Mystery House Plot Draws Van Vechten Toward Paige Carew
Rudolph Van Vechten learns Paige Carew is missing after his cousin Tom Phinney's suspicious excursion to the House of Mystery. Van Vechten cables contacts for news and schemes a cautious search with Tom, while a secretive girl and a shadowy conspirator, Mr. Calls, loom in the intrigue. The tale threads through a stormy premise with wealth and power figures, including the Man of Iron Theodore Van Vechten.
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Rudolph van Vechten
Powhatan Club
van Vechten
Tom Phinney
Paige Carew
Tom
Flint
Mlystery
Jessie
Theodore van Vechten
Wall Street
Man of Iron
Van
Paige
Man of
Iron
Rudolph
Josephine
Powhatan
Kenmore
Barnicle
London
Buddy
Scott
van Vachten
Rocky Cove
Cut Out Family Game for Children
A reader describes a simple activity called the Cut-Out Family Game. Children cut pictures from illustrated sources to recreate a story about Susie seven years old, pasting portraits of people and pets on a large sheet as the tale unfolds. The process occupies an hour or more with quiet, happy engagement.
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Susie
Not So Much To Be Pittied
James Stillman hosted British financiers in his New York office and the Metropolitan Club. He offered his $15,000 French car for their motor ride. On the Hudson hill they passed a cyclist, later learning the rider was Stillman himself, head of a great world bank, driving his own car.
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Barnicle
Rudolph
Buddy
Tom
van Vechten
Jessie
Flint
Bruiser
Paige
Mint
James Stillman
New York
Metropolitan
Hudson River Drive
Saturday Evening Post
Taking His Cue From a Farm Boy Visitor
A city street urchin spending time in a fresh air camp entertains a farm family. The farmer and his wife discuss the boy and note his curious habit as he visits for milk and apples. The judge’s quip references the boy’s laughter whenever the grandfather sneezes.
Town Talk Recaps Gifts Returned After Romantic Folks
In a snappy exchange from Town Talk, Willie laments a past romance as Mike recalls quick affection and the return of all gifts. The brief column conveys leftovers of a heated but lighthearted moment.
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Mike
Willie
Did you ever see Augusta What Augusta Agusta Wind
A playful exchange hints at a misheard location name Augusta or Agusta Wind, suggesting a local humor moment without further context or details.
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Augusta
Agusta Wind
Velvet Dance and Ball Blue Mention in Gossip Note
A playful World snippet quotes a dancer praising velvet glide and a companion replying you are. The column also pitches Red Cross Ball Blue laundry soap and parries with a remark on umbrellas and serenity after indifference. The tone mimics light social chatter with brief fashion and product mentions.
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