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First and Last Visit to the Dram Shop Told Here
A New York Sun narrative recounts Timothy Truesdell a hard drinking craftsman whose wife Mary endures poverty and scorn until she leads a dramatic intervention at a dram shop that ends with her husband’s abstinence and a return of work and family stability. The tale is followed by satirical verses about Isaac Crabb and a lengthy discussion of copper mining prospects Lake Superior Cornwall comparisons and ore yields with emphasis on potential price effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timothy Truesdell
New York
Gotham
Lenart
Mt. Sinai
Vesuvius
Tim
Truesdell
Mary
Tith
Crabbe
Crabb
Furn
Isaac Crabb
Harrison
Hin
Senate
New York Transcript
Gond
Seqie
Taadim
Dulcinen
Buffalo
Lake Superior
Houghton
State of
Michigan
Syithin
Canada
Cornwall
England
Cowportova
Bestins-Saccer
Saxony
Hungary, &c
Mich
Lake Supenor