The Pathetic Story Of Tommy Brown And His Family
A nine year old named Tommy Brown is denied schooling due to poverty and a drunkard father. He endures taunts from classmates and leaves school in tears. Temperance workers visit a dilapidated home, revealing a sickly baby and a father who drinks. Tommy collapses after an abusive day and dies next morning, highlighting child poverty and the liquor trade’s impact on vulnerable families.
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Tommy
Wehool
Sissy
Old Si Brown
Baby
Father
Little Tommy
Alloway
N. J
Copenhagen
Jj. W. Thomas
Hodgenville
Dr Caldwell's Laxative Syrup Pepsin Ad
An old fashioned advertisement promotes Dr Caldwell's Laxative Syrup Pepsin as a quick, safe remedy for bowel and stomach troubles. It claims rapid relief, gas relief, and restoration of comfort with refund if not beneficial. Sold by The Red Cross DrugStore.
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Dr. Caldwell
Sue Safest
Guickest
Caldwell
Red Cross
Swanson strikes it rich after Nome mining spree
Samuel Swanson of Naugatuck rose from farm hand to mine owner, reporting a $10,000 daily yield from the Cyrus Noble claim and two other rich parcels. He and a partner bought the claim in November after returning to Nome in 1904 with renewed prospects. His mother and brother already share dividends of hundreds of percent.
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Derby, Conn
Samuel Swanson
Naugatuck
Swanson
Alaska
Nome Beach
Nome
Cyrus Noble
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New York World
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the Sun
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Daily Courier Journal
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Miss Lizzie Montgomery
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Washington County
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