Lincoln's Melancholy and a Mother's Grief Echo
Background on Abraham Lincoln’s deep melancholy shaping his life and politics. Anecdotes from his grocery partner Uncle Billy Green about Lincoln’s sorrow for Ann Ratlidge. A Kentucky builder William Johnson praises Warner's Safe Cure in saving his daughter, linking worry to grave outcomes.
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Abraham ‘Lincoln
Lincoln
Salem
Billy Green
Tallula, DL
Sweet Ann Ratlidge
Ann
Billy
Abe
Bill
William Johnson
Corona
L. L
Warner
Irish Fun and Fancy on the Cloyne Road
A New York Tribune correspondent recalls a lively Irish journey to Cloyne, mixing humor from a Dublin carman named Jerry with locals’ tales. The stop features Cloyne’s round tower, Danes’ raids, Berkeley and Warburton, and legends of a spirit-built tower. The piece shifts to Russian illegitimacy crimes and a Warsaw midwife, then ends with a column urging boys to read real heroic literature over sensational novels.
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Ireland
Hiter
New York Tribune
Jerry
America
Dublin
Mr. Gladstone
Germany
New York
Brooklyn
Erin
Gladstone
Monsieur
Cloyne
Berkeley
Warburton
Tower of Babel
Rhode Island
Russia
Electric Railways and a Grand Step Forward in Speed
Professor Elihu Thompson argues that near future railways will run on electricity rather than steam. He predicts speeds up to 100 miles per hour, possibly 150, with stationary power and well designed electric locomotives to reduce weight and keep cars on track. He cites advantages of rotary motion over reciprocating steam engines and condensing water supply for efficiency. An Interesting Love Letter is quoted from Calvin E. Stowe praising Harriet Beecher Stowe and highlighting feminine perfection and restraint. He extols traits such as talent with little self conceit, reputation with modest affectation, and sweetness with restraint.
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St. Petersburg
Moscow
Skublinskaya
Society of Angels
Vilna
Russia
Ural Mountains
Earth
Elihu Thompson
Calvin E. Stowe
Harriet Beecher Stowe
A Modest Young Man From Georgia Spotlighted
A 21 year old youth near Vic in Irwin county Georgia is profiled as unusually temperate. He has never been intoxicated or spent more than a dime for drink and never used an oath or carried a pistol. He reportedly never parked more than one girl in pursuit of a romance.
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Vic
Irwin County
Georgia
The
Paris Figaro
Profit Sharing by Campbell's Creek Coal Company
The Campbell's Creek Coal Company in Kanawha Valley shares profits with workers. This year 4500 dollars will be distributed on September 20 in proportion to wages, averaging about 60 dollars per man. The firm also funds sick pay from dockage, and supports a private school fund for nine months of schooling.
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Campbell's Creek
Kanawha Valley
The Best Man in the World and Health Remedies
An earnest endorsement of health via stomach tonics like Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, arguing against stimulants and stressing digestive regulation. It lauds Kirkendall Jones & Co. for footwear, touts West superiority, and cites Kell Bay Bitters among familiar tonics. It references medical claims, testimonials, and advertising pitches for cures and products.
Go East on Union Pacific Overland Route Tickets On Sale
The Union Pacific offers daily service between Denver and St Louis in cooperation with the Wabash Ry. No change trains with free chair cars Pullman palace sleepers and diners. Tickets available at all stations. A small boy sharing cake hints at stronger bonds beyond brotherhood.
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Union Pacific Ry
Denver
St. Louis
Castoria Cures Chafing Ad From New York Company
An old advertisement notes Castoria as a cure for baby discomfort and chafing on children. It promotes Jazell's 13OS- DINE Nursery Powder as a remedy and claims easy growth of crops versus potatoes in New Hampshire. The text includes a mailing address and request for payment in stamps.
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Jazell
Lasel, Dalley & Co
New York
Quack Remedies and Promises Echo From Old Advertisements
A collage of sensational claims and product pitches from vintage ads notes Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup, Winslow's Soothing Syrup, Dobbins' Electric soap, Prickly As Burrs medicine, Bixby's blacking, and Chester Lamp Co. catalogs. It mocks dramatic testimonials, warns against flashy patent medicines, and urges readers to try Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery to purify blood, invigorate the liver, and prevent fevers.
Have You Ever Tried Them Shoes by Kirkendall Co
The ad promotes Kirkendall Jones and Co own make shoes and boots as the best value for money. It highlights the Prize Medal School Shoes praised for comfort and service, urging customers to examine them and compare price, quality, and fit for children.
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Kirkendall, Jones & Co
Omaha
Neb
Mississippi River
Pacific Coast
Harney St
Missouri
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Buironwin Fig Syrup CO
2ancusCo
CAL
Treasuky
Coorra
E Manna
Fort Maccs
Abeddieg
le Ower
Free S
Brough Manfg. Company
M State ST
Parker
DHN
H. Parker
Mans
Boston
Mass
Sumaer
Woonsocket
Srvice
PVARE
Carey Testes Co
Woonsocket Rub. Co
T. Felix Gouraud
Paue U
Otha
Sickhi Carters
Carter
Prickly Ash Bitters CO
Wolo Proprietors
ST. Louis, MO
Warsaw
Seral
Abbott
Recius
Darius the Ieat
Cambyses
Webster
Choate
Fred F. Foster
Harper's Young People
Electric Railways
I. d. Cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
F. J. Honey
cat&eTruax
Ohio
Walding
Sherman
Castoria
Dobbins
Electric
Birtess
Bixby's
Heaven
Love
Chester Lamp Co
Dr. Pierce
Sn. Ney
Iparietols
Ing Beature
Snyder
Lock Box
Chicago
Clark St. Chicago
BOY Direct
Ereeginins
Guns Sams
Ris
Segace
White & Wills
Mame
Cousby
Franklin
Pedine Co
Western Union Telegraph and Short Hand College Co
17Th Steel
Colo
Park How
N.Y
Annie
J. Verma
People's Supply
St Lake &T
Onicaga
Tin
Washington, D
Brangch
Clevela
Cleveland
Ately Cheaponsio Jorn W
Berlin
James Tanner
State St
West
Addres
Wepaverix
Dural
Eggleston Mfg, CO
Dearborn St
Uae
Real Economy
ELY Brothers
Warren
Tames
New Yorks
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