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The World's Fair in Chicago has attracted thousands of visitors, including Esther Allerton and her cousin Ted Fisk. They're excited to see Thomas Edison's new inventions. They ride on the giant new Ferris wheel, and get to see something unusual--an automobile. But there's no escaping the problems they know their friends are facing. Across the country, banks are closing and railroads are going bankrupt. Thousands of people are losing their jobs, and families are going hungry. When Ted and Esther return to Minneapolis, a huge fire puts thousands of other people out of work. Suddenly, Ted and Esther think of something they can do to help. It's a good idea, but will it work? Kirjastojen kuvailuja ei löytynyt. |
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In the "Note to Readers" we're told that the Allerton & Fisk families are fictional, but the events they find themselves in actually happened. These include the celebration of the 400th anniversary of Columbus arriving in America during 1893 & the Worlds Fair in Chicago that was dedicated in 1892 and opened to visitors in 1893 where the Ferris Wheel was introduced. However, not everyone could enjoy the fair because financial disaster caused hundreds of thousands of people to be out of work. The idea that Esther & Ted think of to help poor families was thought of by the children of Minneapolis at that time.
This story begins with Esther Allerton & Ted Fisk wondering what the teachers kept meeting about. Mr. Evans had come to their room three times that morning to talk with their teacher, Mr. Timms. Esther thought she heard "Farmers' & Mechanics' Bank" mentioned, which was where their Uncle Enoch worked. When they went for lunch, Esther saw Mr. Evans getting ready to leave the school, which was unusual. When Anna, her older sister, asked to eat lunch together, Ester forgot about Mr. Evans. Mr. Evans & other teachers didn't return for lunch, and after school, Anna explained that Mrs. Truman said there was a run on the bank. Esther didn't understand what a run was, but knew that lost savings & jobs were involved. She walked home with Ted and they decided to walk by Uncle Enoch's bank to see if the rumor was true...there were so many people outside the bank that the street car couldn't move! The entryway to the bank was mobbed! They looked over the crowd to see if they could locate their fathers. The crowd was too large for them to make out any one person. They overheard a conversation where a young man was given $50 for his place in line...imagine! As they walked farther from the bank the crown thinned. Hurrying across the street Esther caught her show in the rails for the trolley cars, and before she could get loose the trolley was almost on top of her! ( )