Homeward Drive After War and Elopement Clouds New Salem
In springtime New Salem, Samson and Sarah confront delayed arrivals and a wary town. Bim Kelso elopes with Sam Biggs to St. Louis after turning away from Beardstown. Abe and Harry, wounded or weary, return from the frontier with varied fortunes. The voyage ends with a dawn return to Rutledge and a shared longing for home.
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Bim Kelso
Abe
Harry
New Salem
Jack
Sarah
Samson
The
Republic
Biggs
Bim
Beardstown
St. Louis
Zachary Taylor
Harry Needles
Kelso
McNeil
Iles
Independent Rangers
Early
Whitewater
Wisconsin
Journey to Sangamon Country A Vermont Family Meets Lincoln Figures
Samson and Sarah Traylor with two children depart Vergennes Vermont for the Sangamon country in Illinois. At Niagara Falls they meet John McNeil who joins the journey. They reach New Salem where Abe Lincoln and others welcome them. Lincoln debates, fights, romance themes arise as Traylor aids two enslaved men and Lincoln becomes Captain in the Black Hawk War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont
Sarah
Beardstown
Samson
Star of the North
Eliphalet Biggs
New Salem
Rah
Abe
Biggs
Darky
Bad Ax
Harry
Peoria
Illinois River
Rutledge
Bim
Kelso
McNeil
Jesus Christ
Sarah Traylor
Josiah
Betsey
Vergennes
Land of Plenty
Illinois
Niagara Falls
John McNeil
Harry Needles
Traylors
Abe Lincoln
Jack Kelso
Lincoln
Armstrong
Bap McNell
McNell
Me“sil
Ann Rutledge
Ann
Traylor
St. Louis
Raiders attack Traylor’s underground station title
Raiders attempt to burn out Traylor’s underground rail road station, triggering confrontation and concerns over safety and infrastructure.
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Traylor
Frankenstein romance tale linked to Shelley's life depict
The fragment discusses Mia Shelley and her Frankenstein romance using the tale of a self creating monster as a reflection on Percy Bysshe Shelley's isolation. It notes the monster seeks human sympathy yet kills its creator and mentions Helen Moore’s life of Shelley with a chapter on this theme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelley
Alastor
Helen Moore
Great Country Impression By Birmingham Age Herald
Foreign visitor praises the nation while a citizen urges him to see Niagara Falls Yellowstone Grand Canyon and U S industrial might but stay away from congress to preserve the view of a great country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Niagara Falls
Yellowstone Park
Grand Canyon
Birmingham Age-Herald
Sir Philip Gibbs mocks village scandal tale
Sir Philip Gibbs spoke in Chicago about a small town editor who had a carpenter set large type to announce a village scandal. The exchange ended with the editor boasting of a great show, and the publisher replying that he kept such material for the second coming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Abe
Bay of Biscay
van Dieman’s Land
Harry
Land of Plenty
Rutledge
Philip Gibbs
Dr Kilmer Swamp Root Kidney Liver Bladder Remedy Ad
A sworn statement of purity accompanies every bottle of Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root a herbal medicine claimed to support kidney liver and bladder health. Not a stimulant it is taken in teaspoonful doses and sold in medium and large bottles at drug stores. Sample requests require sending ten cents to Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton NY and mention of this newspaper is advised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
Traffic Blocked by Live Model in Window Display
A bystander complains of a traffic congestion caused by a live model demonstrating silk hose in a shop window. The dignified observer asks the reason, a frustrated man seeks a closer view, and the crowd weighs in on the spectacle versus a safety razor demonstration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham Age-Herald
Impertinence makes dignity throw up higher fortifications
An aged observer remarks on a bruised fighter whose larger weight contrasts with a bad outcome. The injured man explains misfortune and notes the other had a long jazz playing history, revealing a humorous, dignified exchange from the Birmingham Age-Herald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham Age-Herald
One Last Request American Legion Weeks
They sat close, he kissed her, she fled in anger calling him a false gentleman and demanding to be left alone. He muttered meekly he would go but asked for one last favor before parting. She relented slightly and asked him to remove his arm from around her neck before he departed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abe
Harry
Bim Kelso
James Rutledge
Darling
American Legion
Christmas Names in Old London Directory
The present London directory lists 25 people named Christmas with varied callings from stained-glass artistry to furniture brokerage. Notable Christmas figures include a 17th century master carver in the navy and Henry Christmas, lecturer at St Peter's, plus Miss Jane Christmas, a 19th century author and Protestant propagandist.
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Christmas
London
Charles I
Henry Christmas
St. Peter’s
Cornhill
Jane Christmas
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BR. W. Marshall
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Hartman
Peruna
Pri
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Bellans
Ussinger Stearns
W. F. Young, Inc
Temple St
Springfield
Mass
Hessio - Ellis
Memphis, Tene
Milwaukee
Fenuine
Bayer
Salleglicacié
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