Young Hero Fends Off Robbers and Finds Love in Cabin
Harry Kelsos danger, aided by a brave girl who frees him from rope bonds, unfolds as five men led by McNell raid the cabin. The rescue and confession deepen their bond, with playful vows about mustaches and violets as their romance begins amid tension and peril.
The Prairie Cabin Welcome After a Riotous Night
Samson and Harry return to the village with McNell after subduing him in Springfield. The crowd cheers the stranger as the constable notes the trouble caused by the drinking men. Sarah and Kelso host a calm housewarming with neighbors, games, and the family settling into life on the prairie.
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Harry Needles
Samson
Harry
Springfield
McNell
Callahan
Warry
McNeil
Mr. McNeil
BIM SAVES HARRY
Samson and Sarah Traylor travel with two children from Vergennes Vermont to the Sangamon country in 1831. They meet immigrants at Niagara Falls including John McNeil, suffer fever, and Sarah nurses Harry Needles back to health in New Salem Illinois where Abe Lincoln befriends them. Tensions rise as Jack Armstrong leads rowdies and Lincoln confronts him while Harry hints at vengeance.
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Springfield
Sarah
Jack Kelso
Abe
Jack
Armstrong
McNell
Kelso
Harry
Samson
New England
Doctor Allen
Lexington
Bim Kelso
Ann Fatledge
Linsey
Graham
Lindley Murray
Ann Rutledge
Harry Needles
John McNeill
Sarah Traylor
Josiah
Betsey
Vergennes
Sangamon
Ilinois
Niagara Falls
John McNeil
Traylors
New Salem
Abe Lincoln
Lincoln
Bim
Jack Armstrong
MecNell
Spider Listener In Organ Case Narrates Quiet Tale
A Boston hall organist recalls a year long, unusual listening companion a spider perched in the organ case would swing down to listen as he played. The six legged creature used two for balance two for web work and two for climbing earning the title faithful audience member. Meanwhile a lighthearted Kansas City Star snippet reports a domestic spat over staying at home during evenings with humorous dialogue.
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Harry
Samson
Boston Hall
Brown
Kansas City Star
Lost Lure of Titles Sparks Hotel Debate
A sea shore hotel proprietor laments weak business and muses on attracting noble visitors. A publicity man suggests inviting titled foreigners for a free month, but the view shifts as war-time prestige fades and titles become suspect.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
Altogether Too Fussy Promissory Note Critic
Jud Tunkins complains a mars is so exacting about grammar he will critique a promissory note rather than pay it promptly.
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Jud Tunkins
Security of the Nation and Its Future Direction
A concise statement stressing that national security and the future direction of a country rest on education and unified guidance, highlighting the duty of citizens and leaders to safeguard sovereignty and steer destiny.
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Koessuth
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