Grotesque figures and bootblacks in New York society
A columnist visiting Tombs and ballrooms contrasts jail wardens with Sheriff Grant and Warden Walsh, notes a bootblack union led by Tully the Talker, recounts an Italian scab incident, and sketches Vanderbilt era ball splendor with grotesque socialites, double cotillon, and extravagant supper tableaux.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Sheriff Grant
Fatty” Walsh
Grant
Walsh
Fatty
Dan Driscoll
Howe
Warden Walsh
Sawyer Howe
Broadway
Bootblack
Jersey
The Half Price Boy and the Gentle Conscience
Mrs. Elkinah Wilkins cheats on fares to streetcars and thrifty living harms her child Harley. His innocent question about God paying for him haunts him as the family’s poverty and prying economy push them toward destitution. The tale ends with Harley’s exhausted heart stopping on a寒 night in Detroit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harley
Mamma
Harley Wilkins
Mrs. Wilkins
Fitting Keys and Lock Picking Techniques
Detailed instructions explain selecting key length from thumb piece to collar and bit, shaping the bit to engage tumblers, and using smoke impressions to mark the bit. The process covers filing to match lock depth, testing in the keyhole, and steps to ensure both edges of the bit are alike for double-sided locks.
The Secret of Balzac Life and the Happy Few
Edward Holden argues Balzac shared a rare period of clairvoyant vision linked to early attachment and chastity. He compares Balzac to Beatrice in the Divina Commedia and notes religion as a force prolonging spiritual life. The piece urges patient judgment rather than quick conclusions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stendhal
Balzac
Sa Premiere Jeunesse
Comedie Humaine
Beatrice
Edward 8. Holden
Scribner’s Magazine
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Life IN
Vanderbilt
Gustavus
Gotham
Battery
Old Trinity
Danny Driscoll
Danny
Whyo Gang of
Toughs
Carrie Wilson
Bowery
Carrie
Driscoll
Tally the Talker
Herbert
Bootblacks
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Warden Walsh and
Rival Cotillions
Detroit
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