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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1909
Page
9
Readers hear defense of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a genuine remedy. Personal testimonial from Mrs Ella Wood praises its effects on long standing female troubles. Ad claims decades of use and invites letters to Mrs Lynn for guidance.
In a Baltimore office, lawyer James Bansemer and his clerk Elias Droom confront two women seeking guidance on adopting a baby. Bansemer’s interest shifts from legal aid to lucrative schemes as he eyes a quick profit, while the women’s tale hints at a deeper, possibly illicit plan behind the request.
A distressed woman, claiming poverty, seeks adoption of a foundling girl from St Luke's Hospital For Foundlings. She tells lawyer Bansemer that her husband, the child's origin, and court steps are involved, while keeping details from him and her husband. The tale ends with a note that the authorities gave the child to her with the understanding of adoption.
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