Humble prayer and Lincoln’s memory unite in Indiana
The piece reflects on humble devotion, a family tragedy, and faith in God as a mother and wife dies leaving children, set against Indiana woods and streams. It ties the bereaved to Lincoln’s memory, praising patience, piety, and endurance. Eddy Dean Provtor, in the Indiana Independent, offers a reverent, commemorative tone.
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Indiana
Humbla
Angela Efmpeth
Idinna
Wooda
Lincoln
Eddy Dean Provtor
Valentines Poetry and a Millionaire Boss in Indiana
A tale unfolds in a split marriage where wealth and neglect drive anger. Arthur Ellington, a wealthy director, grapples with his wife’s unhappiness despite luxury. A boy named Tommy composes a valentine and witnesses the boss’s softened view of his spouse’s plight as he recalls years of toil, vows, and a lasting but strained love.
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Ellington
Wilington
Jong
Lfe
Blumbering
Valentine Blues in a Kansas City World Reprint
A tale set in a domestic scene shows Willngton and Lommy debating affection and soft talk in marriage. A private banker, amid bustling transactions, contemplates a genuine Valentine gesture. Louise Dilington’s receipt of a simple token reveals enduring love beyond material gifts.
Lincoln childhood reminiscences from Indiana memoirs
The Oakland City Indiana Enterprise offers reminiscences of Abraham Lincoln as a boy based on local traditions. It notes the Lincoln family moved from Kentucky to Spencer County in 1810, Abe’s mother dying there, and neighbors recalling his practical learning and strong memory. Lincoln reportedly had limited schooling, learning through hard work with neighbor John Romine.
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Enterprise China
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
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Spencer County
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Joseph Gantry
John Romine
Abe
Epenseer County
Romine
Bincoins
The Charity Girl and a Cleveland Soldier's Discharge
A Cleveland citizen helps a wounded brother win discharge from the army after his mother pleads at the White House. In London, Sheila Fraser learns of a complex defense by Beverley Rochfort to aid Audrey Anstruther, while Audrey faces marriage to Lord John Glendurwood as he lies near death.
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Misa Frager
London
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Mountberry
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Jack
Tam
Taady Dateswater
Shelia
Monnis
Lady Daleswater
Hart of Daleswater
Beverley Rochfort
Toderick Anstruther
Miss Fraser
England
Anstruther
Thia
Mr. Rochfort
Toderick
Roderick Anstruther
Aheer Umalite
Audrey
Frank
Constance Anstruther
Roderick Austeather
Nell
Misa Fraser
Bay‘erley
Pelysen
Roderick
Ansty
Mes Bedius
Africa
Les
Migs Fraser
Lady Dateswater
John
Craiglands
Constance Fraser
Anirey
Tio
Lily Hower
Ters
Mr. Thorngate
John Glendurwood
Ducheas
Flo
Aviolory
Sentance
Biance
Dees
Guaryter
Tate
Dr. Sentanea
Duchesa
Constance Peaset
Lort Sverne
Dileswater
Mountherry
George
Lord Daleswater
Gladys
Hetlandin
Old Raimeses Canal Dream Ends With Grim Riddle
Visitors praise the Nile to Kteidl Sea canal as a monumental feat. Old Hameses quips that success came from landing the man with the spade and beheading the man with the muck rake, delivering a dark, enigmatic verdict on the project.
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Nile
Kteidl Sea
Hameses
Admitted after stepping in front of racing automobile
St Peter questions the man who claims a racing automobile struck him, the astonished figure rubbing his eyes as he insists on admission and the machine is turned away with sympathetic reply.
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Tie
Election Bet Ends With Doubled Wager of Kisses
Mayme and Maymie discuss a bet with Jack about an election result. Viciim and Did pay up in double with kisses as the stakes. Edyth calls it foolish while Mayme wavers on the final outcome.
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Edyth
Beginning of the Trouble Newed Confession About Toy Pies
Mrs Newed questions if toy pies were truly Nie pies her mother once made. Newed replies affirming and recalls being away from home as a boy. The exchange hints at family memory and domestic duties.
Political Machines and Service in a Gossipy Ode
A fragmented excerpt showcases garbled dialogue about political machines and social wealth. Lacking clear context, it hints at figures like Swage and a city with many servants, quoting stray lines about managed gaze and public expectation.
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