Uriah Qualifies for City Life in a Daring Move
Uriah leaves his rural life after gaining the old farmer Sylvester Graham’s blessing but facing social doubt. He travels toward the city with forty dollars, seeks a new start, becomes a subject of public curiosity as a lookalike actor, and struggles between home and a bold, unsettling ambition. Lucy senses the change as Uriah contemplates a future beyond the farm.
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Uriah
Lucy
Sylvester Graham
Sylvester
Jeff Blaine
Jeff
Forks
Mir
Keene
An Nan
Uriah Hope
Firene
Thorouighly
Daily Story Pub, Co
Traveling dresses and a fish hook trap on a railway
Miss Spinks and her brother recount a curious traveler on the train who claimed travel enlightens and warned of pickpockets. The woman boasted a pocket lined with fish hooks as a theft deterrent, but the tale ends humorously with the revelation that Norristown hosts an insane asylum.
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iMavinis
Mina Spinks
Miss Spinks
Philadelphia
Ing
Gale
Norristown
Homeliest Man in Town Pulls a Quick Wedding in Pottersville
In Pottersville Eben Knights, long mocked for his looks, marries Emelina Rollins after a serenade plot by Seldon Tarlton and neighbors. The August-quiet romance ends when Knights, with Emelina at his side, welcomes a wedding by Rev. Sylvester Hooper Snowedin as townsfolk watch.
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Tarlton
Eben Knights
Pottersville
Seldon
Bill Sherwin
Emelina Rollins
Squire Allen
Rollins
Rollins Farm
Seldon Tarlton
Dacon Willard
Second Christian Church
Sylvester Hooper Snowedin
Willard
Emelina
Eben
Namee for Aeroplanes and Tour Plans
Fragmentary London report notes an Aeroplane described as Yeast one already attristened while a new mono by M Salmet is to tour major seaside resorts. The craft is said to feature Cordiale branding and side clasps with a Walon Jack motif. accuracy unclear.
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M. Salmet
Cordiale
London
Valuable Letters of Peter the Great Found in St. Petersburg Eatery
Old papers bought at auction for 16 cents included letters addressed to Count Tauchtcheff, minister of mines. Authenticated czar letters concern iron and copper mines in the Ural mountains. Several letters had been used as wrapping and many were missing. An antiquarian later purchased the remaining papers for $6.25 after noting imperial crown stamps.
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Peter the Great
St. Petersburg
Russia
Count Tauchtcheff
Ural Mountains
Quip Between Tailor and Customer Ends With Mosquito Bite
A humorous exchange occurs as a customer compliments a tight skirt and questions a lump in the pocket area. The tailor replies it is a mosquito bite, revealing the playful misunderstanding.
Sittig Christmas Tree Founder Lena Sittig Dies
Mrs Lena Sittig president and originator of the Sittig Christmas Tree for Destitute Children died in Brooklyn New York. She started the annual event after losing a child, arranging vaudeville shows and gifts for thousands of children with help from public figures and railroads and city leaders.
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Lena Sittig
Sittig
Brooklyn
WN. Y
Christmas Tree Society
Lester Wallack
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