Lincoln the Thinker of America and His Immortal Mind
A biographer recalls Lincoln as the greatest thinker of his age with precise, lucid reasoning and minimal reading. He outthought peers, shaped speech into powerful fabric, and drew strength from plain thought over ornate language, transforming a clumsy draft into the immortal closing paragraph of the inaugural address.
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Horace Greeley
Illiam
Herndon
Lincoln
America
América
Hernda
Esop
Rockies
Schuyler Colfax
White House
International Gold Trust
Meissonier
Friedland
Indiana
Ube Planeta
Korace
Lin
Tig
Thucydides
Talleyrand
Burke
Webster
Seward
Lincoln and Mary Todd Marriage in Springfield Tale
A fragmented reminiscence recalls Abraham Lincoln's marriage to Mary Todd in Springfield Illinois at Mr M W Edwards home. Reverend Charles Dresser officiated in full robes as Judge Thomas C Brown watched, reacting with disbelief as the ceremony unfolded, ending with a formal church ring exchange.
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Lincoln
Mary Todd
Springfield
Ill
Charles Dresser
Dresser
Thomas C. Brown
State Supreme Court
Brown
Lipool Wag Fond of Illustrating Big Points
Lipool wag illustrates key ideas with a series of drawings as readers note the playful approach. The feature highlights the cartoonist's habit of using humor to underscore major themes and engage a broad audience.
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Lipool
Traits of Lincoln A Tender, Brave and Common Sense Icon
A Browne essay casts Abraham Lincoln as a complex yet fundamentally humane figure. It praises his tenderness as a strength, notes his courage and common sense, and portrays his life as a model for perseverance and integrity.
Lincoln memory and a whetstone in a farmer's story
A folklore tale recalls Abraham Lincoln recalling a dinner guest from Sangamon county and the exact location of a whetstone he had hidden on a gatepost fifteen years earlier. The soldier later proves the tale by finding the whetstone where Lincoln said it would be.
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Lincoln
Pericles
Julinus Cesar
Napoleon
Cavour
Republic
Larue County
Abraham
Abe
Cesar
Illinois
Sangamon
White House
Danville Road
Mebby
No Fiowen on Duty and Dismissed Pleasures in Army Life
The text notes British privates lacking harmless off duty occupations drift toward vice, with robber publicans offering coarse fun and heavy drinking. Gardening is scorned, and anecdotes cite 1861 pardoned mignonette planting, Sir John Pennefather fearing weed intrusion, and parade ground upkeep. It closes with critics on reform and parables about reputation and self deception.
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Quartermaster General’s Department
Meanee
Inkerman
John Pennefather
Aldershot
James Scarlett
John
Cabinet Made by Lincoln as a Boy Still Exists
A walnut cabinet two feet high once crafted by Abraham Lincoln as a youth on his Indiana farm is owned by Captain J. W. Wortanan of Evansville. Lincoln reportedly cut the tree, sawed boards, planed by hand, and joined the pieces without iron nails, with his father assisting lightly.
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Abraham Lincoln
Gentryville
Ind
Thomas Lincoln
Abraham
J. W. Wortanan
Evansville
Abe
Lincoln as a Dancer at Springfield Society
The article recalls Abraham Lincoln first appearing in society in Springfield as a state legislator. Though not imposing, he occasionally danced, drawn by Miss Mary Todd who later became his wife. Lincoln asked to dance the “worst way” and led Mary Todd around the ballroom despite awkwardness.
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Lincoln
Springfield
Mary Todd
Miss Todd
Lincoln Grows First Beard on Girl's Request
In 1861 Abraham Lincoln, traveling from Springfield to Washington, announced at Erie Northeast station that a young girl in the town had urged him to grow a beard. He joked about a kiss for the girl who inspired the change, drawing cheers as the audience watched.
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Lincoln
Springfield
Washington
Erie Northeast Station
Electric Bitters Restore H Clifford From Ill Health
H Clifford of New Cassell Wisconsin suffered neuralgia rheumatism stomach liver and appetite problems and great weakness. Three bottles of Electric Bitters cured him, restoring health and strength.
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H. Clifford
New Cassell
Wis
Dr King's New Discovery praised by residents and druggists
D. W. Fuller of Canajoharie and G. A. Dykeman of Catskill commend Dr King's New Discovery as the best cough remedy. Trials offered at D Q Storie's drug store with regular sizes 50 cents and 1.00. Also includes a misquoted Chicago Dispatch humorous exchange about a city council candidacy.
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D. W. Fuller
Canajoharie
N. Y
Dr. King
G. A. Dykeman
Catskill
D. Q. Storie
Pellets Colloquy Promotes Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets
A verse playful note extols Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as a cure for bilious attacks and digestive issues. The piece praises their preventive and curative qualities and describes them as not much larger than mustard seeds and effective in easing constipation and headaches.
A Moment of Suspense
A comic exchange centers on a suburban commuter rushed to catch a train. The physician insists the patient nears nervous prostration while the patient retorts with defiance, revealing the clock and train timetable as the source of tension.
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Chicago
Cure of boils in Lowell man with Ayer s Sarsaparilla
A Lowell Mass youth long plagued by boils on the neck was cured after consuming three bottles of Ayer s Sarsaparilla. The remedy also boosted digestion and overall health.
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Lowell
Mass
Ayer
Liver Order Frustration Delayed at San Francisco Butcher
In a brief exchange at a San Francisco butcher shop a customer complains after waiting nearly an hour for two pounds of liver while a clerk explains there are several customers ahead, highlighting slow service in a clipped 20th century style.
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San Francisco Chronicle
Premature Baldness May Be Stopped By Ayers Hair Vigor
An advertisement urges men to start Ayers Hair Vigor to check tendency toward baldness before hair roots are destroyed. The clipping notes praise from Watts and a joke about lodge membership from Indianapolis Journal, illustrating results and social commentary.
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Ayers
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