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Mrs. Brown on Gas Explosions [from London 'Fun']

"Mrs. Brown on Gas Explosions [from London 'Fun']." New-York Saturday Press. 24 Mar. 1866: 1.
Type: 
newspaper
Genre: 
short fiction
Abstract: 

Another story in the Mrs. Brown series. Mrs. Brown argues against the use of gas to heat the house; she makes her point by telling the (comical) story of how her house almost burned down--and a baby almost died--because the gas wasn't turned off properly.