Genre Comedy

His Wife’s Visitor

Harry leaves his new wife at home while he goes out to play poker. Angry, his wife fakes evidence that she has had a male caller while he was gone.

Jones and the Lady Book Agent

After overhearing Jones mocking her, the lady book agent slips a suggestive note into Jones’s pocket. A jealous Mrs. Jones finds the note, and a huge quarrel erupts.

Mr. Jones Has a Card Party

Mr. Jones, since his last escapade, had made strenuous efforts to amend the reputation he had gained in the eyes of the ladies of the Temperance League. But Oh! the ordeal, for such it was, was telling on him, and…

Mr. Jones’ Burglar

Mr. Jones stays out late playing poker with his buddies. While he’s gone, a burglar starts to break into his home. Mr. Jones arrives home just in time to catch him. Instead of calling for the police, he restages the…

Mrs. Jones’ Birthday

If all husbands have had similar experiences, it is too bad to harrow them up with the telling of this story. If they have not, perhaps it will be a warning to them to watch very carefully the birthdays and…

A Troublesome Satchel

Sight unseen, a man buys a bag that turns out to contain burglar tools. He can’t get rid of the bag, even when he’s robbed. The thieves assume he’s a colleague and return the bag and tools.

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