Found a Friend in Lincoln
Louis P. Bentley of Ludlow Kentucky recalls meeting Abraham Lincoln in 1858 after being down on his luck in Decatur Illinois. Lincoln offered help, brought him to Springfield, housed him, and arranged early work in the Illinois State Register printing office, enabling Bentley to resume his career and later settle in Ludlow.
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One Hundred and Thirty-seventh
Ohio Volunteer Infantry
Grant Hotel
Louis P. Bentley
Ludlow
Abraham Lincoln
Alexander Hill, Sr
J. Hill
Mr. Bentley
Oxelsby House
Stephen A. Douglas
Ilinois
Lincoln
Springfield
Douglas
Herndon
Tlinois State Register
Louis
Cincinnati
Bentley
Decatur
Lincoln's Emancipation Reply Framed by Humorous Hog Tale
The piece recounts Lincoln's famed River Queen interview with Seward and the Confederate peace commission. It notes the Southern argument on emancipation, then Lincoln’s witty retort about hogs and a field of potatoes, illustrating the line root, hog, or die. The anecdote captures the era's rhetoric and Lincoln's skill in shaping public discourse.
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Lincoln
Hampton Roads
Seward
Minois
Case
Lincoln in His Prime Sketch From Photo
Lincoln at about forty is captured with a keen shrewd kindly expression in the eyes and mouth. The portrayal emphasizes his tenacious directness and strong profile in a stark early portrait.
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Lincoln
Humorous Lincoln Anecdote From Grim Lodgings
A Chicago veteran recalls Lincolns hard lodging days in taverns with judges and lawyers sleeping two or three in a bed. After a wretched night he reads a no smoking sign and, grimly, writes beneath it The fleas dont whet to mock the discomfort.
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Linco
Chicago
Pittsburg
Lincoln legends about omens and visions from biographer
The piece recounts Noah Brooks and others noting Lincoln as superstitious. It cites tales from Lincoln’s youth, a 1831 Louisiana episode with a fortune teller, and a 1860 election vision reflected in a mirror. It also mentions a 1845 cabinet meeting dream and Mrs Lincoln’s belief in omens.
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Lincoln
Noah Brooks
New Orleans
Dennis Hanks
Denton Offtutt
Brooks
Lulsiana
Thrilling Rescue On Northumberland Line
In Cambers Northumberland a child wandered onto the rail line as a goods train approached. Fireman Coombes sprang onto the engine buffer, hooked the child with his legs and carried them to safety as the train slowed.
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Cambers
Northumberland
North Eastern Railway
Coombes
Almost Lost His Life to a Merciless Storm
Mason Michigan resident S A Stid recounts nearly contracting pneumonia after a severe storm exposure. He credits Dr King’s New Discovery with easing chest pains and curing his cold after two bottles. A safe, reliable remedy for coughs and lung threats. price one dollar. trial bottle free. Sold by Wheaton & Sons, Rhodes Drug Store, and Rexall Drug Store.
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S. A. Stid
Mason
Mich
Dr. King
Price Co
Wheaton & Sons
Rhodes Drug Store
Rexall Drag Store
The Missing Link Exhibit in London 1762
A London Daily Advertiser note from June 4 1762 advertises public inspection of an Ethiopian savage at a room opposite the Age Inn near Westminster Bridge. Priced at one shilling, the report claims the figure is a unique species linking human and brute creation, described as England’s greatest curiosity.
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Age Inn
Burrey
Weaetminster Bridge
Europe
England
London Daily Advertiser
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Heals Tom Moore’s Instep Sore
Tom Moore of Cochran Ga credits Bucklen’s Arnica Salve with curing a stubborn instep sore that resisted other treatments. The notice promotes the salve as a healer for running sores ulcers boils burns cuts bruises eczema or piles and lists local drugstores Wheaton & Sons Rhodes Drug Store and Rexall Drug Store offering it for 25 cents.
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Tom Moore
Cochran
Wheaton & Sons
Rhodes Drug Store
Rexall Drug Store
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Crandell & Scott
Undertakers
Alma. Mich
Alma Record
Eveyone
Itr
L. M. Perrigo
Union Depot
Mechanic St
Srl
HALA
Philadelphia
Fortune
Alma State Savings Bank
Alma
Michigan
WM. A. Bahlee
H. C. Moore
Jotham Allen
R.L. Anderson
Ass't Cashier
Sharrar & Moore
New School House
Perou H Alma
Drag Tau
Quick Salle, Sharrar & Moore
Lam
Forest Hill
J. E. Wilke
Union Phone
Chas. F. Gossett
Bell Phone
Alma Mich
George Sandell
Ellwell, Michigan
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