Lincoln birthplace memories revive through Indiana journey
A recount of Abraham Lincoln's early life, birthplace in Kentucky's La Rue/Hardin counties, and years in Indiana from 1816 onward. It notes the Boonville court site, the pioneer cabin, his youth as a neighborly figure, and a Dale picnic visiting Lincoln landmarks with relics and a lithic memory at Lincoln Farm.
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Abraham Lincoln
Kentucky
Indiana
Illinois
Lincoln
Hardin County
la Rue County
Spencer County
Warrick County
Lincolns
Thomas Lincoln
Abe
Dale
Lincoln City
Lincoln Farm
Boonville
Nancy Hanks Lincoln
Gabriel Med
State Need to Patronize Home Industries Urged
Government bulletins on the 1905 census show vast US manufacturing output with New York leading in capital invested and product value. The piece argues that town improvement boosts land values and stresses using locally manufactured goods to strengthen state economies and sustain livelihoods.
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Department of Labor and Commerce
Industry and Manufactures
United States
New York
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Massachusetts
United Kingdom
Germany
France
The
Potomac
Ohio
Mississippi River
New England
Middle States
Maryland
Indiana
Michigan
Wisconsin
Union
William McKinley
West
Envy and snobbery in town and country life
A historical欠 reflection on jealously among women in rural towns. It argues that merchant wives often view farming families as social inferiors, and that such snobbishness harms trade and community harmony. The piece urges better relations between town merchants, farming wives, and their families.
Work That Wins In Concerted Community Effort
The piece argues that success comes from intelligently directed work with a clear system. It warns against aimless attempts by clubs and emphasizes assigning tasks to capable individuals for effective outcomes. It ends that concerted effort rightly made always wins.
Unprofiable Grief Quote
A Shakespearean line laments the futility of lamenting harms as a remedy, noting that grief cannot be cured by wailing.
Local dealers urged to boost advertising to hold trade
The Watertown Standard argues local merchants lose thousands yearly to mail order houses from Syracuse New York and Chicago. It urges using local newspaper space to compete, noting the paper’s broad rural circulation and that the local dealer can recover by savvier advertising.
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Jefferson County
Syracuse
New York
Chicago
Watertown
Standard
N. Y
Against Sound Economic Laws
The piece argues that business systems extracting earnings from the community harm local wealth. It cites large firms drawing trade from agricultural towns as perhaps legitimate but contrary to sound economic law.
Congressman Thomas Cale of Alaska and Peruna endorsements
The notice outlines Thomas Cale as a member of Congress from Alaska with Washington addresses at 1312th St NW and 1512 9th St NW. It includes a Peruna ad praising the remedy for coughs and colds and a testimonial from Congressman Slemp of Virginia endorsing Peruna as an invigorating tonic and cure for catarrh, plus a mention of Man-a-lin laxative.
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Thos. Cale
Congress
Alaska
Pacific Slope
Washington
9Th St
N. W
Washington,d. C
Washington, D.C
Peruna Drug Co
Columbus
Ohio
Peruna
Virginia
Defiance Starch Promoted as Safe for Fine Fabrics
A satirical exchange in The Retort highlights a diner's dissatisfaction with a costly dinner while promoting Defiance Starch as free from injurious chemicals and capable of stiffening fabrics with less product. An irony note on budget diners ends with a quip about men and bills.
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OLD Lincoln
Dycer County
Inluala
U.S
St. M. W
Washington, D. c
Thomas Cale
Alabastine Co
New York City
Grand Rapids
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