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Sketches of Gotham

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“Ike Swift” 2

A spectacular dance which helped her in meeting people 12

Her swell figure made her an attraction on the beach 18

She was once the real thing on physical culture 28

A dose of knockout drops proved the turning point in her life 38

A wonderful but untrue picture of love behind the scenes 50

She has been known to kick the crown of a hat held six feet from the floor 60

Rackets where pretty girls cut capers to the music of male voices 68

He often made an honest dollar teaching American women how to smoke “hop” 78

There was disclosed the figure of a young woman rather scantily clad 90

She had such a superb figure that she once posed for a sculptor 100

Disguised as a sailor boy she shipped on one of Uncle Sam’s ships 108

For three solid hours he sat there trussed up like a chicken 118

She put herself up at auction and was promptly bid on 128

She went into the smoking car and calmly lighted a cigarette 136

She had one or two fights on her hands, but she always won out 146

She had danced the fandango in a way that made the Mexicans cheer 156

Atlantic City is the place for sporty girls who play the game to the limit 164

They had a hot time in Minneapolis when the show hit town 174

“I wasn’t arrested, but I was put out as if I were a common swindler” 184

There were times when she did things that were unconventional 192

A light flashed out on the landing and revealed the figure of a beautiful woman 202

Put her in tights and she would have been an Oriental sensation 212

The first pair are in the ring, the talk ceases, and the show is on 220

The glitter of a circus became too much for them to resist 230

Wild revelry of the masked ball and the perfect ladies with the hot sports 240

It’s only a dream after the lobster course 250

She figured once at a masked ball that was raided by the police 260

Once she had been on the stage, but she got a rough deal and quit 268

When the clock struck two she was on the table doing a dance 278

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