Abraham Lincoln in the 1850s Political Arena
A detailed portrait of Lincoln as a surveyor and young lawyer in Illinois in the 1830s and 1840s. It covers his campaign methods, tariff jokes, postmaster duties at New Salem, early legal work, and friendships with John T. Stuart and others, leading to his rise to national prominence.
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Abraham Lincoln
Illinois and Michigan
Lincoln
New Salem
Berry
Picayune’s
Bill
Picayune
Edward D. Baker
E. D. Taylor
Kyle’s
Johnston
Kentucky
Johns
Massa
Springfield
Petersburg
Bill Greene
Mary Owens
Anne Rutledge
Armstrongs
Greenes
Grahams
Joshua I. Speed
William Butler
John T. Stuart
Stuart
Congress
Washington
Batt
NEW York Weekly Tribune
Average Man Philosophy and Victorian Advertorial Fragments
A Chicago Record excerpt argues the virtue of the average man across clothing fit, intellect, and morality, praising unobtrusive balance over genius. It contrasts practical mass production with individual fit and cites later literary fragments and medical ads as a collage of period concerns.
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Chicago
Shrewd Johnson remark on limits of ambition
The Saturday Review cites Dr. Johnson noting that small acts done exceptionally well deter broader aims and that had he mastered the violin he would not have written his dictionary.
Lopez de Vega Works and Elusive Wordplay
A note on Lopez de Vega describing him as eccentric and prolific writer with five novels where each title omits specific vowels. The text then quotes Seneca on human fortune and virtue and Richter on divine name sown in stars and flowers.
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Lopez de Vega
Richter
An artist adviser and a generous gesture echoed in art lore
The note recalls Sir Frederick Leighton's practice of encouraging a struggling painter with a 250 gift, saying the recipient might rival him one day. It parallels Joseph Gillott's famous Turner visit, where Gillott jokes about swapping pictures for Turner by revealing Bank of England notes and claiming he draws.
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Frederick Leighton
Joseph Gillott
Penman
Turner
Gillett
Bank of England
Shipbuilder decries local schooling on geology
A Bath shipbuilder laments spending 30 000 yearly on schools yet graduates lack geology knowledge to select suitable rocks for building. The remark appears in the Lewiston Journal highlighting a demand for practical geological education.
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Bath
Lewiston Journal
Bicyclists recall old habit before adopting a wheel
A New York Tribune quip contrasts two bicyclists discussing crossing danger and past habit. The secretary bird is noted for using one wing as a shield and the other as a club in hunting venomous snakes.
Study Keeps Away Life’s Burdens and Fatigue
A Seneca adage urging devoted study to avoid life’s irritations. It promises relief from fatigue, night’s approach, and the burden of personal weariness, framing study as a path to contentment and less social irritation. It presents study as a personal refuge and social ease.
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Seneca
First English viscount titled in 1440 John Beaumont
The title viscount stems from French origins and was long used in France before England. The first English viscount was John Beaumont, who received the title in 1440.
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England
John Beaumont
Discovery Saved His Life Says Bea Versville Druggist
Dr. G Caillouette of BeaVersville Illinois credits Dr Kings New Discovery with saving his life after la grippe left him told he could not live. He began using the remedy from a store bottle and after three bottles regained health. A free trial bottle is offered at J H Bacher Co drug store.
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J. H. Bacher &Co
DeWitt’s Colic & Cholera Cure Promises Quick Relief
A brief Omaha era note urges mothers to keep DeWitt’s Colic and Cholera cure on hand to avert summer bowel troubles. It claims instant relief for cramps bilious colic dysentery and diarrhea. The ad references the Atchison Globe and cautions about child mortality in hot months.
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J. H. Bacher & Co
Echo Asteroid Measures 17 Miles Across
Astronomers record Echo as a small asteroid with a diameter of about 17 miles. The finding highlights tiny bodies in the solar system and adds to catalogued near Earth objects.
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Echo
Dr Hand Teething Lotion Gains Public Favor
Springfield Ohio May 9 1892 a reader praises Dr Hand's Teething Lotion saying it relieves gum pain and swelling as an external harmless remedy for children Mrs Jud son Buynton cites satisfaction with Dr Hand's remedies sold by druggists at 25 cents The note also mentions DeWitt's Little Early Risers a liver pill and a Baltimore street lamp history in 1816.
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Springfield
Dr. Hand
One Minute Cough Cure Thwarts Spring Skepticism
An old proverb-like note claims one swallow of One Minute Cough Cure brings relief and jokes that Pliny described a steamboat in 80 A D as a boat driven by a pot of hot water and wheels, highlighting period whimsy about invention.
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Pliny
Electric Bitters Offered as Cure for Headaches
Remedy claims permanent relief for all headaches and habitual sick headaches. It also purports to cure chronic constipation by toning the bowels. Available in large bottles for 50 cents at J. H. Bacher & Co's drug store.
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J. H. Bacher & Co
One Minute Cough Cure Praise From Mrs DeYoung
Mrs R DeYoung of Middleburg Iowa writes that One Minute Cough Cure has been the quickest acting and most satisfactory cough remedy she has used for six years for herself and her children, as sold by J H Bacher & Co.
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Montrells State Bank
National Bank
Farwell
F. M. Dicks
H. M. Carpenter
D. E. Pond
Notary Public
North America
Hartford
North British and Mercantile
Pennsylvania
New York
Monticello
Jones County
Bateman & Laing
Eagle Drug Store
A Kempf
Deutsche Apotheke
Plush Goode
ELC
Illinois
Esty
Jesse W. Weir
Herndon
Life of
Poey
American Press Associaton
Sangamon Journal
The
State Register
Sprinoriun
Henry
Con
Gress
William
Louis W. Chandler
Christian County
Overton Williams
Chandler
A. Linco
Coles County
James Gill
Thomas Lincoln
Gill
Abe
Father
John Rogers
Rogers
Charleston
Mexico
Stephen A. Douglas
Union
United States
Old Trim
Coleridge
Cain
Ladie
Christabel
Charles Lamb
Manning
China
Mary
Martin Burney
Godwin
Wordsworth
Col
Blackwood's
DeWitt
J.H. Bacher
Li Hung Chang
de Witt
Haller
Culy
Julia Camp
Iowa
A. L. Wooster
Osseo
Mich
J. H., Bacher & Co
Boston
New York Tribune
Majestic Ince
Majestic
Eastwood & Chase
United State
Geo. W. Best
Tribune
New York City
New York Weekly Tribunee
Los
Undertaker
Job
Harlem
Baltimore
That
City
Buckien
Arnica
Illinois Cental B. E
Homeseekers
Oairo
Illinoils Central
Yazoo
Mississippi Valley
Memphis
New Orleans
Towa
Alden
Sioux City
Iowa Falls
Cairo
Southern Homeseeker's Guide
Manchester
Yazoo Valley
Mississippi
E. P, Skene
R. RK
Focal Ticket
Merry
Lown
Tom
Illinois Central Excursion
Chautauqua Assembly
Waterloo
National Educational Associati
Democratic National Convent
Cucago, Inn
International Christian Endeay
Washington, D. C
Epworth League Assembly
Storm Lake
Baptist Young People’s Cal
Milwaukee
Graf Army of the Republic
St. Pau
Mann
Epworth Leaguers
Chris Endeavors
Dunka Grand Army
Illinois C Tral Railroad
A.g.pla
ST. P
Baticello
Omaha
Cedar Rapids
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Davenport
Farley
Ceee
Calmar
Oxford Junction
Ls May & CO
Tibe
Asurnn & CO. Fatent
Neya
Washin D. C
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