Lincoln's Substitute in Civil War Confirmed by Records
The article presents official evidence that Abraham Lincoln used a substitute, John Summerfield Staples, in the Civil War. Pension records, War Department letters, and a Stroudsburg burial corroborate Staples as Lincoln's representative recruit for the District of Columbia.
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Braham Lincoln
Col
Wmns
Lincoln
United States
White House
John Summerfield
J. Summerfield Staples
Goldier Bay
Washington
Abraham Lincoln
John Stables
District of Columbia
D. C
John 9. Staples
Stroudsburg
John W. Burnett
Massachusettes
Staples
J. & Staples
Georgetown
Burnett
Thomases
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions
John Summerfield Staples
Reading
St Stroudsburg
One Hundred and Seventy Sixth
Pennsylvania
Second District
Columbia Infantry
District of Columbia Volunteers
Alexandria
Algo
Noble D. Larner
Ms. Larner
Nourishment for Invalide in Convalescence
The passage advises nourishing convalescents and weak children with orange jelly. It recommends mixing the white of an egg with orange juice and a tiny bit of sugar, straining, and chilling before serving, with or without a cracker.
Fire destroys ramshackle building amid tuberculosis scare
In Wineton Islem a ramshackle structure was burned at the request of the local Anti Tuberculosis league. Officials claimed it housed tuberculosis germs and could not be properly fumigated. Placards warned the public of the destruction hour as 6,000 pamphlets on preventing consumption were handed out.
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Wall
Lincoln
Lfe
Great Britain
Eidward VII
England
Wineton- Islem
Erc
A Difference The Romancer and The Philosopher Exchange
A remark contrasts social gestures and inner change as the Romancer and the Philosopher discuss handshakes and lasting impressions when things are gone.
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Toney
Child's hair loss cured by Cuticura, 1910 ad and notes
A mother describes severe scalp dermatitis in her six month old, with widespread red bumps and hair loss. After trying various doctors and ointments, she reports rapid improvement using Cuticura products and continues to rely on them for minor skin issues. The piece also includes archaic notes on cremation among the Franks and assorted advertisements from the era.
Six Letters Prove Pinkham Tablet Restores Women’s Health
A sequence of reader letters from Reston Massachusetts to Willimantic Connecticut and beyond extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Testimonies describe relief from menstrual irregularities ramorrhea back pain and energy gains after using the remedy. Letters come from Mrs Borge Mrs Julia King Mrs Etta Donovan Mrs Winfield Dana Mrs J A Thompson Miss Grace Dodds and others with contact from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Massachusetts for confidential guidance.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Reston
Mass
Pinkham
Mrs. Borge Juny
Fifth Street
South
Boston
Julia King
Phoenix
Oters
Mra
Una Kina
Pheonix
B.D
Etta Donovan
Willimantic
Conn
Lydia W. Pinkham
Ezra Donovan
Main Street
Grace Dodds
Bethlehem
N.H
N.i
Lydia B. Pinkham
Miss G@uAcme B. Copps
Hox
Bethlehem, NH
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Boys In
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Union
Hite
War Department
J. L. Davenport
Dymoke
Award VII
Lincolnia
J. Summerfeld Staples
F, E, Wareman
Atoka
Tenn
Lgstely
Brecht
Belgium
Cole
J. W. Cols & Co
Black River Falls
Wis
Professor James
Dr. Pierce
Snake Lewis
Mia
Loulan M. Alcott
Rena
Thera
Jock
Brown
Joan L. Dagwn
Man
Defiance
Petits Eye
Ylne
Colona Wash
Chicago
Putnam
Bongo Dulg Company
Wetween
Amet
Jon
New England
J. A. Thompson
Newport
Josy A.tompson
Box &Ewport Center
Vermont
Sloan
A. W. Lay
Lafayette
Ala
Tuomas L. Bree
Easton
G.G. Jonns
Baldwins
S.J
Earl S. Sloan
Portico
Spohn Medical CO
Systerisionfets Gushen
IMD
U.S. A
Balzer
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