Tears and schemes in a Brooklyn society tale
A colorful mixture recounts a southern merchant who marries his sister in law to spare a troubled wife and gain a home. The item trails into quick vignettes about curving pitches, a Maine lawyer trick, postage stamp origins, editor myths, and odd anecdotes from Cincinnati to Danbury and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niobe
Cipeinnati
Danbury
Munson
Pine Streets
Danbury News
Conian
Waterville
Maine
Rowland Hill
England
Rowland
E. S. Best
M. E. Church
Natick
Mass
I. R. Stevens
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Philip Phillips
East
M. W. Whitney
Basso
Phillips
Jesus
Mr. Whitney
Ph. Phillips
Sin
Stamps
China
Unthank
Brestworks
Pyramids
Egypt
London Daily
Times
Moore
Campbell
Carlyle
Bulwer
Disraeli
Barnes
Sterling
Delane
Lowe
United States
Joseph
State Street
Newburyport Herald
New York
Woodchucks
Solomon
Hitchcock
Amherst College
Connecticut River
Clinton
Ilinois
Best
MKS
L. C
South
Boston
Warker
Athens Street
H. R. Stevens
Harper &C
H. K. Dorr & CO
Court House
Athens
OFLIO
Donnan & Harper
WH. K. Dorr & Co
Nenig
Baker’s MO. C. Baker
K. K.golden
Walnut Street House
6Th and
7Th Streets
Cincinnati, C
Wat Hh
Powell
Chas, Levassor
Wm. H. Powell & Co
P. K. Scott
Holt Ait
Furriers
Walnut Street
Allens
Knox & Youmans
West 4Th Street
Cincinnati
Ohio
Maya
Athens County
Lame Knitting Machine Co
Parryin
ENTS
the Gazette
Gazette
Express
The
Cincinnati Gazette CO
Agenta
A. Coulter & Co
Jonne
Wassesston &J
Gareet Lone
Memo
Oroy
Ervous Rae Foghatty
Permaidneys
Rasan Cnet
O's
Ho Keene
U.S
Lara
Expres. DE
OLLN
J. B. Gaylord & Co
Chicago
J.wort CO
St.Louis, MO
Oath St. St. Louis
Khncing, &c
Canadaville
N. Warren
Candaanville
Inlet No. 4
High Street
M. Pickering
B. Pickering
Hocking Valley
Canaan Township
RE. R
Canaan Station
Nelson Pilche
Hockins River
Alexand Kerr
Philadelphia
L. Brown
Cony
Smith
R. M. Bishop & CO
Wholesale Grocers
Race Street
Y TM. Chase
P.O
Grebenvield
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