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Biddy Flanigan Faces Monday Blues Over Washing Needs
In a May morning scene, Biddy Flanigan bemoans slow laundry days and the lack of a washing machine. Her husband Mike works at the Southern Railway yards, and their kids Johnny and Jennie chatter through the labor of hand washing. Biddy dreams of Aunt Debbie’s legacy funding a machine while neighbors’ lines flutter outside. A doorstep inquiry from a young boy opens a page beyond the kitchen to unknown news.
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Biddy
Mike
Southern Railway
Whitehall
Debbie
Dublin
Johnny
Jennie
Methuselly
Tobbie