Mopsy and Her North End Boarders Bring Hope
In a crowded Boston tenement, Mopsy (Netta) cares for a sick mother and a growing band of boarders. A mysterious gentleman called Captain helps transform their room, finances, and focus while Natty’s troubles threaten the family. Spud, Tishy, and a life of struggle test their resolve as community and charity aid them.
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oThe Speaker
Gay Cretonne
Natty
Netta
Mopsy
Spud
Jim Lahey
Vaan
Green
Tam
Lahey
Jim
Miss Mopsy
Mose
Connolly
America
Turkey
Opsy
St.ara
Tishy
Miss O’brien
Letitia
Jamsie
St. Cecilia
Mrs. Gaffney
Ituma
Beacon Street
Mopay
Jim Aley
United States
Siere
Nancy
North Bennet Street
Latte Spud
Brinley
Povey
Vic
Aveange
Tee Joanea
Kingdom of Heaven
Robnson Crusoe
Miss O'Brien
James Manning
Letitia HW. Manning
Boston
Charity
Commonwealth Avenue
Inky
Ileganter
Donovans
Mother Gaffney
Salem
Ayn
Pop
Lishy
End of the Case at Flurry Brook Farm in New England
Gregory Brent learns the real killer is Mary Brent and Israel Brent is cleared. Louise Buford and Grace Hathaway gain fortune thanks to lawyer Abner Ferret’s exposure. Israel and Grace reveal a hidden patent matter while Gregory and Grace share a budding romance as the tale ends.
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Gregory Brent
Gregory
Topsy
Woodstock
Ethan Brent
Israel
Leroy
Hit
Gregory Arent
Leroy Studevant
Abner Ferret
Mary Brent
Israel Brent
Eck
Boston
Itl Hiad
Studevant
Buford
Hathaway
Sudevant
Jim Bradford
Brook Farm
Grace Hathaway
Louise Buford
Brent Farm House
Litchfield
Evergy
Sen
Grace
Brent Farm
Flurry Brook Farm
Arthur Drew
Robert Hathaway
Mr. Buford
Verret
West Indies
Ferret
Mr. Hathaway
Drew
Abner Ferrer
Miss Buford
Flurry Brooks
Society of Boston
Miss Hathaway
Letter from New York Sparks Israel in Short Chapter
Gregory returns from Woodstock post office with a letter from New York City for Israel. Israel tears open the letter, reading in silence as an esteemed brother might be negotiating with a U S sub treasury official.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Israel
United States
Sub-Treasury
Gregory
Woodstock
New York City
Fall From 2000 Feet In Balloon Owl Over Essex
A 1880 account describes a near catastrophe during a balloon voyage in the Owl. The craft plunged 1300 feet in one minute as ballast flew up, yet the crew remained conscious and uninjured beyond the narrator limping for six weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Field
Dunmow
Essex
Cheyne
Mr. Wright
Coxwell
Compound Oxygen as Vital Restorer Promises Health
An advertisement claims overwork causes disease and breakdown, urging Compound Oxygen to renew vital forces. It cites twelve years of use by professionals, promises life-saving results, and offers a free treatise from Starkey & Palen of Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Starkey & Palen
Girard Street
Philadelphia
Penn
Dynamite Replaces Ax Sapping in Maine Pulp Plant
An observer describes a Somerset county Maine pulp factory using dynamite to fell spruce and hemlock. A hole is drilled ten inches, a cartridge placed, fuse lit, and the tree blasted into splinters, reducing time and labor compared with chopping and sawing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerset County
Some Hens That Know Their Bi
Paris citizen reports Robert Ransdell keeps hens obedient by switching them to induce setting. An old hen runs to her nest when he appears, and two others set all day and all night, making him the manager of the eggs along with the basket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Mopsy
Natty
Sosiciated
Paris
Robert Ransdell
Ransdelly
Voice of the People letter from Judith Burnett
Judith Burnett of Hillsdale Michigan reports a severe lung illness that left her bedridden. She says standard medical treatment failed but the Golden Medical Discovery cured her and includes her praise for the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Voice of the People
R. V. Pierce
M. D
Buffalo
N. Y
Judith Burnett
Hillsdale, Mich
Howling Dog Saves a Life Near Georgetown
A boy named Sharp fell through ice on North Elkhorn near Georgetown. His large St Bernard tried to rescue him, then barked to draw help. Workmen used a long pole to pull the almost senseless boy from the water.
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Loulaville Courier-Journal
Sharp
North Elkhorn
Georgetown
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John Brown
Tam Natty Howard
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Father
Spear
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Dr. Bull
New England
Ernest A. Young
Donald Dyke
Hoyt Bronson
Mrs. Brent
Wexxlstock
Miss Grace
Butt
Tarael
Wheau
Brain Workers
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