a vest pocket guide to brothels in 19th-century new york for gentlemen on the go (1870)
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j . , - - - J U t J I l l l . H J . J J : . l l ~ l . C ~ g h t . ' , i i ~ cOuld notr-procure els8wliere.many of i t ' s 1 e s i 4 e ~ t S ; h u t , . ,ht_. We claim n ~ > " . c r e d i t J telling a~ ~ . t o d e ~ { a c t a ~ t-o ciUTy the war ~ r e o n t h ~ t Cape ~ o m is on the: into ! i r j ~ a - , to g i v ~ 8 p e c i m e n bricks :island of ,Terra. del Fuego, or that .f o u n ~ t i o n imd !!Upemtme: LOndOliis the western-side of. so that ' " . . m-
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without o.id from others, at ~ h e . city; 'f!I!4 give" ,biw an insigh,t into~ B ~ e time t h ~ t he -b e c 0 n i ~ s .. a . I D i i ~ . . : "he h a r 8 . c t e r d o f u g s Qf p ~ p l e jar .With B e v e r a . ! parties:: ' :4.' . ~ : $. r ~ h o 8 e deeds c 9 ; ~ e f u n y 8cr.e ~ n e d We don't intend to tell the .,,,' 'frotn public view; when we
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,. '.eyer d ~ s i r e to visit -these llousea..l . ___ -. _ .. . -r" #" ..O e r t ~ y ~ l l Q . t ; :he.is;, we p . o l i t i ~ c e . l p h l 1 ~ B ( ) p h e r ~ n d .th&-psyeholo.!pst; webaveo D l i ! i J r o a F O i t t e l u c i ~facts, not to accoup.t for them., ' I t is not 'strange t h a . ~ greai n t e r e ~ t \ shQUld ",he,' a.tt,8rched to
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13.__. : On.:the , opposite s i ~ e , J h ~ r e are .t 1 i r ~ 'more cO.ncerl S a l O ( ) f t ~ ~ c hare ~ n d u e t e < l :-in a quiet -&lid .'o ~ e r l y m a ~ ~ r . .They': . .. caned ., ..c"Th,e'Dew,fuop Inn. " ".Eureka"a.nd-l,Palace Garden." . , ".~ v e at 1 t ~ U B t Q ~ .s t r ~ t . The r.ed b e f o ~,-No : 25.East HoUstov street m ~ ~ k s . f J l e ~ l i 8 b ~ ~ n t This ""'lS it yery}>Opular iesort for .
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-. . 11 . 17 ."..-- -,of, g : i r ~ pleasing ~ ; . ~ E ~ m a . Benedict. is on the C(lr- -' mAnners.. 88 a..1irat: ne; of Lauretrs-street.. It'is -a first__ y e r y ~ u i e t & n d ~ 1 y class h o ~ e ' W i t h eight lady .boar-. and is,visited .by s o m ~ of our- 1Ust d e ~ . Everything isneree.rranged" ' . . . ' \ in ' the ' first style, :while ' ~ e . b e - -
-:' e s t a b 1 j a b ' ! ' ~ t -No. : W ~ . - i witching s m i 1 e ~ ,01 the fairy-like,'-: ~ o u s t o n st. is .conducted. . [" creatures who devote themselvesfUn' ',oVing .Mrs. ~ ~ a Harsh, to the services ' of Cupid are un- ,wllose stock ,-of "goOd' h ~ b r is " : ~ l l e d : b y any of the fine Jadies. inWlaustible.' She haS SiX: nv.--4----'t- :;ho walk Bro'e.dway in sTIh and-b O f U - d ~ - ,Wh9 ' do ~ e d i t ..f.o-:her ' \ ' satins new. ,i a s t e ~ and receive the enoomiUIDB' , .' t The estabJishment a.t No. 104
, Of the most fastidious of ,V o o ~ r street; is kept by Madam, of feminine lov6llne&a. ' , ; Deil, i t a second c l ~ s s . house.- ~ e x t house, N ~ . 6s, kePt '. I , The house No. 140 IS kept b,>Clark. I t , 'a . ' p r i ~ t e \ .Mrs. J ~ t x i e s , and is a very .
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,The establishment at 98 PrincestrOOt is x : e p ~ E y = M r 8 ' . My-ers, and .'is 'of the third c1_. -. - "GREENE ~ T R f i a a ... , ..This thoroUghfare has ~ i n e,complete sink of i n I q u i t y ~ In theshort sPace,'of six squares, indludedbetWeen Ca.na1 and Bleeckerstroofa- -. t h ~ e a r . e 41 h o ~ containingb&!'-: l i o ~ of . ~ t r o n , - '22 h,Oll:Bes in ' which .ftlr,n isbed
rooms.are let ~ e ) ~ u , g Y . l . ' 4 , , . . . . L ~ ~r " " few ~ x C e i > t i o ~ these..hoUses ~ _ o f the third 'class; and,aHliongb: they-are-now1tept pretty . _ t . . ,. q t r i e t __the P 9 V ~ , yet there is~ ~ ~ ~ a n ~ outburst' w h i ~ ' c h ~ " "_ p e G p l e amuse , "themseIves by .
