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Paying Bills and Ethnic Stereotypes in a Scattered Tale
Fragmented dialogue depicts threats and demands over debts with xenophobic slurs and insults. It references payees, a Board of Election, and ethnic caricatures, alongside a later anecdote about an old settler and a mental arithmetic joke. The passage links to a broader Brooklyn Eagle item about American business methods and a Morgan Masonry tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Henderson
Augusta Chroniicle
Hardeman
International Review
Edward Atkinson
United States
Great Britain
Elea
Producta
Man Joos
Raleceo
Board of
Eoleclation
Chinaman
Joss Diam
Makea Auan
Ecll
Stoclee
Alleo
Melicas
Koya
Chinamao
Brooklyn Eagle
Anid
Times
Batavia
N. Y
William Morgan
Free Masona
Morgan