Speakion' of stories gittin started by old Mr Mul ty
A fragmentary tale unfolds in dialect about Mr Nulty recounting rumors that Jim Johnson plans to marry the Widder Spriggins for property after his first wife’s death. Anastashy and Mrs Grumpy gossip as the community weighs potential guardianship of Jim Johnson’s two children and the fate of the Spriggins farm.
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Mr.Multy
Jim Johnson
Mr. Nulty
Dekin Swaller
Jim Johnsin
Widder
Anastashy
Hawi
Orphan Asylum
Fred Gadabout
Jim Jobnain
Jim
What Heaven Looked, Bill Saunders and the Lawyer
An eightieth year old New York painter Bill Saunders, still at work, jokes about a heavenly painter. A lawyer’s office prank prompts Billy to tell how a heaven escape was attempted but failed because no lawyer could be found to draw up the papers.
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Bill Saunders
New York
Billy
Istest
Sonny
The Special Use of Flies and Tiny Tales
A collection of humorous children’s snippets and a parable about flies. Bobby jokes that flies keep his father awake during sermons while Emma asks playful questions about animals. A mule is explained as half horse and half donkey for a puzzled youngster.
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Bobby
Emma
Scott's Emulsion Promises Health Revival for Pale Girls
An old advertisement touts Scott's Emulsion as a cure for "sick blood" among teen girls. It claims the product strengthens flesh and color, calling cod liver oil a key blood nutrient. The copy promises samples and lists Scott & Browne chemists in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
Smallpox Hospital Fire in Biddeford
A January blaze in Biddeford Maine forced thirty six patients into night clothes to flee the burning smallpox hospital. The cold intensified suffering as both police and firemen helped, garments were given to patients, and several temporary shelters were improvised nearby. One man was reported near death from exposure and disease.
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Biddeford
Maine
Smallpox Hospital
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertised with testimonials
An old advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure for catarrh with endorsements from local druggists and a guarantee of financial reliability. It claims the remedy works by affecting the blood and mucous surfaces and offers testimonials and free samples.
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Hall
Cheney
Kinnan & Marvin Wholesale Druggista
Toleds
O. Halls Catardh
All Drugginte
Hal
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