Missouri Debates on Compensation Law and State Reforms
In Jefferson City lawmakers clash over a proposed workers compensation bill deemed too costly by manufacturers who warn it could drive them out of business. The session also covers age of consent proposals, a public service commission act update, indeterminate permits for utilities, liquor regulation, and a push for railroad law revisions.
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Jefferson City
A. L. Cooper
Kansas City
Alroy Phillips
St. Louis
Kansasity
Charlies A. Houta
Lewis
Missouri
Cooper
Public Service Commission
Corn
Handolph
Wisconsin
Massachusetts
Indiana
Senate
Phelpa
Commission
Wal
Coinificaian
Supreme Court
Benator Anderson
Timeline of Abraham Lincoln and family milestones
A chronological list tracks Abraham Lincoln from birth in 1809 in Hardin County Kentucky to death in 1865, including moves, marriages, political rises, key offices, and major events such as the founding of the Republican Party, the 1860 election, Lincoln’s presidency, emancipation proclamation, re election, assassination by J Wilkes Booth, and interment in Springfield Illinois. The entries name Thomas Lincoln, Nancy Hanks Lincoln, Sally Bush Johnson, Mary Todd Lincoln, Robert Todd Lincoln, William Wallace Lincoln, Edward Baker Lincoln, and events across Kentucky Indiana Illinois and national politics.
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Thomas Lincoln
Nancy Hanks
Washington County
Kentucky
Abraham Lincoln
Hardin
la Rue
Spencer County
Indiana
Abraham
Nancy Hanks Lincoln
Thomase Lincoln
Sally Bush Johnson
Elizabethtown
Lincoln
Tolingis
Macon County
New Salem
Sangamon County
Anne Rutledge
Springfield
Harrison
Mary Todd
Robert Todd Lincoln
Congress
Edward Baker Lincoln
William Wallace Lincoln
Republican Party
Stephen A. Douglas
United States Senate
J. Wilkes Booth
Ill
Lincoln Death and Memorial Relics From Ford's Theatre
April 14 1885 report recalls Abraham Lincoln shot by John Wilkes Booth and died April 15 1865 at Ford's Theatre. The piece details Lincoln's birth dates places and lasting legacy and notes Osborn Oldroyd's collection of Lincoln relics including sermons portraits music books family Bible and original rail from the assassination site.
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Abraham Lincoln
John Wilkes Booth
Lincoln
Kentucky
Washington
Booth
Ford
Ford's
Laura Keene
Florence Trenchard
McVicker's Theater
Alay
William Petersen
Playhouse
Tenth Street
Ford Theater
Petersen
Osbornff Oldroyd
Elizabeth Porter Gould
Voung
The First American Lincoln Revered Across Nation
Whitman calls Lincoln the sweetest and wisest of his era and lands. Today he leads in a great Civil War and is loved by both South and North. Southern tributes rank among the noblest, for he belongs to the whole nation, the only man since Washington deserving that claim.
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Lowell
Lincoln
Whitman
Washington
Properly Baked Ham by Martha McCulloch
An old ham preparation method by Martha McCulloch describes soaking, parboiling, and slow baking with claret or cider. The process uses cloves, peppercorns, mace, paprika, sugar, and onion juice, followed by a wine soak and final glaze to tenderize and flavor the ham.
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Martha McCulloch
Epicures
Oyster cooking hints for open fire and chafing dish
The passage advises cooking oysters over open fire or fire steam to start cooking as heat hits the pan. It recommends using a chafing dish rather than a saucepan for better results and lists easily secured oyster varieties such as Saddle Rocks Rocks Rockaways Lyon Haven Mars Shrewsburys Tue Points Cotuits Lynnhavens Cape Cods Bustans Bay Norfolk Cape May Salts Cherry Stones Chincoteagues Oak Creeks.
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Rocks
Rockaways
Lyon Haven Mars
Shrewsburys
Tue Points
Cotuits
Lynnhavens
Cape Cods
Bustans Bay
Norfolk
Cape May
Chocolate Pancakes Dessert Recipe Card
Quick dessert mix two eggs yolks and whites with two heaping tablespoons sweetened chocolate and half cup milk and half cup flour. Fry like pancakes until brown, roll, place on hot platter, dust with powdered sugar and serve immediately.
Tagging the Piece Bag Technique Described
A Racine Journal item explains a method for organizing a piece bag by attaching the largest safety pin to the bag and pinning samples of every remnant to it. The reader is advised this saves time and shows at a glance what the bag contains.
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Eensth
Racine Journal
Cream Cheese Tarts For Delicate Pastry Treats
Cream cheese tarts prepared by filling pastry shells with a mix of cream cheese and cream, folded with currants. Stir in beaten eggs and sugar, bake about thirty minutes for a light sweet bite.
California Syrup of Figs Promoted for Children Health
A vintage advertisement touts California Syrup of Figs as a safe inside laxative for children and adults. It claims a teaspoonful cleanses the stomach and bowels, relieves feverish, irritable conditions, and prevents future sickness, urging mothers to keep a bottle on hand and to ask for the 66 cent bottle with directions printed on the label.
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California
Ares
Fragmentary exchange about post office and overdue check
A garbled dialogue fragment shows a speaker asking Miank to hurry to the post office to protest slow mail. The other cites a promised check that was due ten days ago and has not arrived yet.
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Miank
Hair or No Hair Promotes Cuticura for Scalp Health
An ad touts Cuticura Soap and Ointment for the scalp to clear dandruff irritation and encourage hair growth. Free samples offered by postcard request. Also contains a humorous anecdote about language learned from a merchant’s son, ending with a playful misstatement.
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Cuticura
Dept
Boston
Ady
His Mistake
A fragmented dialogue hints at marital strains over breakfast with distressed words about love and perception. The piece contrasts pessimistic musings with a stray story tone, reflecting uneasy domestic sentiment and miscommunication.
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John
Our National Disease Caused by Coffee
An Arkansas doctor cites coffee as the national malady indigestion and says Postum cured his dyspepsia boosting weight and health. He mentions a young woman who also improved after using Postum and notes two forms of Postum with brewing directions and pricing.
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Arkansas
Almens
Postum
Postum Co
Rattle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Also Mentioned on This Page
George SB. Mangold
School of Social Economy
Washington University
Mangold
General Assembly
Ted
Public Service Aided
Sarton County
Focal
Phelps
Senator Glick
Hart County
Deal
Executive Department
Charles M Hay
Callaway County
Cirys
Missour Deen
Gov. Major
San Francisco
St Louie
Kansas Civien
Benton
Senator Green
Kansas
Thomas Ho Henton
Anion Station Plaza
Ory
Central Hotel
Jegielature
House
Mitchell
Mt Vernon
Craig
State Board of Optometry
Lebbylats
Whitredge
Ste. Genevieve
Secretary of State
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