Lincoln's tenderness and wit shine in wartime anecdotes
The Springfield Republic recounts Abraham Lincoln as tender to others and wary of rebellion, noting his justice and humanity. Anecdotes describe him saving soldiers with a single stroke of pen, signing compassionate commands, and using irony in discussions on religion and emancipation. Lincoln's decisive leadership led to issuing emancipation after McClellan's delay.
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Mr. Lincoln
Springfield Repub- West
Humanity
Gen. Blair
Richard Vaux
Lincoln
McClellan
Frank Blair
McClelan
Gen. McClellan
President
Washington and Lincoln in American history analysis
A reflection on George Washington and Abraham Lincoln as the pillars of the United States, contrasting Washington's creation of a new government with Lincoln's preservation of the Union and the pursuit of a new birth of freedom. The piece recounts Lincoln's kindness in a Civil War era charm, notably aiding a widow by securing the release of her two sons.
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McClellan
Atail
Gen. Blair
Harrison
Washington
Lincoln
Frank
England
America
Thit
Rom
Harper's Round Table
Hobart Reflects On Writing Versus Speaking
The late Vice-President Garret A Hobart enjoyed informal banter with people and reporters. He valued the freedom and ease with which writers conveyed ideas, deeming writing a greater art than speaking and noting teachers can be more critical than audiences.
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Hobart
Newspaper
Mane
Garret A. Hobart
Mon
New Cavalry Fodder to Be Item in Army Costs
The text notes fodder for cavalry horses will in the future be an expense item for maintaining the army bound for the Philippines. The statement identifies a shift in budgeting for military sustenance and logistic needs.
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Philippines
Seventy-Six and the Violets at Seventeenth Street Store
A Chicago department store cash girl nicknamed Seventy-six saves from wages to buy a bouquet of violets for a coworker, dreams of romance, and faces fallout when a big flower order for her leads to suspicion. The misunderstanding ends with her dismissal, and the bouquet becomes a symbol of her fallen chance at “Miss Magee’s fellow.”
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Chicago
Seventy-six
Hind
Miss Mages
West Twelfth Street
Arora
Dri
Minn Magee
Wabash Avenue
Twelfth Street
Mr. Johnson
Hill Day
Sevantyeaix
Sid
Luy
Wes
Gale
Valentines at the fourteenth in old time style revived
Old valentines fade away yet a revival mode appears for the fourteenth. Dinners, luncheons, teas and dances feature heart designs with Cupid motifs and pink decorations. Tables hold heart dishes, heart shaped bonbons, and menus in heart shapes as guests match verses for partners.
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Catillon
Cupid
Mangled OCR Note from Local Column
Fragmentary OCR text shows garbled names and phrases likely from a local column or note. It mentions a person named Dorom and a figure 119 and a phrase about pay or poll. The readable bits are insufficient for a precise report.
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Abraham Lincoln
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Hallow
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Eincounds
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Kentucky
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