Lincoln Climber’s Long Ascent to a Big Supreme Court Fee
A narrative of Abraham Lincoln rising from a five dollar suit before a justice of the peace to a five thousand dollar fee before the state Supreme Court, built on industry, integrity, and patient persuasion. A note on avoiding weak cases and the value of candor in law. Also a medical notice touts Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy as a safe cold cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Justice of the Peace
Lincoln
Swett
Helen Nicolay
St. Nicholas
Epigram Quotes on Theater From Classic Thinkers
A collection of theater sayings from Euripides Sophocles Hazlitt Betterton Roscius Forrester Don Luis Portugal and others. The quotes praise the stage as life’s mirror judge and teacher and warn of drama’s power and appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Euripides
Sophocles
Hazlitt
Edward Allyn
Betterton
Rosciu
Edwin Forrest
How I Learned to Draw From School Marks
An eminent illustrator recalls discovering his talent when his caricature of a beloved teacher on the blackboard earned high marks, not for artistry but because the teacher wielded a cane. The exchange highlights the early, unconventional feedback that shaped a famous artist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Family tensions surface in Chicago News feedback
Clara Fred’s mother praised the fiancé as the flower of the family while Maude agrees. Uncle John chimes in calling him a blooming idiot in a brief Chicago News exchange reflecting domestic pride and humor.
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Clara
Fred
Maude
John
Chicago News
Miss Budd Praises Divine Music in Conversation
A musician compliments a pianist on sublime music, with playful French phrases exchanged between Miss Budd and the performer as the dialogue highlights refined praise and charm.
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Miss Budd
Monsieur
Luckiest Man In Arterneus Proud Claim
H L Stanley Bruno declares the restoration of his wife's health after five years of coughing and lung bleeding thanks to Dr King s New Discovery for Consumption. He says the medicine cured consumption with timely use after one and twelve bottles and notes money back guarantee. Trial bottle free at L M Bosworth s drugstore.
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Arterneus
Arkansas
H. L. Stanley
Bruno
Dr. King
L. M. Bosworth’s
Royal Medicine CO
Cuicaco
Gamble Drug Company
Ames
Iowa
Yosemite Flora Shifts From Snow to Spring Bloom
The Yosemite high country shows an Arctic chill giving way to warm spring as pines and tamaracks appear lower, maples unfurl, and hundreds of wildflowers emerge. Scented azaleas fill the air near the rim while the trail is lined with lilac cherry and dogwood blossoms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sierras
Yosemite Valley
Yosemite
Wanted Assistant Manager for County Territory
Chicago wholesale house seeks an assistant manager male or female for this county and adjoining territory. Salary 20 dollars weekly plus expenses. expense money advanced. Work pleasant and permanent. No investment or experience required. Send for full particulars with self addressed envelope to Cooper & Co. 32-106 132 Lake St., Chicago, I L.
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Chicago
Cooper & Co
Lake St
Remedy for distressing ailment uses Chamberlain's Salve
An advertisement advises readers to tell anyone troubled by this ailment to try Chamberlain's Salve for instant relief. The product sells for 25 cents per box and is available at Jodisch Bros.
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Chamberlain
Jodisch Bros
Primitive skating in England described by Evelyn
The passage notes that sixteenth century English skates were crude with bones tied to feet and heels. In 1661 Evelyn described "the strange and wonderful dexterity of the sliders" in St James Park performed by gentlemen with sheets in the Dutch style, sliding fast and stopping abruptly on ice.
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England
London
Evelyn
St. James’ Park
Eskimo Treat Laloop Sugar Craving Described
The Eskimo child’s favorite treat is a lump of sugar rolled in tobacco leaf and chewed until dissolved. They call this dainty laloop and savor the smoky, lip smacking enjoyment as the sugar melts in the cheek.
Soldier and companion pledge service to country
A soldierly man declares fifteen years of service. A bashful, low browed man volunteers, asking what they were in for. This brief exchange appears in the Houston Post reflecting on military life and personal history.
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Houston Post
Kitchen kiss sighting fuels Irish kitchen rumor
A Cleveland Leader item recounts a domestic dispute moment in a kitchen where a wife is accused of kissing a young man last night. The husband questions how this occurred, suggesting someone may have looked through a keyhole.
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Mary Ann
Cleveland
Favorite Remedy For Babies Cures Croup Coughs
A pleasant tasting Chamberlains Cough Remedy is praised by mothers for quickly curing coughs colds and preventing pneumonia. It also prevails against croup when given at the first sign. For sale by Jud isch Bros.
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Judisch Bros
Origins of exclamations halloo and hurrah traced
The Queen's English notes Halloo becomes halloup in Carnwood forest Leicestershire a survival of A loup A wolf The word hurrah derives from Slavonic huraj to paradise a battle cry for fallen soldiers going to paradise.
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Carnwood Forest
Leicestershire
Halloo
Halloup
Huraj
Paradise
Pearson’s Weekly
Bohemia Courtships Last Long In Engagements
In Bohemia courtships are unusually long with engagements often spanning from fifteen to twenty years indicating cultural expectations around marriage and union timing.
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Bohemia
That
Local Machinist Healed Fast by Arnica Salve
Chas W Moore of Ford City Pa burned his hand in an electrical furnace and treated it with Bucklen's Arnica Salve. The salve is praised as a quick perfect cure for burns and other ailments and sold for 25 cents at L M Bosworth's drugstore.
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Chas. W. Moore
Ford City
L. M. Bosworth
Russian General Dragomiroff Leads Charge at Shipka Pass
In the fiercest fighting at Shipka pass General Dragomiroff, stout and calm, walked ahead of his retreating battalion along a ridge. He challenged the men to courage, urged them forward, and his rallying cry sparked a fierce counterattack that drove the Turks back.
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Shipka Pass
Dragomiroff
Dr Kings New Life Pills Promote Health Cure
Claiming to free the system from disease germs the ad compares yellow fever and malaria discloses a patent remedy. It asserts Dr Kings New Life Pills cure all diseases due to malaria poison and constipation and advertises 25 cents at L M Bosworths drug store.
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Dr. King
L. M. Bosworth
Welsh Jury Speech by L L Bramwell in Acquittal
The South Wales circuit judge Baron Bramwell briefly addressed the jury in Welsh during a simple case. He was startled by a quick verdict of acquittal after Mr L's remark: the case lies in a nutshell, all are English except the jury and the prisoner who are Welsh, so I leave it to you. The remark was not repeated in a language Bramwell did not understand.
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Bramwell
Crown
South Wales
Holister's Rocky Mountain Tea Sold By L. M. Bosworth
A historical ad touts Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a remedy for stomach issues. It features a price of 35 cents and credits L. M. Bosworth as seller.
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Hollister
Rocky Mountain
L. M. Bosworth
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