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Quest for a Housemaid Fails in Hundred Mile Hunt
Mrs. Harding travels with her son Walter through several towns seeking a suitable girl to work as a housekeeper. After visiting many homes and meeting a range of prospects from stubborn teens to independent workers, she finds little reliable help and ends with a disappointing hire who quits, leaving the family to do the work themselves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Harding
Sally
Walter
Seecombe Plains
Smithson
Leetle
Mapleton
Seccombe Plains
Ius
Emeline
Wally
Susan Lovejoy
Dobbin
Mr. Lovejoy
Eid
Tre
Ten Mile
Mrs. Trarding
Betty Symonds
Betty
Boston
Mapleton Village
Hemlock Grove
Lowell
Vether
Alge
Academy
Wallaces
Pinkertons
Ellen
Mr. Harding
Mrs. Pinkerton
Taragena
Mack
Zilpah Ann
Miss Harding
Hardings
Brother Harding
Jared Pirit
Ieee
Venice
Hare