Lincoln City and the Early Home of Abraham Lincoln
The St. Louis Globe-Democrat columnist surveys Lincoln City Indiana where Lincoln spent his boyhood from age seven to twenty one. It portrays harsh frontier life including Nancy Hanks Lincoln, Sally Bush Johnston, and Thomas Lincoln, noting poverty, struggle, and the family’s rough upbringing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham Lincoln
K. I. Lewis
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Lincoln
Lincoln City
Ind
Spencer County
Ovenut
Indiana
Nancy Planks
Sally Bush
Guiding Angel
Thomas Linevin
Nancy Hanks Lincoln
Nanes Thanks
Abraham
Wren
Big
Nancy
Maney
Sally
Thuns
Abe
Elberisa
Tess
Ence
Che Kaward
Willeh
Lineain
Diliweis
Fores
Thomas
Linneweth
Bert
Mississippi
New Orleans
Hlere
Bald Cupid Carves Out The Valentine Market
A humorous Globe-Democrat verse satirizes a self styled Cupid driving an automobile to woo and sell rides on Valentine’s Day. The poem pokes fun at commercial romance and a Santa Claus figure observing the changing holiday by grinning at the shift to a mobile love market.
Curious Old Valentine Traditions in Birds and Humans
An 18th or earlier style meditation on St. Valentine’s day shaping mating in birds and literature. It cites Shakespeare, Chaucer, Donne, and ancient English custom where families and children decorate with holly and lovers’ knots and parade to celebrate Valentine.
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Shakspeare
Theseus
Chaucer
Dr. Donne
Sc. Valentine
Vail
Valentine
St. Valentine
England
The Golfer's Valentine
A playful verse from Harper's Monthly about love and golf. The speaker blends affection with golf terms, imagining Phyllis as a caddy and dreaming of shared play. The poem rides wordplay on stymies, frowns, and “green” life, ending with a light note of joining the priest to play a round.
Lincoln refuses case offers dubious merit in old letter
Lawyer Lincoln writes to a man offering a questionable case that could divide a neighborhood and harm a widow and six orphans to secure $600. He declines the case and instead offers blunt career guidance, urging the man to earn money honestly in another way.
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Lincoln
Woman’s misfired French leads to costly kitchen remodel
A New York woman, confident in her French, plans home improvements with a carpenter. After completion the bill skyrockets and, in a bid to protest, her awkward English quip about affection surfaces, revealing a language mishap rather than a dispute over prices. The tale highlights miscommunication in a summer project.
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New York
Strong Endorsement for Doda Kidney Pills in Vernon County
Samuel S. Hook, a well respected Star resident, gives a hearty recommendation for Dodd's Kidney Pills. He cites personal kidney disease relief and widespread good results among friends, praising the remedy as especially effective for kidney complaints. His endorsement carries significant influence in Vernon County.
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Star
Wis
Samuel S. Hook
Doda
Efe
Dodd
Sam
Ali
Hook
Vernon County
Night Kiss Ends Quietly in Philadelphia Dress
A whispered line From AL M speaks of devotion as a kiss ends. A voice from the stairway calls to extinguish the light, setting a mood of intimate tension in Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
Warm Weather Arrangements and Odd Local Talk
Fragmentary text shows whimsical dialogue and unclear context about travel or plans. Names and specifics are unreadable, but the tone hints at casual talk during warm weather and travel decision chatter. No clear incident, date, or location available.
Testimonial for St Jacobs Oil A Rheumatism Sufferer Attests
Whis of Landsdown Terrace Calne Wis describes twenty years of rheumatic trouble and six rheumatic fever episodes. He credits St Jacobs Oil with immediate pain relief and notes several cured cases including toothache faceache and sore throat. He endorses the product and its pain killing effects.
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Landsdown Terrace
Calne
Wis
St. Jacobs
St. Jacobs Gil
A Reason Worth Thinking About
A girl from a crowded tenement praises a new teacher as a perfect lady after two days. The child explains politeness comes from her influence. Fox hounds prove fast in a recent trial, beating a thoroughbred horse over four miles in six and a half minutes.
Garfield Tea Co Advertises Health Potions and Miscellany
An old ad copy touts Lane's Family Medicine for daily bowel health and liver and kidney relief. It promotes cures for headaches with prices 25 and 50 cents and markets Garfield Tea and Weadache Powders from Garfield Tea Co in Brooklyn. The fragment mentions Asia’s size and a homily urging heirs over stewards with a Mrs. Austin reference.
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Lane
Testimonial for Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
Miss Marion Cunningham of Emporia Kansas lauds Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for curing her three year womb related troubles and urges others to write for advice. The letter promises publication with her picture and warns of a 5000 dollar forfeit if not genuine.
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Marion Cunningham
Young Woman’s Club of
Emporia
Kans
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs. Pinkham
Lydia E
Manion
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AL M
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