Valentine Letter Sparks New Life for Widow and Suitor
Lucy Darby and Jared Kent, long-widowed neighbors in a village, receive valentines on a snowy morning. The cards spark a personal confession and a renewed bond as they tour to deliver mail and conclude with a kiss at Jane Carr’s gate, signaling a fresh start for both.
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Alan
Jared Kent
Beth
Janet Deane
Ives
Postadies
Jimmie
Jane Carr
Darby
Lucy
Valentine
Jane
Detroit Free Press
Lincoln Berth Claim Becomes Half Bed Story
A railroad sleeping car tale by George M. Pullman recalls Abraham Lincoln arguing over half a berth with a warted passenger. Lincoln pays 10 cents for half and then asserts ownership of the other half, after which he settles in to sleep.
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George M. Pullivan
Sleeping Car
Chicago
George A. Allman
Geeusge Vall- Han
Hin
Pullman
Minai
Abraham Lincoln
James Parton’s Praise for Lincoln’s Temperament and Duty
In 1862 James Darton praised Abraham Lincoln as a genial, kindly man who devoted himself to urgent duties. He said Lincoln hated no one and won the confidence of loyal citizens, returning from the Capitol with a sunny temper and the frankness of his boyhood.
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James Parton
James Darton
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
White House
Capitol
Lincoln's Boyhood Act of Mercy
A study notes young Abraham Lincoln aiding a drunken man he found near a stray horse. Lincoln insisted on helping, carried the man several rods to a nearby house, and notified his father. The group left him but Lincoln stayed to nurse the man through the night.
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Lincoln
Ile
Stanton and Lincoln debate a sharp blown letter
Stanton vows to write a biting rebuke to an army officer. Lincoln urges him to write but tear up the draft, noting the urge to vent is enough and no letter should be sent. The exchange, recounted by Standard, highlights their frank, practical approach to handling temper.
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Stanton
Lincoln
Abe
Hit
Kitty Riley
Maggie
Kit
John Clarke
Wit
Tom White
John
Tommy
Papa
Tom
Vgolin Clarke
Fom White
Lincoln's First Speech Unearthed at Mount Carmel
Judge Bell holds Abraham Lincoln's early campaign speech found near Springfield. Lincoln tells gentlemen he is solicited to run for the Legislature, praises a national bank and tariffs, calling his views simple and pragmatic if elected or not.
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Lincoln
Senate Passes Widow of Morton Pension Bill
The Senate approved a bill granting the widow of Oliver P. Morton a lifetime monthly pension of eighty dollars. The measure passed amid a flurry of other bills including county bond limits, street seating mandates, and health and licensing provisions.
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Senate
Oliver PL Morton
Newton County
Kenthind
Morocco
Judiciary Committee
Osborne
Lille ¢ Ellish
Suite Board of Pharmacy
Elauilies
Bortry
Touwists
Moudas
Wolf Lake
Dante Mihi
Congress
Saloon and ginseng notes mix in odd old news lede
A Salvation Arts girl retrieves coins from a slot machine in a Douglas street saloon after selling War Crips papers. The piece also notes profitable ginseng gathering in Sang Run Garrett County and observes Bank of England notes, tsetse fly impacts, and various state items.
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United Daeie
Douglas Street
Salvation Arts
Omiha World-Herald
Sang Tun
Garrett County
Sang Run
Save Lan
Miountain
Solomon Lines
Tia China
Bullet in His Heart Found After 37 Years
The Baltimore Sun reports William B. Smallbridge of Glenville West Virginia a Civil War veteran carried a heart bullet for 37 years. He died not from the bullet and suffered no symptoms. Before his death he urged an autopsy for science, which revealed the bullet embedded in his heart.
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Albert Londermills
Princ
Suyail Carrier
Vincennes
Scottsburg
William Burnsites
Lexington
Lesling
Jon Foster
Shester
Foster
William Melkhisson
Tifton
W. Va
Anderson
Tle
Baltimore Sun
William B. Smallbridge
Glenvill, W. Ve
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