Polly and Percival fall in love as tension erupts with threats, arrests, and a planned escape. Oscar kills Polly’s lamb. MacKenzie orders eviction. Evelyn plots marriage after thwarted extortion and framed charges shake the family.
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Silent City
Ithaca
New York
Folly Hopkins
Small Jerry
Granny Hope
Oscar Bennett
Evelyn Robertson
Marcus MacKenzie
Polly
MacKenzie
Robert Percival
Evelyn
Evalyn
Bennet
Oscar
Larry Bishop
Bennett
Percival
Pollyop
Daddy Hopkins
Robert
Billy Hopkins
Wee Jerry
Jeremiah
Jerry
Daddy
Auburn
Polly Hopkins
Cornell University
Mfelyn
Polly Hopkins and Robert in Silent City Plea
Polly Hopkins fears for her jailed father Hopkins as Robert Percival vows aid and hopes for a new trial. Polly rejects Rob ert’s money while risking her heart, telling of love and duty to the squatter settlement amid looming peril.
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Robert Percival
Daddy
Robert
Polly
Auburn
Auburn Prison
Jerry
Pollyop
Polly Hopkins
MacKenzie
Silent City
Granny Hope
Jesus
Farm confrontation ends in tragedy amid Ithaca plot
Evelyn Robertson and Marcus MacKenzie scheme over Polly Hopkins and Bennett farm with Oscar Bennett feuding over Polly. A violent storm, Evelyn arrives in a panic and finds Oscar dead after a confrontation and a thunderstorm strike, as Polly worries about her father Jeremiah Hopkins in jail.
Acrobat in a Stock Broker’s Disguise
In a Chicago Journal vignette Jones notes a stout man in the corner as an acrobat in disguise. He explains he survives by "hanging on" day to day while a woman dodges traffic and a boy on a bicycle nearly collides with her. Her quip about horns yields the retort that she cannot blow what she lacks.
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Jones
Smith
Chicago Journal
Second Chance Offer Sparks Mock Auction
A judge records a quip about selling a $70 dining room set on installment for 500 down and 3 weekly, arguing the plan would wear it out but could be sold later as a genuine antique. The exchange highlights humorous barter logic in a courtroom dialogue.
A Dove of a Girl
A brief comic note features a pun about a typewriter attachment and a dove like cooing attachment, reflecting light humor in a playful exchange.
Cuticura Soothes Baby Rash Care Routine
Advertisement promotes Cuticura products for soothing itchy rashes in babies. It claims hot baths with Cuticura Soap followed by Cuticura Ointment and optional Cuticura Talcum provide relief and fragrance. Prices noted at 25 cents each.
The Flapper Skirt Dilemma and a Happy Medium
In a playful exchange Miss Cayenne rejects the ultra short and the floor brushing lengths. She advocates a balanced hemline between the two extremes for modest stylishness.
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Miss Cayenne
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Jassie
Hoe
Sare
Children’s Society
Eve
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TOBH
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