Miss Wiseman's Purchase / Mrs. Sillybilly's Purchase #[nn]
"Miss Wiseman's Purchase" is a delightfully grim tale from 1870, penned and illustrated by the multi-talented Donaldson Brothers, who handle writing, art, inking, and coloring with a singular, eccentric flair. When Mrs. Sillybilly’s impulsive purchase of cheap stove polish goes disastrously wrong, her household descends into chaos—stains spread, fumes poison the air, and romance takes a turn for the worse.
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Mrs. Sillybilly buys cheap stove polish from a peddler. The polish stains everything, fills the home with poisonous odors making the family sick, causing her daughter's lover to become disgusted & jilt her.
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