The Rich Man's Legacy and a Widow's Trial
In the village of B. Edward Norton’s young gardener life ends in typhus. His widow Mary Norton battles debt from a mortgage while raising their son. A cruel loan demands $204, threatening foreclosure and her future.
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Edward Norton
God
Edward
Boston
J. Aspen
Mary Nonrton
Earth
Howard
Mr. Alden
Litto Edward
Mr. Norton
Mrs. Norton
Rufus Alden
Reward Norton
Rufus
Carlessly
Laura
Mr Alden
Grand-pa-pa
Lana
Norton
Toil and Pride against Slavery of Poverty
A poem condemns the social shame of poverty and the erosion of dignity through forced labor. It urges the poor to assert rights before Justice and God, challenging wealth and power that demand servile obedience.
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Warren Mall
L. Rogers
O. C. Bates
J. D. James
James
Orr & Henry
L. T. Parmlee
Wetmore & Spencer
Second St
Johnson & Brown’s
Warren
L. D
Wetmore
T. C. Spencer
Johnson & Brown
Ludlow
Ss. P. Johnson
Rasselas Brown
Curtis, Miles, & Edwards
Water Street
Warren, Pa
BR. Curtis
John N. Miles
T. D. Edwards
Scofield & Brown
Water St
Glenns
W. Scofield
William D. Brown
Carver House
Warren Co. Pa
Phillip Mead
Justice of the Peace
Youngsville
Carver & Arnett
Exchange
Warren, Warren Co
Pennsylvania
DM. Williams
Temperance House
J. B. Brown
Sugar Grove
Warren Co
Dorwin Greene
Parmelee & Gilman
Carver
W. Parmeler
HW. Gilman
Summerton & Church
Water St. Warren
Hazeltine & CO
Variety Hall
G. W. Hazeltine
S. P. Johnson
H. H. Hunt
Stockton & Fuller
Brown’s
Park Row
Erie
P.R. Bennett
George Sailor & CO
Crystal Palace
Warren Pa
R. D. Ward
Dunkirk
N. Y
Buffalo and
State Line
Pittsfield
P.S. Corn
Court Horse
River
J. H. Hou
Mansion House
Amy L. Davis
Warren County
Mead
Main and
Diamond Sts
James Andrews
Mead & M
LEOD
Bronhers Glass
Lead
Tee
Hickory St. Wanen Pa
L. E. Guignon
Benjamin Nesmith
C. Exchange
Opstairs
E. M. Pierce
Third
Hickory Streets
Ames & Davis
Benson & Co
J. le. Hall
Lee Road
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