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Elgin Echo in Elgin, Iowa

03 Nov 1921

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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 03, 1921

Page

1

Lincoln and Samson meet in Vandalia on a road trip

Abe Lincoln travels with Samson Treavor and Harry toward El Dorado, Illinois, discussing politics, dreams of canal and city growth, and the harsh pull between idealistic ambition and practical life. They stop at Henry Brimstead’s farm for counsel and hear bold plans for Springfield and a growing center near Vandalia.

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Vandalls Springfield Abe Lincoln Lincoln Boston Guards Dan Stone Dan Hrone Decatur Douglas Nce Gettysburg Middle Frontier Chicago Canala Lingolo Samson Trayior Vandalla Tazewell County Mr. Lincoln Capitol Ben Ui Public Service Samson Tanoage Stuart Harry Bim Kelsos Mareo Sarah Sarmson Vandalia Come True.” “and All the Nightmaeres, Too,” Said the Young Statestead The Young Statesman Colonel Mrs. Luking Josiah Nebraska Betsey Aimpat James Rutledge Forth Road Ann Henry Brimstead Brimetead Fsrand Avenue Empire Street el Dorado Itnols Sampson Methodrate Evers Corner Pensley Pope County Flea Valley Himedia Honest Abe Benny Brimstead Annabel Hopedale Kelavs Agld Sameon Qlad Davis Haa Tazewell Kim Tates Pen
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Edible Mushrooms and Home Preserves From Cold Weather Hints

A collection of kitchen notes describes gathering mushrooms in frost, preserving them in salt and vinegar, plus tips on reviving wilted lettuce. It adds recipes for green pepper eggs, popovers, lardons, and mustard seed chicken salad, with cabbage beet relish and white grape preserves. Orange jelly and fruit preparations round out the domestic guidance.

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Washley Beason
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Lincoln’s Blind Spots Women and Finance Highlighted

The excerpt notes two subjects Mr. Lincoln scarcely understood: women and money. It portrays his sensitivity and avoidance of unfamiliar social gaze, cites a tavern life, and mentions fostering figures, a mother and a second wife, as sources of tenderness. The text hints at missteps in handling relationships and finances.

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Mr. Lincoln Seara Rlilule Bis
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The Long Ride to Chicago and a Grain Trade Dream

Mr Lincoln, Samson and Harry plan a Chicago trip to view the “little mush room city.” Abe praises Chicago’s waterway location and future rail links, foreseeing grain shipments from the city straight to Albany, New York, and beyond as Steam Power expands. The group awaits the pew buyer’s arrival in two weeks and contemplates future land and transportation profits.

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William Ellery Channing Samson Lincoln Eincoln Abe Ann Jona McNamar Aince Mr. Lincoln Harry Chicago Tunde Steam Vower Albany New York Boston Baltimore Steauin
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Unclear dinner guest remarks spark marital doubt

A fragmentary dialogue shows a wife reacting to a dinner guest with lines about a game and suspicion, suggesting tension over trust and hospitality as the husband hesitates to approve a small social game.

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Woman's Sleep Drowsiness Recounted by Husband

A husband reads about a girl who slept continuously for two months, recalling a peculiar case and wondering if it involves the same person who previously worked. The fragment hints at a local context or newspaper interest in unusual sleep or health occurrences.

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