Pursuit of Miss Holladay Deepens in New York
The narrator tracks a mysterious visitor to Miss Holladay through East Broadway and Washington Square, notes a following figure Martigny, and tests clues by visiting lodgings and the Courtlandt Street elevated station, while a new lead points to Pierre Bethune from France.
Lodgings at the Cafe Jourdain Near Washington Square
The narrator visits the Cafe Jourdain at Fifty-four West Houston Street seeking lodgings above the restaurant. He learns the proprietor and Madame Jourdain may have a vacant second floor room, but they must check with Monsieur Bethune who paid until the fifteenth and has recently fallen ill.
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Tie
Monsieur
Celie
Monsieur Bethune
President Buchanan described in McClure's portrait
The March McClure's carries a portrait by Carl Schurz of President Buchanan as a portly, dignified northern leader tainted by pro slavery loyalties. The piece notes his loyalist stance to slave power, a shifting trust with the public, and his perilous position amid secession threats.
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Buchanan
McClure
President Buchanan
Carl Schurz
Kansas
Coul
Interes
Republic
Porch Rug Border By Buttonhole Stitch
Make a porch rug from a matting piece by binding the ends. Use a large darning needle and color yarn to form a deep buttonhole stitch around all four sides. This creates a neat border, keeps the rug smooth, and prevents fraying at the ends.
Misfortune's Awful Climax In Life Of Dr Marvin
Fragmentary text outlines a dramatic life event for a Dr Marvin with references to misfortune and a climactic moment. The piece appears damaged with unreadable sections and garbled names. Further readable context is unavailable for a full summary.
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DR. Marvin
Fortune's Frowns and a Doctor's Kidnapped Son
A historical feature recounts Dr Thrace N Marvin whose fortunes rose in Wisconsin and Sioux City then declined after business reversals and two wives. After moving to a Dover Delaware farm his baby boy was kidnapped on the second day, triggering a nationwide search and enduring heartbreak.
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Marvin
Wisconsin
Thrace N. Marvin
Chicago
Hannah Pletcher
Sioux City
Nebraska Street
Seventeenth
Pearl Streets
Dr. Marvin
Douglas Street
South Dakota
Dover
Del
Tie
Fone
Never judge a man by his looks in old saying
A dated verse warns against judging people by appearance and cites a rustic proverb about stealing corn from a blind hog to illustrate suspicion versus reality.
Miss Walsh Tries to Buy a Dog in Bohemian Story
Miss Walsh rehearing in Chicago recalls a farm rat problem on Long Island. A dealer shows a terrier and a fierce rat in a pit, the dog fleeing as the rat appears. Mr. King quietly suggests buying the rat.
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Miss Walsh
Chicago
New York
Long Island
King
Rome
Mr. King
Quote on mothers and home in a neat household view
The saying praises good mothers as the source of good men and praises domestic order. It notes that there is no place like home and wryly suggests a husband of a very tidy wife would be pleased with that arrangement.
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Holladay
BY Burton E Stevenson
Henry Holt
Royce
Long Island Railroad
Miss Holladay
Belair
Butler
Washington Square
Frances Holladay
Mr. Holladay
Brooks
East Side
West Broadway
Martigny
Fieece Martigny
Broadway
Nina
Arialan
Lily
Heaven
Bootblack
Courtlandt
Bleecker Street
Twlatanta
the Sun
Force of Habit
Courtlandt Street
Sixth Avenue
Hudson Street Hospital
Cafe Jourdain
West
Houston Street
Pierre Bethune
France
Madame Jourdain
Geensten
School of the Unfriendly Gods
Jiers
Horace Wei, Wiv, JR
Mc Tay
Horace Muar
Fortune
Horace M. Marvin
Peart Streets