Lincoln Letter on Fisher Case of 1841 Drama in Springfield
Lincoln describes a murder mystery involving Archibald Fisher and the Trailor brothers in Springfield in late May 1841. The letter details arrests, witness testimony, and the community's frenzied search, concluding with the Trapir and Archibald released as the hunt for Fisher continues.
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John F. Geeting
Chicago
American Criminal Reports
Abraham Lincoln
Quincy Whig
Lincoln
Myers
Springfield
Fisher
Speed
Archibald Fisher
Archibald Trailor
Henry Trailor
William Trailor
Trailors
Archibald
Henry
Clary's Grove
William
Warren County
Oree Dearborn
Peoria
Maxcy
Lewiston
Fulton County
Keys
Trailora
Galloway
Mallory
Porter
Langford
Hickox
Illldam
All of One Kind Poems Read by Twenty Publishers
A speaker notes that their poems have been read by many, mentioning about twenty publishers known to them. The remark underscores broad readership and literary exposure without naming specific works or events.
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New Mexico
Texas
Colorado & Southern Railway
Takas
Colorado & Routhema
T. E. Fisher
Denver
Colorado
Child with Sixty Boils Cured by Cuticura Soap
A Detroit mother recalls persistent spring boils on her child Vivian from six months old, totaling about sixty at one point. She credits Cuticura Soap and Ointment and Resolvent for eventual cure, with no recurrence in two years. Also notes a political cartoon and travel promo items in the clipping.
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Vivian
Rocking on babys feared by club members
Mrs Dorcan asks what led the club to record concerns over rocking until Mrs Gadabout notes the risk of missing meetings if members must stay home to rock the babies. Judge records the remark.
Ghost in the yard proved a shirt on a line
A village Inn tale recounts a man crying of a ghost in his yard. Fourteen men stay inside until the landlady’s 14 year old daughter bravely investigates and finds only a shirt flapping in a breeze. The wife hints the ghost is an old flame while the husband suspects dreams.
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Arch
William
May
Lavely
Archibald
Henry
Lamborn
Logan
Baker
Capt
Ranedell
Springfield
Merryman
England
Catholic Standard and Times
The Beauty of the Tree Across the Seasons
A concise reflection on trees as majestic figures whose beauty remains evident in summer autumn spring and winter, illustrating how the tree endears itself to all who come beneath its influence.
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Clarence M. Weed
NO MEDICINE BUT A CHANGE OF FOOD Gava Rallef
An article extols Grape-Nuts as a brain and nerve food, noting that cereals such as wheat and barley supply the phosphate of potash essential for nerves. It cites a Wisconsin bride who says Grape-Nuts eased her nervousness and helped her maintain work, praising the product's flavor and ease of digestion.
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