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Becomes a Widow’s Benefactor and Mends a Lung Tale
Moses Bliss, an aging stubborn man known as a codger, travels to Beacon Hill to treat his failing left lung. He schemes to fund the widow Archer’s future with $100 and guides her to accept suitors, promising serenity. The plan yields a marriage and, the story claims, restores his lung.
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Moses Buss
Moses
Beacon Hill
Archer
Providence
Tve
Moses Bliss
Beacon Hyn1
Boosea Bilas
Proctor Knott
Duluth
New York World
House
Knott
Samuel S Cox
Mr. Knott
Mr. Cox
Everbody
Russia
Peter the Great