Abe Lincoln in New Salem Summer of 1834
Abe Lincoln faces debt and opportunity as he plans study while working with Samson and Harry Needles. Ann Rutledge confesses love but fears a looming breach as Abe confronts rumors about John McNeil and a hidden past. Messages, marriage plans, and community debate shape his path.
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Abe
Traylors
Sarah
Samson
Jing
Eliphalet Biggs
Sire
John Barleycorn
America
Wote
Isaiah
Harry
Pappsville
Langemon County
New Salem
Ann Rutledge
Ann
John McNeil
Trishman
Frank
Jack Kelso
Shiume
Harry Needles
McNeil
McNamar
John
Springfield
Samson Traylor
Kelso
Abe and Harry Seek New Salem Tailoring in Springfield
Abe and Harry travel from New Salem to Springfield to secure clothing funds for Abe. They meet Eli Fredenberg in New Salem and pick a blue jeans suit, hoping to present themselves as respectable yet in debt. Eli hints at gossip about Bim Kelso and Mr Biggs, while Abe worries over the girl’s troubles and conspires to keep matters quiet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abe
New Salem
Marseilles
Eli
Peter’s Bluff
Clary’s Grove
Beardstown
Fredenberg
Sone
Emporitum
Fredenhberg
Abrahaim Lincoln
Messares
Kelso
St. Louis
Paris
Mr. Biggs
Ahe
Rutledge
Livestock Pasture Study Shows High Sheep Grazing Yield in Maryland
An 80 acre USDA field in Maryland tested temporary pastures for sheep carrying capacity. Average grazing per acre equaled 505 days for a mature ewe, roughly two sheep per acre for 250 days. Spring and fall crops, including soybeans, oats, peas, and wheat, supported milk, lamb growth, and breeding readiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Maryland
Scientist Adopts Phonetic Spelling Inkan Translation
A university professor now a noted scientist publishes a volume from the anthropology department translating a Kerchi legend of Guatemala. The work shows phonetic spellings like Tliz hair witz stillhick and Some paragrafs or hiz own wer dropt, reflecting the author Rob ert Burkitt an Englishman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthropological Department
The
University Museum
beenUitz
Guatemala
Robert Burkitt
To Make a Cashmere Shawl
Three men take six months to craft a cashmere shawl using ten goats fleeces in total.
Types of baby beef cows for efficient production
Guidelines for selecting cows for baby beef stress three core factors. Emphasizes beef blood crosses over purebreds, thrifty cows 900 pounds plus, and frame size guiding choice. Also notes milk production, constitution, uniformity, color and early maturity as considerations.
Young Girl Finds Relief From Irregular Periods
Evansville Indiana teen recounts relief from irregular periods using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She describes back pain cramps drowsiness and headaches and urges others, especially factory workers, to try the remedy.
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Evansville
Ind
Lydia E. Pinkham
StTetta Sryx- Wiler
Second St
Indiana
Miss Linxwiler
Lydia EB Pinkham
Racial population figures before the war
A broad view of global racial maps shows 550 million whites versus 1.15 billion colored people, meaning colored races outnumber whites by more than two to one among 1.7 billion humans.
Cuticura products advertised for baby rashes
Advertisement touts Cuticura Soap for soothing itchy baby rashes followed by Cuticura Ointment applications. A final dusting of Cuticura Talcum is suggested for fragrance and finishing touch. Priced at 25c each, offered everywhere.
Ancient Jerusalem cisterns enlarged for water supply
The 2000 year old reservoir built by Frontius Pilate 2,000 years ago near Jerusalem has been enlarged to hold 5,000,000 gallons. Previously the city relied on local rafim fall for water and many cisterns had not been cleaned for a century.
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Frontius Pilate
Jerusalem
Holy City
Handkerchief care advice prompts ad note
A brief advertisement style line advises washing children's handkerchiefs with good soap and water. It mentions a blue tint from Red Cross and describes the item as hopelessly wrinkled when dry.
Prisoner Offered Signature Forgery Skill
In Pearson's Weekly a governor assigns a forger to work. The prisoner boasts he can forge official papers after a week of practice on the governor's signature.
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Pearson’s Weekly
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Bill Berry
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Department of Agriculture
Jerusalem Cisternis
Bright’s
Doan
Henry P. Moore
Jonesboro
Larly
Foster-Milburn CO
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Durham
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