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Book Agent Tricks and Household Croup Tales
A puffed up London publisher's agent fools a busy Fairfield grocer, sells a set for 32 dollars, and moves on. A domestic scene follows as Mr Bixby frantically treats a child with croup while Mrs Bixby calmly cares for the boy through the night, showcasing contrast in temperaments.
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Pittsburg Dispatch
Blank & Son
United States
Victor Hugo
Cable
Bixby
Croup
Smith
Dreamer
Grand Circus Park
Detroit Free Press
Bank of England
Barber
Countryman
Puck
Philadelphia
Pittsburg Chronicle
Texas
Vanderbilts
Sandy
New Orleans Picayune
Mrs. Smith
Mrs. Jones
Boston Gazette