The City of Purple Dreams Synopsis Role
A Chicago tale follows Fitzhugh Pitshugh a tramp who wrecks a car, is spared by a young saver, and becomes entangled with Esther Strom Gna and Nikolay a jealous Russian. After a brutal fight and a fresh disguise he seeks riches and a new life while police and fate close in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Randolphitz- Rugh
Chicago
Tnv
Eather Strom ‘Gna
Maxes
Esther
Wutshueh
Adare
Pitshugh
Mington Otis
Saya
Otis
Fin
Bvther
Jal
Kathleen
Nikolay
Fitzhugh
Sey
From an Overturned Chair He Hurled It With a Vile Word
Edwin Baird portrays Fitzhugh in a Chicago setting as he hides in a restaurant scullery to save money and plan a new life. A letter from Esther ignites guilt and ambition while a chance encounter with Kathleen Otis on Lake Shore Drive sparks fleeting admiration before she sails for France with her mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fitzhugh
Wikelay
Esther
Nikol A
Nikolay
Cat
Ike
State Street
Chicago
Lake Shore Drive
Kathleen Otis
Amousine
Fitsbach
France
From dishwasher to Bird Deadly Enemy of Files
The Wilson warbler is described as the champion fly catcher of the United States. It darts from tree limbs to catch insects on the wing and also preys on insects resting on foliage and blossoms. The male sports a black crown patch while the female shows greenish head. The species inhabits the eastern United States and winters in Central America. Also noted is free hot water for drinks at a Toronto recreation park supplied by a city gas heater, with a wooden shed sheltering the equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Central America
Plenies
Toronto
Fragmented 1900s paper clipping on health and humor
A jumbled clipping covers health tips involving cold remedies and liver notes, an invented device to block party lines, a perfume tip, a tale of a piano fetch and rising values, catarrhal deafness, a wartime cootie incubator, and humorous exchanges about baths and a woman named Maude.
Life Restored by Herbal Remedy Warns of Misery
Lilian Thare of Carrollton Kentucky shares how twelve bottles of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound relieved her male weakness and allowed her to return to work. She later advised others and recommended the remedy to friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Gould
Thad
Rece
Lilian Thare
Also Mentioned on This Page
Purple Dreams
Jolay
Fitzhuch
By Edwin Baird
Courtensy
Shell
London
Repository
Ube
Terul
Catarre
William
Maude
Durham
Durham Tobacco
Bull Durham
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