Gate Idea Sparks a Patent Pact on a North Farm
Zeke and a drummer strike a deal to patent a simple gate mechanism and share profits. Tillson, a wary owner, misreads the arrangement, while Zeke quietly secures a two thousand dollar patent payment and plans to buy adjacent land, prompting a tense, final moment with Jane.
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Washington's 1789 New England Visit at Elmwood
The account recalls George Washington visiting Oliver Ellsworth at Windsor and Elmwood, marking a historic hour for Windsor and the Ellsworth family. Washington’s diary notes a wet morning delaying his departure to Springfield, with later legends of greeting Ellsworths children and singing the Derby Ram ballad.
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Apples for a nickel and a kind deed
A Denver Post writer recalls two newsboys who buy apples at five cents each and group offers two for five. When one buys three, he shares the extra apple with a blind man, saying the other boy has had no dinner and has been hungry.
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