Lincoln maiden speech and shipboard experiments headline mix
A Buffalo reader unearthed Lincoln's early maiden speech from Sangamon county circa 1832 1831 with notes by WH Thorndon and Jas A Harder. The piece also cites a Philadelphia voyage aboard the Scania amid a wild storm and a hydrographic office soap experiment claim for seas smoothing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Buffalo
Abrahan Lincoln
United States
Sangamon County
Wappasvilla
Richland
Liincoln
Thorndon
Jas. A. Harder
Salem
Snangamon County
rGentlemen
Sam
Abraham Lincoln
Amy
Tan
Scania
Philadelphia
Hamburg
Hydrographic Office
Perehos Age Over a Century Highlighted in Obituary
An obituary notes that a person aged over 100 years, identified as UNG Perehos, is honored for long life. The brief tribute recalls milestones and community ties, marking a rare centenarian milestone.
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Perehos
Observation Lesson Yields Sharp Eyes in Philadelphia Kindergarten
A Philadelphia teacher trains children to describe a fleeting caller without staring. A Grand Army veteran actor tests keen observation as pupils, including a girl who notes an expression on the face. Also noted are leather recycling advances turning scraps into yarn via a vacuum bleacher, grinders, and twisting rollers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Bulletin
Fitchburg
Jas Boss Filled Watch Cases
A tall thin man, penniless, seeks work from a Wall Street trader who mocks him. The exchange ends with the man dismissed yet given a dollar for his wit, per Harper's Bazaar.
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Jas
Boss
Tle
Wall Street
Doliar
Harper's Bazar
A Young Girl's Fortune and a Mother's Claim
A Brighton mother recalls her daughter Handie an eighteen year old once paralyzed by nervousness and near St Vitus dance now recovered after using Dr Miles Restorative Nervine. She credits rapid improvement and full return to school and arm use to the remedy, selling at one dollar a bottle or five dollars for six with a money back guarantee.
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Handie
St. Vitus
Abe
Miles
RB. B. Bullocks
Brighton
N.Y
Inheritance of Height From Unequal Parental Traits
The text notes that children of tall and short parents tend to be intermediate, with offspring usually following the shorter parent when parents differ. Excess tallness is rarely perpetuated. even when both parents are above average, offspring height is typically only a third of the parental excess.
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