The Religion of Lincoln and His Faith in Providence
The article recalls Abraham Lincoln’s Christian faith while noting public figures often professed beliefs. It recounts a wartime exchange with a Christian commission member about what constitutes a Christian, Lincoln’s admission of doubt after his son Willie’s death, and his frequent appeals to divine guidance and prayer alongside his declarations of reliance on Providence.
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Lincoln
Ae DL Nwoe
Christ
Mr. Lincoln
Willie
Chase
Women meet Lincoln in Washington in 1864
A group of 40 to 50 women from the Sanitary Commission visited President Lincoln in Washington during the winter of 1864. After the meeting, Helen Evertson Smith and others described Lincoln’s quiet gratitude and faith, expressing the nation’s prayers and support as he faced ongoing duties. Lincoln spoke softly, thanking the visitors and acknowledging the people’s backing and God’s sustaining power.
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Sanitary Commission
Washington
Lincoln
Helen Evertson Smith
Abe
Abraham
Humorous Lincoln Quotes and Civil War Anecdotes
Lincoln's wit and anecdotes are recounted including Seward defending him against vulgarity accusations. The piece recalls Davis’s fate, a coon story used by Lincoln, wartime arithmetic on troop counts, and Lincoln's view that the Lord is right, with the nation seeking to be on the Lord's side.
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Lincoln
Confederacy
Jefferson Davis
Mr. Lincoln
Jeff Davis
Springfield
Preacher
A Grippe Epidemic and Peruna Endorsements
Letters praise Peruna as a cure for la grippe and its after effects. Notable endorsements come from Mrs. Fred Weinberger of Albany County New York Hon James R Guill of Omaha Neb J S Lincoln of Washington DC Miss Alice Dressler of Minneapolis and Miss Jean Cowgill of Troy NY plus Judge Horatio J Goss of Hartwell GA. The ad invites readers to write to Dr Hartman in Columbus Ohio for free advice.
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Fred Weinberger
Westerlo
Albany County
N. Y
Peruna
Alice M. Dressler
N. Bryant Ave
Minneapolis
Minn
Jean Cowgill
Griswold Opera House
Troy
Aubrey Stock Co
Horatio J. Goss
Hartwell, Ga
H. J. Goss
Hartman
Odds and Ends of Quotes and Ads
A collage of quotes, humorous lines, and small advertisements. Includes notes on D dollars to doughnuts, land sales in Emmons Co Dakota, fashion economy, the Inside Inn at the World’s Fair Grounds, and various brief ad blurbs for dyes, cough remedies, and cures.
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Emmons Co
Dakota
Salzer
John A. Salzer
World’s Fair Grounds
Inside Inn
St. Louis
A Woman's Misery From Kidney Troubles
Mrs John La Rue of 115 Paterson Ave Paterson NJ details nine years of kidney pain. She endured backache headaches dizziness and nosebleeds until Dean's Kidney Pills eased her symptoms after one box. Doan's Kidney Pills sold by dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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John la Rue
Paterson Ave
Paterson
N. J
Dean
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la Grippe
Daily Bread
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Chicago Tribune
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Puck
Johnson
Chicago Daily News
N. W. Samuel
Ocean Grove
Rkam
Dessers
Shiloh
E Wetts&Co
LeRon
Toronto
Can
Western
Canada
Wilfred Lanrier
Superintendent Immigration
Ottawa
Ud. M. Williams
Law Building
Toledo
Chile
BAYER
Celia
H. B. Rusler
Johnstown
Ohio
G. Elias & Bro
Buffalo, N. Y
Fearsey Man Eatini
U. S. Dept. of Agriculture
Wallington
Wisconsin
Ohie
Michigan
Missouri
North Dakota
Balzer
A. Balzer
D. Balzer
A. Salzer
A. Baker
Emmer
Eeed
America
Sen
John Asalzer Seed CO. Ree Et Ae
Truss & Cable Fence Co
Ahoga Bidg
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Mother Gray
Children's Home
New York City
Califormia
Eap
Cus Sous Foe
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