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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 15, 1881

Page

4

Lights Along the Shore

A fragment describes lights glancing on the shore and wrecks ashore as a figure calls for those at sea. The scene mentions Tom Pett and Ig Mwer y and a woman with brown hair and big eyes calling “We’ve for them a day or more.”

Tom Pett Ig Mwery

The Quiet Rise of Isaac Lemmon to Lincoln’s Shadow

A Broad Indiana boy named Isaac Lemmon grows from a corn husker with a thirst for books into a thrifty, principled man. He overcomes poverty, delays schooling for work, pays debts, and channels integrity into public service, revealing the life story behind the Lincoln myth.

The Duke of Somerset and His Daughters

Charles Seymour famed as the Duke of Somerset kept his daughters distant even while nursing him. At Northumberland House in his eighty seventh year he omitted one daughter’s name from his will. In later years his temper remained stern and he rebuffed Lady Charlotte Finch after a playful pat.

Isaac Braddock Washington Rogers Illinois Uncle Sam Lemmon Jeane Lemmon Henry Oldemith Postuffice Department Jocusely Charles Seymour Somerset Northumberland House Charlotte Finch Percy

Advertisements and anecdotes from 1879 regional notices

A collage of endorsements and claims includes Sellers' Cough Syrup priced at 2 cents, Kellogg on Louisiana politics, Lydia E Pinkham remedies, a note on English caucus adoption, a testimonial for Hop Bitters, and a claim that Lindsey's Blood Searcher cured a scrofula case.

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