ABE LINCOLN Synopsis
Samson and Sarah Traylor and their children Josiah and Betsey travel by wagon in 1831 from Vergennes Vermont to the Sangamon country in Illinois. They meet John McNeil at Niagara Falls who joins the journey. Fever and ague trouble them in swamp flats of Ohio and Indiana.
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Samson
Sarah Traylor
Josiah
Betsey
Vergennes
Land of
Plenty
Sinois
Niagara Falls
Ohn McNeil
Ohio
Indiana
A Vermont Traveler Joins a Frontier Welcome at Rutledge's Tavern
The group from Vermont, led by Samson, reaches New Salem Illinois and is greeted by Dr John Allen and Mrs Rutledge. A tall rugged man named Abe catches the eye as he sits with children under an oak, while the doctor praises the land and invites the travelers to rest and dine as the journey toward a claimed life continues.
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New Salem
Illinois
Sangamon
Samson
Philemon Baker
John Allen
Vermont
Canaan of
America
Sarah
Douglas Jerrold
Australia
Dr. Allen
Stephen Nuckles
Isaac Gollaher
Abe
Offut
Abe Lincoln
Denton Offut
Rutledge
New Salem Beginnings as Offut’s Store Welcomes Lincoln
In Dr. Allen’s company, Samson and Sarah travel to New Salem and meet Abe Lincoln at Denton Offut’s store. Abe is seen studying, joking, and packing the day with work as Samson buys land near Rutledge’s tavern. Jack Kelso’s cabin and the village social life set the scene for Lincoln’s emerging legend.
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Offut
Abe
Jack Kelso
Bim
Lincoln
Stop Sign Crossing Leads Brenton Romance Capers
Ralpha Thomas dreams of something to happen and signs a crossing tender contract at Brenton along with Norton the railroad man. As the express nears, a collision scare tests luck, while Squire Thomas discovers a camera and plots a movie ending with his daughter in law in a performative finale.
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Ralpha Thomas
Brenton
Eastern Branch Railroad
Ralpha
Brenton Thomas
Father
Henry Jones
Squire Thomas
Jones
Norton
Express
Presto
Squire
Old Town
Main Street
New Corporation
Hospitality at Rutledges After Vermont Arrival
Mrs. Rutledge invites the guests to rest and tend the children while she prepares dinner. Sarah receives her shawl and bonnet as Abe and Samson unhitch, while a tall guest jokes about taking a roll in the grass after a long journey from Vermont.
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Mrs. Rutledge
Sarah
Joe
Betsey
Vermont
Abe
Samson
Sing
April derivation tied to opening buds in nature
Authorities explain April derives from Latin aperio I open, reflecting buds opening in spring. If true, April would be unique among months for referencing natural conditions rather than a calendar designation.
Nature Kind to Old Mammy Tessie in Style and Hats
A New York Sun syndicated tale presents Tessie, a washerwoman famed for fashion, whose hats span from velour tams to beaver sailors. She explains hats come as gifts, not purchases, and lore attributes her generosity to nature and windy neighborhoods amid anecdotal mischief.
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Tessie
Third Avenue
New York Sun
Auto Wheelbarrows Let Small Dumping Trucks Rise
A contracting firm designs miniature dumping trucks called auto wheelbarrows. Described in Popular Mechanics, the device uses a light truck chassis with the driver behind the rear wheels, engine between axles, and a hopper over the front wheels. The lever-operated damping system boosts capacity and saves time and labor.
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Popular Mechanics
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