31 May 1877
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Newspaper
The Democratic Press
Location
Eaton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1877
Page
1
A three cent piece leads to a pair of poor children walking home when a runaway horse crashes into them near a storefront. Battered and bloodied, the siblings are carried to a shop as onlookers react with pity for the impoverished family and their perilous journey after poverty.
In a Louisiana setting a desperate tale follows two children saved from death by a three cent coin. Bachelor Joe Willis learns a long-forgotten Rachel Johnson is his past love when a later encounter leads to reconciliation and a family forged by a humble coin. The piece weaves juvenile rescue, social commentary, and a closing meditation on race, politics, and faith amid postwar tensions.
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