Trumet Divided by Hidden Meetings and Wedding Ties
Keziah discovers John Ellery meets Grace Van Horne in the pine grove after church and confronts a potential church scandal. Nat Hammond pleads with Keziah to marry him, but she refuses, while Annabel Daniels spies Ellery and Grace, hinting at a deeper romantic triangle.
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Annabel
Cannon Hill
Captain Mayo
Didama
Ellery
van Horne
Elkanah’s
Keziah
Mr. Pepper
Grace van Horne
Mr. Ellery
Pines
Peters
Laving
Ryan
Grace
Annabel Daniels
Trumet
John Ellery
Trumet Tales and the Minister’s Secret Return
Mrs. Keziah Coffin contemplates moving after her brother’s death while widower Ryan Pepper offers marriage and is rejected. Keziah guides Rev. John Ellery, who stirs the parish, and Nat Hammond earns acclaim bringing in a packet. Ellery’s evasive Sunday walks spark mystery about his movements and motives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keziah
Abishai Pepper
Danielses
Keziah Coffin
Trumet
Boston
Ryan Pepper
Elkanah Daniels
John Ellery
Ellery
Eben Hammond
Grace
Nat Hammond
Eben
Nat
Darfield
Homesickness Spoils Photographs
Aunt Maria and relatives endured delays from a city photographer who refused to photo her for three days. He explained homesickness dulls her expressions and advised bringing a hometown visitor to provoke a natural, lively appearance in the pictures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aunt Maria
Big City
Guided by Wireless Uses for Rudderless Boat
A Berlin report details a crewless motor boat on Lake Wansee tested by schoolteacher Christian Wirth. The craft was towed two miles from shore and steered by wireless signals, showing promising autonomous navigation.
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Berlin
Germany
Lake
Wansee
Christian Wirth
New Kind of an Irishman in a Retort about a Lawyer
Duluth’s Jerome McWade recalls a clash with a lawyer in a customs dispute over Gobelin tapes. The tale ends with a quip about Irish extraction and a pompous reply from the lawyer who profited from Irishmen.
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Sam’ Schepps
McIntyre
Becker
Jerome
McWade
Duluth
Mick
The Tender Spot Dialogue on Punishing Lawbreakers
A shady police officer boasts he wards off crime by taking criminals’ money, while the scene frames a cynical view of punishment and behavior in a terse exchange.
Portraits and the skeleton in the closet
A sharp exchange hints at satire on portraits and family secrets. The speaker jokes about the portrait and balks at a demand while contrasting work behavior with private revelations.
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Josephhc Lincoln
Cy Whittaker
Ellsworth ‘Young
Dappleton & Company
Godfreys Mighty
Daniels
Moore
Mrs. Coffin
Zeb
Mother
Pearl
Dad
Keziah Savas
Anse Coffin
Coffin
Singapore
John Ell
Ery
J. H. Jowett
God
Christ
Jesus Christ
Jesus
Sloans
Joseph Hatcher
Selma
R.F.D
Aloan
Earl S
Post
Postum Cereal Co
Baule Creek
Mich
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