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Married by Mistaken Plan Ends with Bootless Groom
A Detroit Justice of the Peace is asked to marry a widow on her farm at night. The groom Noah escapes, dodges three times, and returns bootless and hatless, while the widow hosts a feast and jokes about fixing him up over nine years. The ceremony ends with Noah fleeing again.
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Samuel
Martin
Moses
Noah
Nowhaj
Yana
Core
Poplar
James Thacker
Andee
Kasler
United States
Democratic Party
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Samuel J. Tides
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Thena of Labor
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