Abraham Lincoln and Mary Owens Love Letter Revealed
A letter from 1837 shows Abraham Lincoln courting Mary Owens and proposing marriage while Owens’ brother notes their engagement never occurred. B R Wingvarp Jr. details his mother’s view and Lincoln’s earnest, candid appeals, including a May 7 1837 missive and later August 7 1837 notes.
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Eprron
Joquin Gizerre
Appitara
Decan
Abraham Difcoln
Thaurttete
W. G. Greene
Mr Lingoly
Owens
Greene
Missy Owens
Amily
Igr
Heleret Saul
Lincola
Lincoln
T Lingeln
Mary Owens
Ajfrannessi
Springfield
Mary Owen
Lee U
Frente
Brain and Nerve. Wells' Health Renewer Promoted
An advertisement claims Wells' Health Renewer is the greatest remedy on earth for impotence, languor, and debility, urging readers to stop at Depot-Richards & Sohrbeck in Moline for purchase.
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Richards & Sohrbeck
Moline
Electric devices advertised to cure nervous debility in Chicago
Wacser NX Co on Michigan avenue and Jackson Street Chicago offer to send electric delta bands for examination and trial free before purchase. Claimed invention of Dr D 4 doy of University of Michigan, touted as only devices built on patentable principles for curing diseases. See their advertisement in the paper.
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Wacser
NX Co
Michigan Avenue
Jackson Strvet
Chicago
Dr D 4 Doy
University of Michigan
Form of the Lightning-Rod Debates Conductor Shape
W H Preece confirms that rod cross section governs lightning conductors, not surface extent. Experiments using copper and lead rods of equal mass found identical heating and arcing, refuting surface theories and supporting a simple rod or wire rope as the best conductor.
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W. H Preece
Faraday
Henry
Preece
Germantown
Malt Bitters touted as best medicine in town
Choice extracts advertise Malt Bitters praising its value for matt hops calisaya and iron. They claim Our lady customers highly praise them and physicians prescribe them in this town. The longest bottle and best medicine and best blood purifier on our shelves. Our best people take Malt Bitters and it is a sure cure for chills and liver diseases.
Trifles That Shaped Great World Events
The essay contends minor occurrences and chance errors shaped history. It recounts Columbus and Bartolomeo’s voyage delays, pirates, royal finances, and a near miss in securing support for exploration that led to Spain’s rise and European power.
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M. Fournier
Lord Boconsfield
Athey
Tre
Spats
New World
Europe
Columbus
Thesa
Bartolomeo
Henry VII
England
London
Ferdinand and Isabella
Perez de Marchena
Diego
Bartolémeo
Mangatory
Folly and Fortune Shape Nations Through Small Causes
The article argues small accidents and personal choices altered world history. It cites Napoleon, Moltke, Louis XV, Catherine II, and others, noting how shifting loyalties, misread maps, or chance events redirected empires and diplomacy. It links literary and artistic destinies to偶偶 chance, from Descartes to Shakespeare and Loyola, shaping culture and civilization.
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Buconos Ayres
Napoleon
Europe
South America
Bonaparte
Louis Capet
von Moltke
Moltke
Russia
Sadowa
Sedan
Louis VII
Frederick the Great
Elizabeth Petrovna
Prussia
Catharine II
Rotsdam
Elizabeth
Louis Phillippe
Lone Star
Texas
United States
Malacca
Java
Oregon
Lord Beaconsfield
Malebranche
Descartes
Cowley
Spencer
Joshua Reynolds
Richardson
Shakespeare
Corneille
Molisse
Radley
Montrose
Balboa
Pacific
Hispanicolm
Encisco
Cortez
Salamanca
Charles V
Ignatius Loyola
Order of Jesuits
How to Get Healthy Aged Advice and Hair Balsam Notice
Exhortation on avoiding sickness through rest, balance, and prudent restraint follows a critique of excessive remedies. The column notes Bitters as the cure phrase and references Parker's Hair Balsam promising hair fullness and purity as a sought solution.
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Flop Bitters
Express
Humors Of The Day And The Turkey Verses
A collection of humorous sketches and verses. Jokes about a Black subject and the coal question, a teasing rhyme about autumn leaves, and a child asking about chin whiskers. A funeral text misread as a boy repeats a biblical line. A parish quip about hymns and a satirical turkey poem ends the page.
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Alice
Mamma
Peter
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Lary
Cas
Rudit
Hun
B. R. Wingyvarp Sr
Joseri, Mo
Parker
Turkey
Gene x
Renee
Cy &C
TON
I. D
Brooklyn
Westervelt
M. I
Nashville
Auab Ap Pond
Ben
Saxtt
Pond’s Extract Co
New York
DR. Clarkinson
Joo Intian
Frora
Clay Co
Tl. T
Clark Johnson
Robert Gray
Miss Brown
Druccists SI Sellit
West 3Rd
St., N.Y. City
Pat
Amiment Médical
Rogers
Icitrate OF
Magnesia
Moline Wagon Co
Illinois
Moline Plow CO
Moline, Ill
Moline Plow Company
WM. Clendenin
Western Cottage
Mendota
Anknomenae
Capetendes
A. Im
Hubbard
Winois
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