Forty Dollar Check Orchestration Of A Valentine
A husband muses on Valentine gifts for his wife but abandons sentiment for money. He recalls past gifts like gloves rings bonbons and flowers, laments marriage changing him, forgets her size, and ends by planning to settle the day with a forty-dollar check instead of verse. The style mimics a humorous 19th century column from New York Press.
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Valentine party ideas with heart hunt and fond verse
A historic guide outlines a Valentine day party with a heart hunt game, heart and candy prizes, matching heart pieces, pink decorations, and floral accents. It suggests Cupid themes, rendezvous dining room setups, and verse cards, then blends playful activities with quotes and a Lincoln anecdote for ambience.
Lincoln's Humility in a Nation's Great Task
The piece discusses Abraham Lincoln's rise from humble origins to lead a nation during pivotal times. It reflects on the immense responsibilities he bore and argues that individual pride is misplaced given humanity's collective achievements.
Made President His Debtor. Aldrich’s Lincoln Connection at White House
Noel P. Aldrich of Croton Iowa visited the White House during the Civil War to seek a military appointment. Though young, he resembled Lincoln in height and features and waited among hopeful applicants, observing the eager expressions as each person spoke their case.
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Among the Immortals Lincoln honor in American memory
The Brooklyn Eagle reflects on Abraham Lincoln as a global immortal figure. It underscores his modest self view contrasted with worldwide reverence, noting holidays and idealization as fitting tributes. Washington is mentioned as a parallel to Lincoln in heroic reception over time.
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Lincoln's Humorous Signature Description
An official letter from Wilmington operator Jack Wintrup on the Washington to Portress Monroe line amused President Lincoln. Wintrup's bold signature with flourishes evoked a image of a short-legged man in a long tailed overcoat, erasing tracks in the snow as he crossed.
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Forefathers of Lincoln Pioneer Roots and Tragedy
The article traces Abraham Lincoln's ancestry from England to Massachusetts and westward pioneers, noting hardships and poverty his father faced in Kentucky. It highlights a lineage of pioneers guiding the nation, ending with Lincoln's assassination by a gunman compares to his grandfather killed by an Indian, as recounted in Helen Nicolay's The Boys Life of Abraham Lincoln in St. Nicholas.
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Lincoln’s early legal power shown in Sangamon river plea
Frederick Trevor Hill notes Lincoln’s public spirit and clear, concise argument on the Sangamon river project at age 24. The piece praises his practical vision for Sangamon county, his restraint amid laughable opposition, and his rare gift for legal statement and moral courage.
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