01 May 1884
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Newspaper
The Democratic Press
Location
Eaton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1884
Page
1
Molly Nesselrode and Louis Basle plot to outwitMadame Hoogly by sneaking Louis into her garden. After a near-discovery, Molly abandons the ruse and the pair wed with Madame’s amused consent. Molly’s scheming succeeds through audacity and charm.
The piece recounts Mme Modjeska recalling an encounter with two callers in a distant Western town a mother and her invalid daughter who aspired to the stage. Modjeska told them she was not a hospital or refuge and left, provoking indignation at “stuck up folks.” The other fragment describes a tense Arkansas station scene where a white man insults a Black man, leading to a coconut wager before a scuffle erupts as travelers fear civil war.
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