Old Salem Lincoln Memorial Faces Restoration Effort
A feature on New Salem Old Salem in Menard county Illinois describes restoring log cabins stores and taverns where Abraham Lincoln lived and studied. Planned reconstruction aims to recreate 1830s life with Rutledge tavern Offut store and Onstott cooper shop, preserving Lincoln's memory and the Ann Rutledge romance within a period park setting.
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Peoria
Springfield
Petersburg
Sangamon River
Rutledge Tavern
Ann
Rutledge
Cooper Shop
Henry Onstott
A. Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Menard County
Ilinois
New Salem
Lincoln
Old Salem Park
The
Winds Department of Public Works and Buildings
Old Salem
Onstott Cooper Shop
Shakespeare
Burns and Blackstone
Salem
Springfeld
Offut
Araham Tacob
Armstrong-Lincoln
William Berry
Henry Onstott Cooper
Samuel Hill
John McNamar
McNamar
MccNamar
Hill
McNiel
New York
Butt
David
R’. _Beveridge
Expensive Thoughts in London Angers
A fragmented London Angers item recalls a worker lamenting losses of 80 shillings and a penny, joked as a wife’s thoughts leading to plans for an evening out, reflecting sharp-edged humor in a mid century paper.
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London Angers
Unclear Dialogue Between Carrot and Tomato
A playful exchange has Carrot wishing to be a luxury vegetable while Tomato reassures him that a doctor may soon claim he is rich in vitamins and valuable nutrients.
English Writer Says Woman Should Have Last Word
Mrs. Grouch mocks an English writer’s claim that a woman deserves the final say in an argument. Her husband retorts with a quip about the earth’s rotation and the sun’s shine, turning a domestic remark into a light exchange.
Unlucky Number Quarrel Over Count Of Lovers
A husband admits to twelve past lovers after his wife questions him. The quip, from Stray Stories, highlights a blunt boast turned regretful confession amid marital tension.
Painter Defends High Price To Preserve Value
An artist explains the high asking price for a painting to prevent the work from seeming worthless, acknowledging willingness to lower it but insisting on a substantial sum to maintain perceived value.
Sambo and Family Travel with a Deceitful Roadster
A Capper's Farmer fragment describes Sambo and family, including Sambo Papa, Mamma, Lian, twins, and Uncle Mose, riding a roadster to town and noting the deceitful trait in a sentence.
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Sambo
Papa
Mamma
Lian
Mose
Lord Will Provide Scene Sparks Divorce Dialogue
A serialized dialogue shows a character urging faith with the line the Lord will provide while another person resists, saying they would not seek divorce if they believed. The exchange centers on faith versus personal resolve in a domestic conflict.
Irate Father Confronts Suitor Over Daughter's Marriage
A quarrel erupts as a furious father challenges a suitor about marrying his daughter. The exchange includes questions of the suitor’s ability to provide what she has known and the suitor’s claim of a violent temper.
Traffic quarrel over missed stop ends with morning hearing
A motorist apologizes for not hearing a traffic officer's whistle. The officer dryly states the matter will be addressed in the morning, implying a hearing.
Evident to Everybody in Stray Stories
In Stray Stories Greene jokes about a doctor claiming a head problem while Black ridicules the diagnosis. The exchange highlights urban humor and character dynamics in a concise sketch.
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Greene
Black
Unclear Words From Fragmentary Quote
A mangled OCR fragment shows a male speaker saying I hope you think I'm concerted followed by garbled text and stray punctuation implying a misread line about finishing telling her about himself.
Why Not Why Men Shoot Mons And Tigers
A Schweizer Ilustrierte panel questions why men shoot large predators and contrasts this with harming lambs. The dialogue asks why people do not shoot butchers, exploring moral contrasts in a concise, childlike exchange.
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Mummy
Mons
Tigers
Schweizer Ilustrierte
Zofingen
Bowles Red Pepper Rub touted for rheumatic relief
An advertisement promotes Bowles Red Pepper Rub claiming fast relief from rheumatic pains stiff joints and neuritis using heat from red peppers. It claims chest cold relief and safety with no burning or stinging and urges readers to obtain a jar from a druggist.
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St. Jacobs
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Elmo Scott Watson
New Saiem
Ann Rutledge
Beveridge Boys
Lincoln. Berry Store
the Rutledge Tavern
Hill-McNamar
LORD
Eltling
Philadelphia ‘Society For the Preservation of Landmarks
Hag
Powell
Philadelphia
Republic
Washington
McKessonc Robbins
Dean
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