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Farcical Leper Case and Other Odd News From Gotham
A Brooklyn orphan Jasper with freckled face struggles to find foster homes as families withdraw after seeing his freckles. The long running John Early leprosy case is ridiculed alongside debates on vegetarianism and shoe prices. Suffragists court members with odd stunts while a Jersey fire incident and a nurse strike highlight social quirks.
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New York
Brooklyn
Jasper
Portland
Phan
Brooklyn Institution
Beyune
Asper
John Early
Beef Trust
Leather Trust
Shoe Trust
Norwich
Conn
Fifth Avenue
O’leary
Chicago
Jersey
Child's Hospital
Lexington Avenue