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G B B E N B ~ m i T . N o ~ : \Vbalen., " ,141 George Moore.n 147 .MisS G ~ o r g ! a .~ . 153 - Miss ~ ~ e r s o n .. ISS Mary F 1 ~ .. _ ISSoMarja--Bayton.u 160' MIl le. ROPSau.. -:- - M i s s Bu-ebman.. I ~ S - M u s r 9 , ! i i : ." '167.Marian allace." -l71]emueBetmett ... -173- kate G a ! : l ~ p e r ~
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, turmoil--wda;l8.lead a to &lid very:plea.sa.nt , place of resqx:t.~ p ~ ~ w a s \ ' B a d e ~ Ba- ' ,lb&.' S T 1 i U T k - e e p 8 very ple&-'" t1NBAR oon:duet8-her houseof ~ a t i Q n , ! i ~ . Grovestreet in:the best- manner. The ut-1ll0-st : d e c o ~ . iJJ .observed, andevert faCility _ ~ J u l m S h ~ t h ~, whoca.ll -forpassing _he tilD.e inJJie- most .'agreeable-manner. This-, 8. .Dra,"class -houSe.:... -- - -Mmy ~ ( m . o N , 16 ' &n-wick ,street, keeps a -eecolld ' cl.8a&
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II : - , 1 ' I ! W : i , ,- M'xc._]?AlrLDm Bim' of 69- ; - ~ t , k e e p ~ ,. .. . _ ~ ~ y _den .01, &8S1gQtieD, visited ,
the l o W ' e s t ' Q J U i ~ 4 e o p l e . --' MiB8 J'AGEB, , of."No. 29""][ ....... " , ~ s t r e e t J h e . s t w e l ~ e : ~ b Y15urig'~ ~ ~ very p ~ t t y and & g r e e a b l ~ .
This ! l ' jiM." h O . ~ J Jumd-, B o ~ ~ l y f u r n i s h ~ ,every, &-ease. ., '18calcnIated to d e l ~ - h t 'th --:-"'""6' e 'V18l r.
" n , '45 ' H o ~ t o n~ e e t k-eeps private hOll86 of : .. assignation. is, ,conduoted, veri .: _ 6 r d e r l y .. - '.- '.,-.- ..
. 'MAA GIRARD : k ~ P i I : " ~ ~ e ..pw.}or,:,hotlSe at: No. 9 Fourth .street. .Tllls establishment well' uniiSh- .:. .::. , b o ~ d e r 8 "
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.T h ~ ~ . 8! class h < ? ~ , andkept -very qmet and orderly' It is. i ~ o 8 8 b l e : - - t o iinagma-a;, greeable lace of reSon.,Miss NET,I,IE U ' ~ R D I N G of No. 110CUn ton pla.ce, conducts 8. first classp ~ r l Q ~ ~ h o ? B e , with five lady b o ~ r ~
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, ~ B E A C H , of 40 Amity street,.' comer" of _ k e e ~c l ~ 8 E9use 9f a 8 ~ g n 8 . t I o n . It is
n f ~ e r y fupli8:Ped;Jlie" h o ~..irrAlways op;n, a . ~ d Mrs. Baa.ch-givejl' her p e r s o ~ a r :attention- to
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is the head of ,the house., The door"-113 guarded by & grouty old dame
.. .from -the south of AfriCa, whose. 1 \ 8 S U l l l ~ digmtyj s '80j )yerpowering_ :.' that people suppose that she, runs the establishment., , Jo'SEPHINE W ~ 6 ! P , 8 a -yery _p l e ~ 8 S J ; l . t parlor-bouse at-1M EastE i g h ~ street! _ Broadway. I tCQl!tal1is eigHt lady .boarders.". ,FuLTON haS h o ~ of,8 ~ 8 t i o n 5$ Twelfth street.-There "are , 'oomforlably
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>tip: in the .14'st C ~ 8 : e.n.d everj at-tention is -shown to viSitOrs."Yo.,-156' ~ a s t ~ e n t y - s e c o n d- ,rer 'a. house .of assignatien"kept by Mrs. Wilson. I t containsppthIDg' of a ~ . y " account..No. 102 W. Twenty-second St.is Do house of as.signation kept by .Mr,s. Va.nNe88. . '
103 W.es t Twenty-second. is k e p ~ b M : E t r t e r . I t .a. house of ~ t i o n ; a.ndcon:
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w ; n . . a . t n 9 n g ,the-c-;:~ ~ ; ; - ; , ; ; ; - - :. H d t e l d e wooa= T l i i 8 ,, >;.. ' , a ab r o w 'stone' "-, 'hOlI88 :" .- ,f t .- -'"" " ,thro:ughout , with thean((" neweJt improvements. :
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C O ~ ~ ~ ! ! ~ v e n Doardel'8. ' - -l 1 1 West T,w.enty-fifthat.reet
i,s aIBO' a. ladies boarding house ofthe,' ~ o o n d c l ~ , and is i.ept byMrs.:. o n ~ . ,. ' N ~ . 113 West ~ e n t y ..fi.fth street.is ,s lad!ea b o 1 U ' ~ house, k e p ~ by. M r s ~ King. It has four'Jaaj hOar .
