My Beloved Hero Synopsis
Solomon Binkus a veteran scout and interpreter travels with Jack Irons through Horse Valley New York in September 1768 to warn settlers of a Indian uprising. Jack saves Colonel Hare's wife and daughter Margaret Hare from danger at the river. Jack and Margaret fall in love but Colonel Hare deems them too young to marry. The Hare family sails to England and the Irons relocate to Albany as colonial unrest grows. Jack visits Boston amid the tensions.
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Solomon Binkus
Jack Irons
Horse Valley
New York
Colonel Hare
England
Jack
Margaret Hare
Margaret
Fort Stanwix
Hare
Irons
Albany
Colonies
Boston
Albany Journal Excerpt Reveals Old Letter From Binkus
An old letter by Solomon Binkus describes a journey with men the writer calls pompy who examined them. He recalls Mr Adams's compliment as they left the stand and a stern judge in women’s dress who fumed at his jokes. He praises Join Addams as sharp as a razor and notes a bond with Jack and himself. They returned in the saddle to Albany in late October.
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Addams
Albany
Boston Meeting and Trial In the Mass Whig Era
Jack and Solomon attend a town meeting at the Old South church where Josiah Quincy and others demand removal of soldiers. John Adams vows to defend Captain Preston, delaying Jack and Solomon as witnesses. Letters from Benjamin Franklin and Margaret Hare arrive. war themes arise as they journey toward Boston for the Preston trial while Jack contemplates his future in Philadelphia.
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Jack
Solomon
Old South
Josiah Quincy
John Hancock
Samuel Adams
Boston
Quincy
Jack Irons
Solomon Binkus
John Adams
Captain Preston
King's Arms
John Irons
Preston
Philadelphia
Benjamin Franklin
Margaret Hare
Mr. Binkus
van Deusen's Ferry
Yack
Journey to Philadelphia and the Franklin era
John Irons Jr and Solomon Binkus arrive aboard the Ariel from Albany en route to Philadelphia. Jack, after a rough crossing and stopovers in Amboy and Burlington, meets John Adams who helps him, while Deborah Franklin and family welcome him. Jack works in the printer’s shop, trains in dancing and fencing, contributes to the Gazette, and earns the Franklin medal for marksmanship. A July 14, 1772 letter from Margaret Hare laments delays, declares love, and urges their promised partnership amid growing American independence.
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Philadelphia
New York Mercury
John Irons, Jr
Solomon Binkus
Ariel
Albany
Binkus
Alexandria
Washington
Kanawha
Solomon
Jack
Amboy
Benjamin Franklin
New York
Brissac
The
Academy
Boston
Gazette
Margaret Hare
Franklin
George the Third
Straight Outline Favored in Paris Fashion Notes
Paris fashion commentary notes a split between Poiret’s oriental curves and a rise in straight tube silhouettes. Doucet and Doculllet offer plaited underdresses with side slits, while Patou creates stage dresses for Gaby Morlay. Batik scarves, short parasols, plaid taffetas, and marabout trims shape a season of versatile, youthfully tailored looks in Paris.
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Paris
Boston Globe
Paul Poiret
Poiret
Dresamakera
New York
London
Paris Elegante
Mile Gaby Morlay
Gaby Morlay
Patou
Letter to Dr Franklin Found in Pocket
An archaic anecdote notes a letter addressed to Dr Franklin discovered within a pocket. The context suggests a personal item kept by an individual, with no further details on sender or occasion.
Comforts of Science Reveals a Psychoanalysis Quip
In a brisk dialogue Misa Cayenne jokes about adopting psychoanalysis to soothe the notion of possessing a complex rather than a dreadful disposition. The exchange highlights a playful take on self examination and scientific talk.
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Misa Cayenne
For His Own Use Mrs Chatterton
A terse repartee between Mrs Chatterton and Mr Longsuffer traces a quarrel over a remark that offended a wife. The exchange centers on social friction and the sting of a week without spoken words, with a woman’s favored doctor noted for a sympathetic eye.
Bettys Face Is Her Fortune Draws Interest
A promotional quote from Everybody's Magazine notes that Bettys face is her fortune and remarks that the appeal draws notable interest, reflecting promotional style and fan attention.
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Betty
Everybody’s Magazine
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Py Taving Bacheller
Irving Bacheller
Hero
Mr. Adams
Black Horse
Deborah Franklin
Deborah
Ben
Little Rock
Plaid Taffetas
Illinois
Dave Hicks
S&s
Molky St. Christopher
Doan
Doan Lie
Pels
Bayer
Easil
F. E. Stehnk
Lightning Hod Co
N. LaSalle
Chicago
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