Weet to Sangamon Country Journey of the Traylors
Samson Traylor and family travel from Vergennes Vermont to the Sangamon country in Illinois meeting John McNeil at Niagara Falls and joining a journey toward the land of plenty. Slavery era tensions arise as arrests and duels occur while Traylor aids two runaways and Abe Lincoln emerges amid the Black Hawk war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samson
Sarah Traylor
Josiah
Botsay
Vergennes
Inlinois
Niagara Falla
John McNeil
Sangamon
Sarah
Harry Needlesnd
Traylors
New Balem
Sinois
Abs Lingoin
Jack Kelzo
Bim
Harry
Bap McNeil
McNeil
Neil
Ann Ratiedes
Lincoln
Traylor
St. Louis
Wilphalet
Haves
Han
Biggs
Abe
Herry
Homeward Journey of Abe and Harry in New Salem
Abe and Harry return from a rough campaign to New Salem and Havana, face delayed homecoming, and reflect on home as a guiding force. They hear from Sampson and Sarah about Bim Kelso's marriage and plan, while battles and fevers loom. Their river crossing, hunger, and moving toward Rutledge frame a broader meditation on home, fate, and democracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bim Kelso
Abe
Harry
New Salem
Vermont
Sarah
Beardstown
Jsamson
Star of the North
Milphalet Biggs
Samson
Serah
Bameon
New Balem
Samgon
Ramson
Jack
The
Republic
Bleg
Biggs
Bim
St. Tome
Wendell
Gol
Zachary Taylor
Harry Needless
Jaureleh
Lnne
Muay
Kelso
McNeil
Whitewater
Wisconsin
Bad Ax
Peoria
Ulinois
Ali
Rutledge
Jesus Christ
James Rutledge
Havana
Aba
Bay of Biscay
van Dieman’s Land
Ike
Henry
Tahd Ot
Frankenstein in1899 review echoes Shelley’s idealist myth
A fragmentary excerpt discusses Frankenstein as a creature born of nature’s mysteries and devoid of a soul, craving sympathy yet cursed by torment. It links the monster to Shelley’s own idealism and reference to Alastor, as explored in Helen Moore’s life of the poet.
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Frankenstein
Romenica
Shelley
Percy Bysscha
God
Lyman
Frank
Anatein
Alastor
Helen Moore
Butter and Hot Water Pastry Guides for Pie Making
A historical recipe excerpt describes Butter Pastry and Hot Water Pastry methods with steps and measurements for crusts, plus a Sliced Pineapple Pie recipe including sugar, cream, eggs, butter, pineapple, cornstarch, and meringue topping.
Turnips and kobiabi dish and other kitchen notes
Lists several old fashioned recipes including turnips boiled tender and flavored with vinegar, onion and carrot fried in butter, beans with tomatoes and salt pork, a gelatin cheese salad mold with pimentoes, and a celery apple salad with peanut butter and mayonnaise. Also describes a chocolate cracker sandwich spread with pecans and tea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice
Fragmented OCR note with unclear patient data
A garbled transcription presents disjointed phrases about personal health, birth, and unspecified events. The legible bits mention a mother, mistaken statements, and references to medical or personal traits, but no clear narrative or dates emerge. The piece reads as a damaged archival fragment with no coherent report.
Baseball Manager Urges Players Off The Stage
A Boston Transcript excerpt recalls a spring warning where a team manager told performers from vaudeville to focus on baseball. He reminded them not to bow to applause after hits, emphasizing the diamond is their stage and the base is the final stop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eary
Boston Transcript
The Cutlura Toilet Trio Ad
The Cutlura Toilet Trio offers a soap to cleanse a Purity ointment to soothe and heal and a powder and perfume to finish. No toilet table is complete without them. Priced at 25 cents everywhere.
Message from Kidnappers and Referee Exchange
Fragmentary Kansas City Star excerpt shows a kidnap gang leader quoting a compliment and a responder named Yankom claims loyalty. The jagged text hints at a ransom demand of ten thousand dollars and a murky exchange between captors and a viewpoint author about appreciation.
Alice Meets Only Man I Ever Loved
A brief fragment recalls meeting a man she loved, with a sharp aside about how often such moments occur, reflecting on enduring affection and the past.
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Alice
Virginia
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Irving Bacheller
Blegs
Darky
Sargh
Gnatot
Ime
Dicketis
H. BH
Janreen
Ines
Dey Tata
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