Abe Kelso Seeks Legislative Seat in Sangamon County
In a Kelso tavern gathering Abe Kelso announces his plan to run for the legislature. Harry Needles and Abe discuss politics and duty as Bim Kelso probes love, loyalty, and future paths while Abe volunteers for the Sangamon railroad and river improvements.
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Aby
Kelso
Harry Needles
Bim Kelso
Harry
St Louis
Bim
Abe
Offut
Old Cap'n Chase
Hillvola
Abdu
Samson
Sangamon County
Sangamon River
Sangamon
Black Hawk
Mississippi
Rock River
Reynolds
Sangamon Journal
Hichland
Sameon
Bim Keigo
Felds
Osiy
Cain
Captain Lincoln and the Escape of Slaves in 1860s
A fragmented report recalls Captain Lincoln aiding two enslaved people fleeing from Virginia to freedom. The text references events with Harry, Bim, and Taylor, describing pursuit by Armadurung forces and a dramatic confrontation involving a shot scene and pursuit toward the ban nm count Barn z.
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Veles
Finois
Ingara
Harry
Lincoln
Armatroung
Bim
Taylor
Ag Lovla
Han Pete
Srowen
Ty Traylor
Rankos
Abe and Harry In the Black Hawk War
Abe and Harry take part in a local clash framed as the Black Hawk War reenactment with community groups and a noted organizer directing events at the junction of Main and Oak. Local residents observed proceedings and cheered as participants enacted the skirmish.
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Abe
Henry Clay
Harry
Sarah
Joe
Betsey
Samson
Ralls
Alexander Ferguson
Ancient Crown of Lombards in Monza Church
The Lombard crown, kept at the Church of St John the Baptist in Monza, is a six piece reliquary adorned with 22 jewels 26 golden roses and 24 emeralds. Brought from Palestine by Empress Helena and given by Pope Gregory I to a Lombard princess. It was used to crown Lombard and German emperors Napoleon wore it in Milan in 1805. It was carried off by Austrians in 1860 but restored in 1808.
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St John the Baptist
Monza
Palestine
Helena
Gregory I
Monce
Fragmentary quote on discontent and remedy
The piece presents a Feltham reflection likening discontent to ink poured in water that clouds the fountain and distracts from the problem rather than its solution. It emphasizes preoccupation with evil and uncertainty over practical remedies.
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Feltham
625000 Bottles Sold in New York The Tan-Tac Rise
Tan-Tac sales in New York exceed a half million bottles in under a year. Gideon-Snow Company manager George B. Evans says state trade alone moves about 500000 yearly and may exceed 7000 bottles weekly if trends persist.
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New York
East
George B. Evans
Gideon-Snow Company
Albany
Buffalo
Rochester
Syracuse
Evans
No Change Hilinks Pursues Even Tenor of His Ways
Cartoon caption notes Hilinks continues in his habitual path with the same old financial borrowings. The gag implies a continued pattern of borrowing the same amount, underscoring a comical stubbornness and recurring refrain.
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