Beatrice Earle Discovers John Howard in Quiet Grove
Beatrice Earle nicknamed Bittie and John Howard meet by chance at her family estate. The flirtatious pair exchange shade and literature, sparking a growing connection as she contemplates manners, romance, and an impending match with him. The scene unfolds in a hammock and a sunlit corner, revealing tensions with her parents’ plans.
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Chicago Tribune
Beatrice Benningham Earle
Beatrice
Billie Earle
Ella Manning
John Howard
John
Miss Manning
Bittie
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Mamma
Miss Iarle
Howard
Miss Earle
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Raymond Lafontaine
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How Lincoln Chose His Cabinet Members in 1860
The memoir excerpt recounts Lincoln’s cabinet deliberations during his 1860 campaign and early presidency. It covers proposed appointees from slave and free states, the roles for Seward Chase Bates Welles Blair Cameron Gilmer Bates, and the push for balanced regional representation amid secession fears. Lincoln weighs political balance, loyalty, and firmness for the imminent crisis.
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Montgomery Blair
Henry Winter Davis
Lincoln
Davis
Maryland
New Hampshire
Brontgomery Blair
Blair
Simon Cameron
Gen. Cameron
Tim
Pennsylvania
Cameron
Mr. Lincoln
District of Columbia
Edward Bates
Missouri
Webster
Bates
Congress
Chicago
Gov. Seward
Gov. Chase
Treasury
Mr. Bates
Mr. Welles
Indiana
Caleb B. Smith
Col. Lane
Messrs. Chase
Welles
Gilmer
Washington
House of Representatives
North Carolina
Names and faces mental tricks in political memory
A Detroit Free Press piece argues recall of faces and persons is a politicial sleight of hand. It contrasts Blaine’s reputed memory with actual recall, noting voters may mistake flattery for fitness and urging focus on policy over memory tricks.
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Detroit Free Press
Blaine
Thurman
Ohio
Dr Wagner and Co. advertises medical cures in Denver
An advertisement for Dr Henry Wagner at 313 Larimer Street Denver offers guaranteed cures for seminal weakness and private diseases with a five hundred dollar guarantee. It advertises chronic diseases of men and women and ear and eye specialties, with thorough exams and a five dollar consultation. The Young Man's Pocket Companion by Dr H Wagner is also offered at one dollar twenty five cents.
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Surimer Street
Beaver
Kye
W. R
Wagner
Henry Wagner
Denver
Colorado
H. Wagner
Medical and Surgical Institute
Dr. Spinney & Co
Larimer Street
DR. Wagner & CO
Hicox & Co. NY
Prize Notice for Lottery Tickets and Orders
A historical solicitation advertises 1 060 prizes with various ticket types and amounts. It instructs remittance by money order or bank draft in a letter and warns against registered letters or post office money orders, noting express shipping for orders of $5 and up to R M Boardman at Courier Journal Building Louisville Ky.
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