Muggsy's Cigar Parrot Irreverently Returns Dolls Lost
In a delicate tale Molly and Peggy mourn two lost dolls after a daring garden escape. Fred apologizes by gifting a wire toy creature to ease the hurt, but the sisters privately lament they cannot be mothers to a toy, while outwardly accepting the apology.
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Wanted Reader Becomes Doctor Tom Whitney’s Reader
In a provincial tale Jean and Mary plot to help a blind Dr. Whitney by hiring a reader. Jean disguises herself, lands the job, and reunites with Dr. Whitney, whose eyes have been harmed yet brighten with a shared memory. A playful confession ends with an engagement hinted.
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Mary Bran
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The Doll's Changeling
Annie C Muirhead tells of Molly and Peggy two sisters aged seven and six who own dolls. A visiting boy cousin briefly ties the dolls to a garden pole and mocks the children before dinner. The girls fail to rescue them and later forget their lost dolls during supper and play.
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How They Got On in the World
Lawrence Hutton rose from hop-house errand boy to literary figure after leaving school for independence. Marshall Field’s rise began as a Pittsfield clerk then Chicago dry goods partner, building a vast firm employing thousands and paying immense taxes. The piece highlights self-made success through hard work, learning, and enterprise.
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Marshall Field
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Potter Palmer
Levi Z. Leiter
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