The Edward T. LeBlanc Memorial Dime Novel Bibliography

Item - Things Generally: Why the Sun-Dial Failed

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(New York Weekly edition - source: NIU Libraries)
(Good News edition - source: NIU Libraries)

Combined Summary

Online Full Text: Northern Illinois University (Good News edition)
Northern Illinois University (New York Weekly edition)
Series: Good News v. 1 no. 4 — page 62
New York Weekly v. 30 no. 19 — page 8
Alternate Title: Why the Sun-Dial Failed
Subject / Tag: Sketch
Author: Adeler, Max (pseudonym used by Clark, Charles Heber, 1841-1915)
Dates: March 16, 1875 (New York Weekly edition)
June 5, 1890 (Good News edition)
First Sentence: Old Mills, the optician at New Castle, sold a sun-dial to Pitman a few weeks ago, with the assurance that it was quite a reliable time-keeper. (Good News edition)
Last Sentence: Then Mills explained it to him, and Pitman has since traded the sun-dial off for a four-dollar clock. (Good News edition)

Known Editions

New York Weekly edition (page 8 in New York Weekly, v. XXX, no. 19, March 16, 1875)
Good News edition (page 62 in Good news, v. 1, no. 4, June 5, 1890)

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