Lincoln the Legislator and Early Illinois Career
A rediscovered 1840 Illinois House resolution shows Abraham Lincoln backing education exams for teachers and withholding public funds from unqualified applicants. It traces his 1832 New Salem candidacy, first campaign speech, a brief military captaincy, and rises through Sangamon County to the Long Nine group and the move of Illinois capital to Springfield.
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Douglas
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Hinnis State
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Shore
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United States
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Offutt
Sangamon County
Andrew Jackson
Ilinois
Reynolds
Miinois
Black Hawk
Mississippi
Pappsville
Springield
Sam
Tam
Trained in Etiquette Lincoln's Early Indiana School
The second Indiana school Abraham Lincoln attended was run by Andrew Crawford, who taught manners and proper entry to rooms. The Deadorn Independent notes Lincoln grew tall and awkward, reaching six feet three and a half inches before seventeen. A bronze statue by Lorindo Taft for Urbana Champaign shows Lincoln pleading a case, unveiled near the courthouse.
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Abraham Tiscoln
Indiana
Andrew Crawford
Lincolns
Crawford
William E Barton
Lincoln
Ile
Lorndo Taft
Urbana
Champaign
Ill
Twin Cities
Strong and Vigorous but Slow in Movement
The subject was described as strong and vigorous yet slow in movement, a concise observation noting robust condition but reduced mobility.
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Pounds
OWA Surveyors Line Highway 3 Across Page County
Surveyors line up highway 3 across Page county preliminary to paving early next spring. Hawley Drug of Clarinda buys Rexall in Bedford. Clarinda Country Club buys Roy Matthews four acre grove adjoining club grounds for picnics. Holdings now 42 acres. Eight hundred Drake University students last year earned 225414.58 from work. 286 earned for board and room. Carson State Bank depositors to receive 15 percent more. District court in Ayong orders. Depositors already paid 20 percent. Waterloo Mason City Cedar Rapids push for air mail route Minneapolis to Maline via Iowa cities. Aviations boosters meet in Altoona. Mrs. M Keeney of Sions City, 47, seeks husband for care of mother and brother with two thousand dollars advance. Washburn Penrod Walnut and Veneer rep from Kansas City buys Sorensen farm trees for veneers. Hughes wholesale warehouse in Red Oak closed. branch moved to Omaha. J Hughes to push Red and Winter chain stores. E L Hill master farmer of 1927 emphasizes home environment in rural life. 730 acres in Dallas County. diversified farming and cattle and hogs. Machines handle 2400 eggs at Glenwood hatchery. Manilla council considers paving residence blocks. petitions urged. Iowa Public Service gains 25 year electric franchise in Carroll. Ruth Kreuger of Keokuk wins 375 first prize in statewide high school essay contest on life insurance and college education. Beatrice Layworth second. May Kinnge third.
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Page County
Hawley Drug Company
Clarinda
Rexall
Bedford
University Employment Bureau
Carson State Bank
State Banking Department
Mre
District Court
Ayong
Waterloo
Mason City
Cedar Rapids
Washington
Post Ofice Department
Minneapolis
Maline
de Thyée
Iowa
Lowa
Alasoa City
M. Keeney
Sions City
Washburn- Penroad Walnut and Veneer Company
Kansas City
Harlan
Peter Sorensen
Sorensen
Hughes Wholesale Grocery
Red Oak
Omaha
Robert. .Hughes
Mr. Hill
Hill
Corn Bell Meat Producers’ Association
Glenwood
C. R. Bloom
Manilla
Ruth Kreuger
Keokuk
Iowa Federation of Women’s Clubs
Beatrice Layworth
Des Moines
May Kinnge
Stacyville
Iowa highway contracts total over two million dollars
Iowa state highway commission awarded major contracts in the year’s first letting. Paving 73.22 miles across Chicksaw, Johnson, Jasper, Lee, Page and Poweshiek counties totals 2,025,325.64 with other awards for bridges, culverts, and a large primary road project in Page County.
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State Highway Commission
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Jasper
Lee
Page
Poweshiek
Delaware
Fremont
Iowa
Marion
Union
Warren
Page County
Johnson, Drake and Piper Company
Minneapolis
S. No
Powesbiek County
Wiliam Horrabin Construction Company
Iowa City
Ladie E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Claims Health Help
A flood of letters from grateful women across the country touts Ladie E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as restoring health to overworked women. Testimonials describe relief from long illness, enabling housework and daily tasks, with encouragement to others seeking better health.
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Mas
Berraa Mracean
Ave
Lansing
Mich
E. Pinkham
Ketchikan
Alaska
Michigan
Maine
Oregon
Connecticut
California
Ladie B. Pinkham
Noted French Rheumatism Prescription Offered Free
Paul Case of Brockton Massachusetts claims to have obtained a famous French remedy for rheumatism and neuritis while in France with the Americas aAmny. He states the prescription cost him nothing and offers to mail it to interested readers if they send their address by postal.
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France
Americas
aAmny
Paul Case
Brockton
Mass
Canada to Introduce Two Thousand Reindeer in Northwest Park
A. E. and R. T. Porslid report favorable conditions in the Markenzie district as two thousand reindeer will be introduced into a park. This follows the Dominion government’s successful buffalo transfer to Wainwright park and aims to conserve northern wildlife.
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Canada
Markenzie
Northwest Territories
A. E
R. T. Porslid
Arctic
Dominion
Buffalo
Wainwright Park
Yellowstone River Name Origin Traced to French Trappers
French trappers named the Yellowstone River for the yellow hue of the volcanic rock along its course. The toponym reflects early exploration impressions and regional geology observed during fur trapping days.
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Yellowstone River
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