- .:No. 1 1 ~ J ; W . e f ~ r - r u t b . f J t m M -IS 8: ladies b o ~ r u . n g h " O ~ kept' .J ~ n n i e --Bennet( It is orp"' ........an" N o ~ 265 E. '26th street is a qUiet
and"( ) r d ~ r l y house of " a o o " I : { . u ~ ~ ~ v u : .' k e p ~ jUlia.Lw>kins. ',',No. I I i "W.o 26th street is -a. t ~ l e s boarding ' house, k ~ p t
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'-No. i2S-':W-.-26th-'atreet 'is,s ,first,class parlor :house, 'with six lady' b o ~ r d e r 8 ; - and'-weli conducted byMagaret } 3 e l m o n ~ .. -
No. ,124 W. 26th street is aa \ ' . L . . l D O l ; ) Q a r a m g ho:u-se, kept by--=&LLJI,o. ,-BioWD. _It_ h a s ~ Jow _
boarders. ', No .127' W. 26th street is a.b o a . i : ~ h o u s e of t h ~ _ .,
c....E!J.'",VU ,\..I. .. : ; ~ ~ - ' p Y 'M-ooame, . is a repor t 'of &-b'e'ar'15eing kept eet:ler.--t.ttlil --for w:hat reason ma.y be inferred -.-" a n y t ~ g , ~ ~ a t t ~ c -~ ~ c ! : l ~ ~ p l a C e .
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.:.d order-ly . ,It ' is 8 ~ ~ & 8 t r 9 I B ~ yle, the proprietess has s p a r e dJ I Q J l i ~ e every respect:" 'No: 131 26tli s t t ~ t is 1 r - 6 ~ ' ' ' '
by 'Mi.8& Sallie" RiChards., is ~ J i e d '1"n1'l.'r r h ,nn - . the tranaieiit_- = - - = : : -
',neither pains nor expense to, ~ m a k e her house one of the fuiesti l l t ~ . : c i t y . It is also yery. quieta n ~ o r . . 9 - e , and is first class in
. every respect."-N' o ~ 1 4 3 " W 26th st;a-oot is a very
quiet, and orderly ~ o u S e of asaig-'. . . ' . ' . ",nation kept by Ida Langdon.No. 1 ~ 5 W. 26th street is kept
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..a, very, ,oraerly mann.er.
. No . 47 West" 27th St. is 8. Ja
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p r o v e m e n ~ . _T1;lere ,are c~ a ~ y b ~ a r ~ ~ J ; s ,,=hg ...do } ~ r e d i t : . . -the house and its visitori" - It, . veJ:y quiet and ~ r d e r l y , imd
.' first Glass.___ _Ladies .boarding-house atlOTWest 27th-St.- is k e p t. StanOl! verr-quiet. '_ 108 We s t ~ S t . h o ~ s e - i ~ kept by. 'Miss
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"costly furniture; .carpets,and pai,ntinga. It has seven-
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- .. . . . ...A ~ t i r e 'pa.lace of beauty. The_t r a n s i ~ n t a . o o o m o d a t i ~ n s for p r i v ~ ate c.ouplesare ' u n ~ a s s e d by. any, in -the city_ . The
,.ls ladylike :a.nd very entertaining. This is a. first classhouse in every respect; it is quietan.l,. orderly. . 'o. 109 West 27th St. is a la-dies b o a i ' d j D g ~ h o u s e of th,e ~ n i t class, splendidly iurnished. ' I t .is, .the ," ~ h o d e of- ~ i x " b e ~ ~ t ~ } l l n g young ladles. Thishouse is quiet
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, .' . , . ' -'6 ".' ~ ~ e ~ boarding-hoUse". boarders: . ..- C , ~ ~ r a M i a d l . i t ~ n ' B ~ 1 i :
-_,ed a ~ e s b O ~ , . . h o u . s e at'119,W: 27th street; c o n ~ B :fiveboarders. ' , -
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__ N ~ . 1 . . 2 ~ ~ W e ~ t 27th St . .G e ~ r g i & (. -Allen's ladies hoardin-g:"ho..-joe _ .,..". ' . '-UJ, ve-q u l e t and orderly. ' . _ ' - .- - = - - - : ~ e a ~ 7 t h S ~ . ' : "" . M a ~ z o e . This ', nrst:- ! ! ~ S s ~ a a i e s Seniinary, ' condMted-,by . accomplished "and i D . ~ l l i -, g ~ ~ t y o u n g lady, who has ac l ~ S 8 ',
