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Newspaper
Emmetsburg Democrat
Location
Emmetsburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1900
Page
8
A serialized clippings sketch recalls Abraham Lincoln meeting Mary Todd, her witty remarks, and their early courtship in Illinois history. Anecdotes recount Lincoln buying a house, a railroad windfall, and a Globe hotel stay, with reminiscences of New York telegraph missteps and local real estate humor.
Fragmentary historical notice lists Emmetsburg Iowa and Palo Alto California references alongside a loans and real estate partners' living bank. It mentions workers and guaranteed satisfactory service and lists E. Ormsby Prest and Halsey as secretaries in a garbled text.
A mix of light humor items from a late 19th/early 20th century paper. Includes a tale of a woman keeping books and boasting of savings, a New York public lectures anecdote about a mistaken Neptune sighting, a comical confrontation over vaccination and swords, a schoolyard prank tale, and a series of humorous exchanges about family and daily life. The tone is concise, wit driven, with multiple short vignettes.
A Civil War era account recalls Lt. Wh. Llemson’s visit from Lincolnton to Charlotte by truce, meeting General Echols and Colonel Morgan. Jefferson Davis appears briefly as a civilian observer while a dispatch informs them of Lincoln’s assassination, prompting a somber reflection.
Fragment from a column featuring a humorous exchange between two married men at a gate and a vivid wartime scene describing artillery and wind, followed by a travel anecdote about a bishop visiting a presid ing elder and a joke about always staying prayed up in cold nights.
Two longtime friends who trained together meet on the street by chance. They recognize each other instantly and remark on how little has changed. They recall a decade since they last saw one another and share stories of weather and growing cold as they chat about past times and affection.
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