Medal linked to Lincoln gift found in New Orleans owner
Francis S McKenna, husband of Lincoln medal recipient, keeps a medal minted by Lincoln in 1861 given to a seven year old girl. He declined a $400 offer and hopes the piece rests in Lincoln’s home state. The item surfaced with McKenna amid the story of Captain Ford and Lincoln’s White House visit.
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Lincoln
Francis 8. McKenna
New Orleans
Illinois
Pittsburg
Kenna
New York World
Iitre
Washington
Baltimore
Petersburg
Ford
Mr. Ford
Fora
Massachusetts
Masonic Lodge
Sarah
White House
Pme
Iana
Thisilver
Notable Historical Dates and Births Recap
A condensed timeline lists events from 1629 to 1894 including Portuguese victory over Moors at Ourique, Fort Niagara surrender to Britain, guillotine executions in Paris, Lundy's Lane defeat, Coleridge death, Balfour birth, Kamchatka expedition, Duchess of Connaught birth, Wyoming Territory formation, a Eureka Nevada cloudburst death toll, electoral commission president Nathan Clifford, and Mormon leadership changes. Also notes William E Mason’s 1894 nomination defeat and a real estate ad for Arcade addition lots.
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Ourique
Kirke
DeCnan
Malbaie
Fort Niagara
Georges
Paris
Bonaparte
Lundy's Lane
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Arthur J. Balfour
Honolulu
Kamchatka
Duchess of Connaught
Territory of
Wyoming
Dakota
Utah
Idaho
Eureka
Nevada
Nathan Clifford
Maine
Electoral Commission
New Hampshire
John Taylor
Brigham Young
Mormon Church
England
William E. Mason
U. S
Illinois
Public Library Adds Large Fiction and Reference Titles
Public library announces large additions across fiction and miscellaneous sections with many works by well known writers. New acquisitions include The Penalty by Blatchford, Across the Diet, The Long Dash, The Diamond Key, and The Castle of Doubt among others with numerous authors and subjects listed.
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Andrews
Mary R. Si
Aline
Blatchford
Margy
Polly
Auto Bacon
Marjorie
Clouston
Count Bunker
Wellesley
Corbin
John
Couch
A. Quiller
Parson Island
Charles Caney
Odd
Davis
Henry
Catherine of
Calais
Dayle
Conany
Praser
Robert
Fuller
Caroline M
DietTtRath
Garland
Hamlin
Gootwin
Maud W
Hall
Ellara Culvert
Jane
Kentucky
Hamilton
Howella
Tacobs
W. W
Kaufman
Herbert
Werr
Alvah M
Behr Kilaate
Owen Fly
Kingsiley
Ars
Plorence
Glend
Kingsley
Plareneay
Biographical and Reference Works Listed in 1920s Catalog
A dense OCR fragment lists numerous biographies, histories, and reference books with authors and call numbers. It includes titles on democracy, labor, literature, and world history, referencing publishers and catalog entries.
Healing claim boosts Bucklen salve in Port Byron
Amos F. King reports Bucklen's Arnica Salve healed a leg sore that troubled him for over 80 years. The local notice promotes the remedy as a cure for all sores, sold by Joseph Emmert for 25 cents. Read the Journal's want column.
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Port Byron
N. Y
Amos F. King
Joseph Emmert
Prominent Rockford Man Ends Life By Self Inflicted Shot
Norman H. McAllister, a longtime Rockford resident and member of the Ellis lodge, died at his home on North Court Street from a self inflicted gunshot wound. He had suffered chronic stomach trouble and feared a long illness. He had inquired about heart details with his doctor days before and died before medical help arrived.
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Norman H. MccAllister
Rockford
McAllilater
McAllister
Ellis
Local Rodent Woes Highlight County Spending
Fragmented report notes payments totaling 128.76 since last Saturday. Observers compare ground hogs to Jim Crow in wit and mischief as crow bouts receive minor funding.
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Jim Crow
New Discovery Praised As King Of Cough Remedies
Dr King’s New Discovery is hailed across regions including Armet fea with Mrs. Julia Ryder Paine of Truro Massachusetts vouching for immediate relief and quick cure of coughs and colds. The remedy claims to revive weak lungs and sore throats after other treatments fail and is guaranteed by Jos Emmert druggist with 50 cent and 1 dollar sizes and a trial bottle free.
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King
Armet
Dr. King
Julia Ryder Paine
Truro
Mass
Jos. Emmert
Vacation paper forwarding for Journal subscribers
Notice to subscribers announces summer forwarding service for readers leaving the city. Leave your address at the office or call the number to have newspapers forwarded and changed as needed without extra charge. Half the vacation joy is reading happenings at home.
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