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Domestic News
September 20, 1905
Potosi Journal
Potosi, Washington County, Missouri
What is this article about?
Two young boys in East Hartford, Connecticut, suffer from a condition where they can only see in the dark or dim light, forcing them to play at night while avoiding daylight.
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Doomed to lead lives all their days like those of owls is the fate of two little East Hartford (Ct.) boys, to whom day is night and night is day. These boys can see only in the dark, or in a very dim light. While other boys are hard at play in the bright sunshine they steal away into sunless corners, there to await the falling shadows that alone bring sight to their day-blind eyes. Long after youths twice their age are in bed and asleep they keep up their play with top and marble and tin soldier, and are spry and wide-awake.
What sub-type of article is it?
Medical Condition
Human Interest
What keywords are associated?
East Hartford Boys
Day Blindness
Night Sight
Medical Anomaly
What entities or persons were involved?
Two Little East Hartford (Ct.) Boys
Where did it happen?
East Hartford (Ct.)
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
East Hartford (Ct.)
Key Persons
Two Little East Hartford (Ct.) Boys
Event Details
Two little boys in East Hartford (Ct.) can see only in the dark or in a very dim light, leading lives where day is night and night is day. They avoid bright sunshine and play in sunless corners until shadows fall, continuing play with toys long after other children are asleep.