Lincoln Era Tales from Vergennes to New Salem
Samson and Sarah Traylor travel with two children from Vergennes Vermont to the Sangamon country in Illinois meeting John McNeil at Niagara Falls. They reach New Salem where Abe Lincoln, Jack Kelso and Bim greet them. Lincoln rails Armstrong and battles McNell. Traylor helps two escaped slaves. Biggs injures Traylor and pursues Bim as love interests unfold.
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Samson
Sarah Traylor
Josiah
Betsey
Vergennes
Land of Plenty
Minois
Niagara Falls
John McNeil
Sarah
Harry Needles
Traylors
New Salem
Illinois
Abe Lincoln
Jack Kelso
Bim
Lincoln
Bap McNell
Harry
McNell
Ann Rutledge
Ann
Traylor
St. Louis
Eliphalet Biggs
Biggs
Abe Lincoln Declares Candidacy in Sangamon County
In a Kelso dinner scene Abe Lincoln announces his bid for the state legislature. Harry Needles and Abe prepare for a volunteer company as Black Hawk threats rise, while personal tensions with Bim Kelso and Ann, and family concerns, frame a winter diary of hope and ambition.
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Abe
Kelso
Samson
Sangamon
Black Hawk
Mississippi
Rock River
Regon
Seice
Sangamon Journal
Harry ‘Needles
Richland
Bim Kelso
Harry
Ann
Apron as Ornament in Czech Village Dress
In Czech villages women wear aprons as outward show rather than labor symbols. Aprons are often heirlooms in green, gold, silver, pink, or blue against dark fabrics. Embroideries and ribbons enhance the look with white sleeves and black skirts completing the radiant street appearance.
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Czecho-Slovakia
Discontent as Ink in Water Distorts the Scene
Fragmentary lines compare discontent to ink poured into water, filling the scene with blackness and casting a shadow over perception. The text presents a cryptic, poetic image of impurity spreading through clarity.
Red Cross Ball Blue Laundry Advertisement
An old advertisement urges shoppers to use Red Cross Ball Blue to keep table linens white and sparkling. It promotes the product as reliable and available at all good grocers for five cents.
Workingmen and Accidents in Steel Plants
Analysis of United States Steel plant accidents shows only about 5 percent due to machinery. The rest relate to hand labor, with claim that half could be prevented by workers. Overall, 90 percent of 100 accidents might have been prevented by the victims themselves.
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United States
Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Hethery
Columbus
Ohio
M. J. Johnstone
Indianapolis
Indiana
United States Steel Corporation
Liberty and Sack of Rome Referenced in 455 AD
The Washington Post note questions liberty preservation in varying nations. It recalls Genseric’s 455 AD sack of Rome as a distant analogy for whether freedom remains intact under rulers and upheaval.
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Washington Post
Genseric
Rame
A Dubious Farewell in a Scottish Parish
A minister in a Scottish country parish bids farewell after accepting a wider post. An elderly parishioner laments the departure while he reassures, promising a better successor, and recounts worn boots from five prior ministers in a wry exchange sourced to London Answers.
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London
Prehistoric City Found Near Corinth and Mycenae
A prehistoric city dating to about 2000 B C has been unearthed by Professor Blegen of the American Archaeological School in Athens. The ruins lie between Corinth and Mycenae in southern Greece.
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Blegen
American Archaelogical School
Athens
Corinth
Mycenae
Greece
It's easy to be no fool and it's foolish to be easy
A concise maxim on prudence, contrasting ease with wisdom and warning against complacency in judgment. It evokes a proverbial tone about smart restraint and careful choices.
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Irving Bacheller
Captain Lincoln
Ene
Offut
Mole Hill
Old Cap'n
Nlinos
Henry Clay
Joe
Uarry
Alexander Fetanson
James Rutledge
Allen
Kelsos
Barry
Doctor Allen
America
Iman
Sangamon County
Iun
John McNe
Ir. Rutledge
Springfield
Globe Tavern
Abe and
Bayer
Dept. of Immigration and Colonization
Dominion of Canada
Stu
Theresak
Wwe
Sarkapen
All-Grocers
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