The Bashful John Pringle Finds Grace Bartlett in Exposition
In Chicago 1873 the diffident John Pringle, admired for intellect and restraint, meets Grace Bartlett at the World’s Fair exposition. His fantasy life collides with reality when Grace reappears as Grace Pegrave, revealing his blind spots and the power of imagination over action.
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Chicago
Inter Ocean
John Pringle
John
Alisy Pograve
Aohn
Mr. Pringle
Grace Bartlett
Miss Bartlett
Miss Pegrave
Shoe
Mr Pringle
Miss ‘Pograve
Mrs Vanderbilt to Drive Curricle in Newport This Year
Mrs William K Vanderbilt plans to drive a curricle at Newport this year, modeled after the old English two wheeled coach with a groom seat behind. The vehicle will be American built using imported English harness, and Mrs Vanderbilt is noted as a skilled whip. Prior outings include a four horse victoria at New York races.
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W. K. Vanderbilt
New York
Washington Star
William K. Vanderbilt
Newport
Vanderbilt
America
England
Victoria
August Belmont
The Only City on the Equator
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle notes Quito as the only city exactly on the equator where sunrise and sunset occur at 6 o clock year round. The feature also mentions uneven seasons within city parts and admires paper stockings made from stockyard pulp, cheaper than laundry costs.
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Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Quito
The Pride of K. T. Bonds and a Wall Street Broker
A famous Wall Street man in a New York cafe boasts of fishing profits and misreads Kansan Texas bond quotes. He parries insults, shows a post clipping, and exits declaring I’m goin’ fishin while his party disputes bond prices.
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Wall Street
New York Sun
Billy
Petey
The
Evening Post
Kansas
Texas Gen. m
Moon Inhabited or Not Sparks Strange Old Tale
A humorous note features an old lady named Squeggs doubting the moon’s habitation. She muses that if the moon erodes to “a little streak” what happens to its inhabitants, reflecting quirky local speech and a playful skepticism about celestial life.
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Squeggs
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Cheyenne
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Rawhide
Powder River Cattle Co
Rawhide, Wyoming
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Range Pole
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North Park
Lemtel-Smith
Dresa
Petterman
Wyoming
North Platte River
Plunkett, Roche & CO
Johnson Co
John Donoughue
Foreman
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Sturgis & Lane
Sturgis, Goodell & CO
J. B. Morrow
Cheyenne, Wye
Publisher Leader
Uop
Creighton &Co. P. 0
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W. Ty Range
Horse Creek
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Neb
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Weaver £.Co. P.C
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Mexico
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Principa
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