Lincoln Hat as Symbol of Lincoln's Rise in Stories
Eyewitness Washington column recounts Lincoln's famous plug hat used as a social prop during the 1860 election night celebration. Women teased and even played football with the hat, and observers note its size and usefulness as a file rack, post office, and travel satchel reflecting Lincoln's varied career.
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Lincoln
Old Homestead
Yale
Princeton
Manhattan Field
Seward
Chicago
Baltimore
Douglas
Mr. Lincoln
Washington
Representative Springer
New Salem
Washington Cor
St. Louis Republic
Sweet Childhood in the Eastward Trek
A brief exchange between Tommy and his father quoted from the Chicago Record. They discuss how to travel east from the west by starting west and looping around, asking where the stop occurs to begin heading east again on the journey.
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Tommy
Europe
Chicago
Young Victoria Becomes Queen in Windsor Hall Ceremony
The future queen Victoria is notified of King William IV's death. Archbishops and nobles inform her, she meets the privy council at Windsor, reads her speech, takes the oath for Church of Scotland, and shows grace and dignity as uncles kiss her hand.
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Deine
William IV
Canterbury
Conyngham
Victoria
Wamother
Neur
Windsor
Privy Council
Lord Melbourne
Church of Scotland
Dukes of Cumberland
Sussex
Duke of Sussex
The Bores and Their Hidden Need for Influence
The excerpt argues that a true bore cannot amuse themselves or friends, relies on imagined influence, and must always seek to persuade others. A first rate bore lacks internal resources and depends on convincing people to act or think as they imagine. The piece critiques vanity and credulity in social power games.
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Ike Dugald Dalgetty
Mr. Collins
Lendon
The Comic and the Laws of Disease
A lecture excerpt cites Emerson on how disease and health reveal similar laws. The anecdote tells of a visitor misreading a dying friend as apoplexy, the doctor reporting vivid symptoms with relish, noting the rarity of such a diagnosis matching textbook cases.
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Emerson
Remarkable Berlin man kept 52 year diary
A 73 year old man who died in Berlin in Rensselaer county began a diary at 18 and kept it 52 years. It records 628 715 cigars, 43 629 gifts, 585 086 bought at about 10 438 dollars. It notes 28 786 glasses of beer and 86 081 spirits spent 0 850 dollars. The diary ends with I have tried all things I have seen many I have accomplished nothing.
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Berlin
Rensselaer County
Albany Express
Pope Leo and the church music quip from Perugia
The San Francisco Argonaut reports Pope Leo XIII commenting on music within the church in a refined tone. He recalls St Augustine confessing to being moved by high notes and fiddles and jokes about whether the crowd truly intends amen in a grand function.
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Leo
Leo Ati
St. Augustine
Archbisop
Perugia
San Francisco
Engagement Ring Installment Plots in New York Stores
A New York World piece describes jewelers who sell engagement rings on credit, with weekly 50 cent payments and a red ink contract that forfeits the ring for nonpayment. Clerks discuss shy lovers, private rooms, and sympathetic terms while a system filters for buyer integrity.
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Us Coman
Sting House
W York
Stret
New York World
Fashions of tha Ainus in Western Dress and War Attire
A description from Youths Companion details the hairiest Ainu of far bi beria and Japan wearing fishskin suits as the sole complete garment, with elaborate embroidery. Birch bark and patches of fur form medium and outer layers, while bark shields against poisoned arrows. Eskimo like garb appears in extreme cold. The piece notes grotesque mix of materials and mentions winter hunting practices.
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Biberia
Japan
Eskimos
Kamchatdales
Joseph
Miscellaneous Notions From The Era On Weather And Science
A collage of trivia notes on cold snaps in Florida, Newton’s magnet, opportunity versus chance, London’s population figures, and Alpine mining camps. Mentions dry scouring, Quicksilver discovery in California in 1860, and general reflections on life and science.
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Arcvichiary
Mucupata
Andes
The
United States
California
Costs of Fashion Split in Evening Outings
A literary aside from the Indianapolis Journal notes a domestic exchange where one partner laments staying home while the other cites budget limits for dressing a companion. The snippet highlights social expectations of propriety and appearances in shared outings.
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Indianapolis Journal
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Sevelus
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Cann’s Kidney Cure CO
Venangos St
Philadelphia
BYU Ly
H. Hallett & CO
Portland, Maine
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Peng
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Morocco
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London Globe
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Alwoney AT Law
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Grass Star
Tuck
Famesis Bros
Liberty
General Oriseial
Liberty Street
Warren, Pa
Ey S&. Perry
Jcspice
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Warren
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Geo. Ball’s
A. Sales
BR. W. Silver
D.D.S
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Honschlin
Wilbur and
Lehnar
Hazeltine
Ferty St
W A
Greaves
Hall Block
Episcopal Church
Ossuth
Warren Lodge Hall
Marmbera
Ly G Smith
First National Bank
Golden Horse Shoe
Allen & Sons
Allen Brook
Corner Second and
Liberty Streets
Cerren
Allen
Samuel G. Allen
Harrison Allen
Frank W. Whitcomb
Third Street
Postoffice
Slly
Omco
RBA & Thompson
UAW
Beaty Block
A. A. Davis & Co
DOT, Ball
Dee
C. Thompson
Tonsmooe & Peterson
Olligein New Savings Bank
Char. A. Peterson
Kodak
Goo Ball
Pe Revere
Penn'a
D.A.V
W.N.Y
PRR
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A. Colevan
Freeman
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Peter Eline
Lara
Rucoy & Cantoo
Ale
Lavrenen St
Cincinnati
Fort Myers
Florida
Chicago Tribune
Isaac Newton
EAGLE
Excelsion Paint and Roofing CO
Duane Street
New York
Harrison &€ G
Columbus
Willard
Lucy Anderson
Auburn St
Cambridge
Willard Remedy Co
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