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_ -- .a .-class house, i t is neatly and.~ f o r t a b l y .. fitted np, and 'is~ e t a . n ~ 6rderly. . . .._____
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- .a :first class house with seven- b o a r ~ e r s . EverrthiIigi8 nnet,.arranged; the young -ladies.ate- ..~ l " e t t y , and of a. fun-loving dispo-r
, : aitiOIt..__-The. honse_ s very__ ' .~ o r i I e of our first citizens. -, ~ - No: 132 -West 27-th Sl
. ..... . l(lsejs ~ e p t by ~ r s ~ K a ~ --It ls i l second class- ,:,'house -- .. there is nothing entertaining eier' in '. :the .landlady . or "ner 'P Q ~ ! : : g ~ r . .' ._ ._ > _ _.~ Q . 134 .iv 'at :27th at. , Davis' h
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. u . I ' ' ' ' . I t is a Isaias b o ~ .lLl.our ..- ,, of the.. second .claSs, ana". U'-' . . . . !WUID .lady b ~ a . r d e ~ - - . '
. . ~ 6 . 2 8 t h 8 t r e e ~ i i B 8 houSe",01 assigna.tion, kept yer;. quiet andorderly by .Alice AsWy.", . - .. ' ,No. 59 W. 28th street is ,a h01l884. . .... . .'of assignatipn kept by ~ i e PhilliiJ.s . It is dfthe seCOnd .. . .:No. 127 W.- 2ath .street-:' s a. . . ' -! .
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. ka.nsieilt accomodatioris are .of thefirst c l a s 8 and the landlady ia a., -very ' .agreeable anq entertaining
. young lady. She, has t h r ~ e yOlmg. ers of -y neat andpreposesl;)ing appearance. , . 8 "ouse is very qtiiet . and rehred,
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West 35th street corner 6thA-ve., is 'house of assignation of '_the second class .,-. No. 129 ,v. 36th. street is a house-OfassfgnatioI!.: ~ ~ p t b y ~ r s ~ Blair. -
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"L(t,(ly. T h ~ . . - . . . . . . , : . . . . . . . . . . . A' entertainin g and.iaacinating work..Left Jl ~ I ' 110m e. A most exciting story . . . . .'Tbjg"is trill, one.of th e most charming stories
kiud-(n-er vnitten.i?fUUJiY, The belle of CBntnl Park . . . . . . ,. ' !it is .one or th e t Spirited and Tomahtic. Full.of life anfffire. :, , _.lln.'1 t Yo /l 'ng "Lad?!.':' . -:::-:-: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .This is &. "Very interesting book . We _ ~ v i a e ery Olle to ge t a copy. .-Th e Jl 0 ""a'nce o f a .Rich 'Y (}u-ng Gir l ; Or
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bly t ; t . ~ r ~ l ~ j l , ~ { : ! .by . this_entrancing talaiSl'eplete with aU that is amusing. etirring .ng and e ~ ~ r t a : i n ~ n g ..
Ann j e 01' th e ladiesJ waiting m a i d ~ .. : . . . . . . . .Any of th e above bookS 'send 'on -ret.'.Cipt ofcents to any a d d r e ~ 8 .
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Themoat Oompiete work of themed"'Six :new - - '~ l e i D i o 1 ' D l ~ o p . . ContainiDg -aU ' lIlOIM '\tiiw o n ~ e r f t I l , marTelollil ~ n c l . . myatelriciull 'sores- of Qle great secretSv a r ! < ? u ~ profeMioii's. arts' ltd s a i ~and modet'J,1,.daY87"' 'as prAr1aCfbi,hethrcugh,out;.the ~ o r l d . -. It,.co]l l ~ t I l 8 ~ ! [ J i ilona physiology, p h l l o 8 O p l 1 Y . . o . .. .
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without merclll'Y. SeJPiilal 'Pills for Nervous '$1 per box, or si x boxes for $5 by""or-aEOftiee. Circulars sent.DR. : I I i : M A N C ; H E S , . 651 Broadway, N. Y .,' o m ~ Bovatrom 9 A. :!tY."ttH:-1lt'P;- - H . ~ - 4 . - - . .
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