Abe Lincoln and New Salem Venture in 1830s Life
The excerpt follows Samson Traylor and family traveling from Vergennes Vermont to the Sangamon region in Illinois. Abe Lincoln meets Ann Rutledge, contemplates love and politics, and plots local improvements with friend Jack Kelso. They navigate debts, tailor plans, and aid fugitive slaves while preparing for Lincoln’s early legislative bid.
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Samson
Sarah Traylor
Josiah
Betsey
Vergennes
Land of Plenty
Sangamon
Illinois
Niagara Falls
John McNeil
Sarah
Harry Needles
Traylors
New Salem
Abe” Lincoln
Abe
Soch
Samson Traylor
Kelso
Dante
Kirkham
Burns
Blackstone
Starkie
Jack Armstrong
Bill Berry
Black Haw
Post Rester
Harry
United States
Peter Lukins
Lukins
Coleman Smoot
Springfield
Smoot
Vandalia
Abe Lincoln
Jack Kelso
Ann
Bim Kelso
New Orleans
Rutledge
Chapter Bill Survey of the Underground Railroad Route
In the autumn of that year Sameon and Harry spend a night in Henry Brimstead’s home. They hear surprising revelations disclosed confidentially during the visit.
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Sameon
Harry
Henry
Pioneer Hastings Editor Irving Todd Dies in Minneapolis
Hastings Minnesota editor Irving Todd aged 80, longtime editor of the Hastings Gazette and pioneer Minnesota editor, died Thursday in Minneapolis after four weeks in a sanitarium treatment for erysipelas. His body was returned to Hastings for burial following his death. Todd had served as editor of one newspaper continuously for 59 years.
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Abe
Ann
Springfield
Traylors
Waddell
Ohio
John McNamar
John
Bim Kelso
St. Louis
Pioneer
Hastings
Minneapolis
Minn
Irving Todd
Hastings Gazette
Minnesota
Todd
Indian Kills Wife. Jury Fines Napoleon Buffalo Head
In Ponca City Oklahoma a jury hearing the case against Napoleon Buffalo Head found him guilty of killing his wife and assessed a $1,000 fine. Attorneys say the legal procedure may set a precedent. In Fargo North Dakota the Oriental limited train No. 2 struck mail car No. 21 near Sels. both engines broke but no injuries occurred.
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Ponca City
Okla
Napoleon Buffalo Head
G. N
Fargo
N. D
Great Northern
Sels
Hollister's Golden Nugget Tablets Advertised for Health Relief
An old advertisement from Stone Drug Co. seeks 100 men and women of any age to try Hollister's Golden Nugget Tablets. Promised benefits include relief from constipation headaches sour stomach bad breath and irritability with a money back guarantee.
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Hollister
Stone Drug Co
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