Abe Lincoln and Ann Rutledge in New Salem Romance
In a November scene Abe Lincoln confesses love to Ann Rutledge while she weighs her feelings toward John McNamar. He urges patience, offers support, and asks for hope as they navigate friendship, loyalty, and future promises amid early political life and local hardships.
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Abe
Ann
New Salem
Peter Lukins
Springfield
Traylors
Waddell
Ohio
John McNamar
John
Bim Kelso
St. Louis
Sam Hill
Lukins
Bony Lukins
Everidge
Ann Rutledge
Vandalia
Route of the Underground Railroad Surveyed Night with Elijah Lovejoy
In early autumn the Reverend Elijah Lovejoy of Alton spent a night with the Traylors. By the fireside he shared vivid tales of slavery’s cruelties and warned against painting all slaveholders as wholly wicked. The chapter recounts revelations heard confidentially in Henry Brimstead’s home as Samson and Harry confront startling disclosures.
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Sam Hill
Annabel
Peters
Peasleys
Brimstead
Samson
Land of Plenty
Sarah
Harry
Henry Brimstead
Elijah Lovejoy
Alton
Traylors
Gas and fire worship meet in Persian temple ruins
In ancient Persia priests used gas from natural fissures for ritual fire worship at a temple near Beku. Channels hidden in masonry show early gas fitting. Pilgrims visited into the late 1800s, and today a modern refinery sits beside the temple, illustrating old and new uses of gas.
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Old Persia
Beku
Needed No Apprenticeship In Police Work
A Jeffersonville man newly appointed to the police force, described as a heavyweight, sought guidance from a friend who ran a grocery and later became a justice of the peace. After his first shifts, the officer stopped by the grocer’s shop, took a bunch of bananas, and began eating them, prompting the friend to remark that the officer clearly knows his rights and duties.
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Cognoscenti
America
New York
Charles Phelps Cushing
Leslie’s
Paris
Sandwich” Islands
Islands
California
Los Angeles
Hawaii
Bill
Ezra
Jeffersonville
Indinanapolis
Avoirdupois
Inside Out at NYU Hair Decision Prompted by Doctor See
A tall, pretty student in a New York University dressing room declares she will bob her hair. A chorus of friends protests as she urges mother’s consent and a doctor’s reassurance about the hair’s strength, amid giggles and bets.
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New York University
Pittsburgh
Woman reports eight pound gain in two weeks from Tanlac
Mrs Celesta Fell of Boston says Tanlac improved her digestion sleep and strength after two weeks with eight pounds gained and better appetite eating better and feeling healthier. She says prior indigestion left her in pain run down and nervous, unable to work, but now feels strong and nourished.
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Celesta Fell
Prince Street
Boston
Mass
Countywide reelection query and bill impact in 1929 notes
Fragmentary text discusses reelection in the county within 60 days, references the year 1929 and parts of the county. Mentions a woman named Lydia Plession and an E. Pinky bill, with mentions of expenditures and a September primary.
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E. Pinky
Lydia Plession
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Coleman Smoot
Smoot
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Abe Lincoln
Jack Kelso
New Orleans
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Mr. Lovejoy
Kelsos
Tazewell County
Kelso
Hopwuaie
John Peasley
Hopedale
Mr. Peasley
Vergennes
Peasley
Henry
River Jordan
Sand Flats
Sangamon
All Good Druggs
Chicago
Cuthura Taleum
Busitruth
County
T Haverdecidea
Representa
Legislature
John Holland
Riven
Meriod Et Wre & Furniture Mich
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