The Edward T. LeBlanc Memorial Dime Novel Bibliography

Item - Things Generally: A Valuable Invention

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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. 11 no. 268 — page 4280
New York Weekly v. 30 no. 24 — page 8
Alternate Title: A Valuable Invention
Subject / Tag: Sketch
Author: Adeler, Max (pseudonym used by Clark, Charles Heber, 1841-1915)
Dates: April 19, 1875 (New York Weekly edition)
June 22, 1895 (Good News edition)
First Sentence: Old Hunks used to tell a story about some fireproof paint which he used on a frame house of his. (New York Weekly edition)
Old Hunks used to tell a story about some fire-proof paint which he used on a frame house of his. (Good News edition)
Last Sentence: Cooley is now busy with two things--trying to sell the patent for the paint and endeavoring to induce the insurance company to understand that the consumption of the barn was purely accidental. (New York Weekly edition)
Cooley is now busy with two things--trying to sell the patent for the paint, and endeavoring to induce the insurance company to understand that the consumption of the barn was purely accidental. (Good News edition)

Known Editions

New York Weekly edition (page 8 in New York Weekly, v. XXX, no. 24, April 19, 1875)
Good News edition (page 4280 in Good News, v. 11, no. 268, June 22, 1895)

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