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Athens Messenger in Athens, Ohio

20 Jan 1876

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Athens Messenger

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Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 20, 1876

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The Widow Buskirk and the Economical Widow

Peter Buskirk, a miserly bachelor, seeks a thrifty wife to curb his spending. He courts Mrs. Barlow, a sharp widow who wears old clothes and lives frugally. She proves the wiser, marrying him to secure his fortune and then funds a lavish lifestyle. He realizes the ruse only after their wedding, exclaiming Taken in taken in as his world of frugal restraint collapses into luxury.

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