Lincoln Cabinet Read Emancipation Proclamation Plan
Diary accounts by Salmon P. Chase and Gideon Welles recount a September cabinet meeting where Lincoln presented the Emancipation Proclamation and invited debate. Discussion covered military strategy, colonization wordings, and constitutional power, with Chase and Seward weighing timing and governors’ views. The diary notes reflect the gravity, vows, and political risk as Lincoln argued for emancipation amid wartime.
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Wranam Lincoln
Wea
Lingota
Salmon * Chase
the Treasury
State Department
Artemne Ward
Blanton
Utica
Seward
Cideon Welles
Navy
Lincoln
Secretary of State
Muir
Thin Tive
Free States
Qret
Stantons
Georgetown
Brat
Boward
Chase
Ita
Must Be Kept From Heat Meshing to Be Remembered
A Victorian style note warns women about preserving violet perfume by avoiding heat and light. It suggests not storing near seals, warns of chemical color changes and scent loss, and mentions sandalwood sachets and perfume burners as affordable options. It also notes imported perfumes have risen in price due to higher duties.
A Bride's Way Mystery In a Small Town Row
A disjointed OCR fragment hints at a domestic dispute or domestic event involving a bride and housekeeper figures Mrs Eie and Mrs Wye-Weil, with a mention of someone named Meg who died and an effort to wake bread to a boat? The readable bits suggest a local incident or social scene rather than a full report.
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Mire Youngbride
Weil
Remarkable Path From Ugly Boy to Beauty Icon
A fragmented piece discusses evolving standards of beauty tied to facial development and growth rates. It cites Robert Gowthey nicknamed the "ugly boy" who became handsome, notes academic views on beauty influenced by ancient trends and soul, and tells a campus anecdote of a prankish professor peering from a window after a bell is rung.
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Noesner
Growler Banned In Capital City As New Year Echoes
A New Year's crackdown ends the growler in Washington with a midnight swap to bottles. A saloon keeper, a red shirt laborer, and casual patrons reflect on the change as police and excise board pressures curb the old service.
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Retail Liquor Dealers Association
Commissioners
Cxcleo Board
Excise Board
Affairs of State Sparks at Capitol with Walking Shoes Jest
A playful incident in the Capitol sees Uncle Joe Cannon and Burleson teased as they discuss inauguration footwear. Tourists pretended shock as onlookers misread the exchange, joking about planes and dances while the scene underscores lighthearted state talk.
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Pte
Capitol
Joe” Cannon
Burleson
Texas
Hest
Uncle Jor
James C. Coutts
Marcellus Shielis
Joe
Rer Burleson
Mr. Durleson
Uncle Joe
Jamce C. Coutts
Liver Burleson
Great Tree Preserved Amid Builders Costs in ROSBLING
In ROSBLING Florida avenue at Thirteenth Street a large Belmont oak near a brick wall towers over three story houses. Builders spared the tree despite obstruction to progress, stopping the porch on one side and widening the other. The oak, part of a grove once between the boundary and Clifton Street, remains with about a dozen oaks still standing on Clifton Street side.
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Florida Avenue
Third& Teenth Street
Belmont Cooks
Belmont Street
Thirteenth
Clifton Street
Fourteenth
Cliftes Street
Honeymooning Tourists At Corcoran Gallery Scene
A self promoting man and a loud painting discussion draw attention as a honeymoon couple tours the Corcoran Gallery of Art. An onlooker questions the man’s sincerity while a bystander offers a cautious warning about the display of romance and art.
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Corcoran Gallery of Art
Pereeo
Disorderly exchange at Bell Bey Hotel ends with unclear threats
An oblique dialogue on intoxication and social pressure unfolds in a noisy room. The speakers believed to be A D go14 and Maud clash over telling a sensitive secret while other names interject, yielding a tense but cryptic scene.
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Bell Bey
Nervy bellboy triggers startling hotel rumor
A New York hotel manager warns he must be told of any event. A new bellboy bursts in with hair on end declaring trouble as three Daughters of the Confederacy listen in. The manager, hoping to dismiss the boy, considers a rough reply.
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New York
Spiteful Beatrice and the Popcorn Advice Story
A fragment describes Beatrice and Lillian in a tale about a girl named Beatrice and a boy named Jack. It includes guidance on popping corn by using a stove with cold water to make corn pop faster and produce larger lighter kernels.
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Beatrice
Trunka
Lillian
Jack
Made Him Suspicious in Marriage Inquiry
A Houston Post item reports a dialog about asking a girl's father for her hand in marriage. The suitor asks if consent was refused and the reply clarifies the father gave his consent, noting the peculiar look of the suitor.
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Houston Post
Postum Heralded as Safer Coffee Alternative
A long letter from a hopeful patient credits Postum with reversing spinal irritation and nervous trouble linked to coffee. She recalls suffering years under doctors until coffee and tea worsened her condition. After switching to Postum, she regained energy and can walk blocks again, and she urges others to try the beverage.
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Mike Postum
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