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A chronology of key events in the life of Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), lawyer, representative from Illinois, and sixteenth president of the United States. For a more detailed chronology, consult The Lincoln Log External or the three-volume Lincoln Da2089y by Day: A Chronology, 1809-1865, edited by Earl Schenck Miers (Washington, D.C., 1960) and available online through HathiTrust External.

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From shaving machines to yodel meters: 26 bizarre inventions from throughout history

Wartime Comments

I was with Patton in Sicily in July 1943. We landed at Gela, and started due north. We went through many small villages. They were making tomato paste. The crushed tomatoes were placed on boards in front of the houses, in the steaming, hot sun.. Also, in the very hot weather, were millions of flies all over the crushed tomatoes. Enjoy your spaghetti and meat balls. Hot dogs tomorrow for sure.

Bernie

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1. There's one "sport" in which neither the spectators nor the participants know the score or the leader until the contest ends. What is it?

Boxing.

2. What famous North American landmark is constantly moving backward?
 

Niagara Falls. The rim is worn down about two and a half feet each year because of the millions of gallons of water that rush over it every minute.

Legacy of: Lizzie Fink Hostetter nee Long
from South Annville, PA
born 1881

Pepper Hash
1 doz green peppers
1 doz red and yellow peppers
3 large onions, chop very fine
cover with boiling water, let stand 10 minutes,
drain, cover again with boiling water
let stand again 10 minutes, drain very dry
add 3 table spoons salt
2 pints vinegar
2 cups granulated sugar

Directions: cook 15 minutes, pack into jars

Visitor writes "THE UNUSUAL VISITOR"
By: Joe Mayfield

born 26 Sep 1756

Pennsylvania

Died 17 Apr 1835

Newton, Catawba, NC

Jacob moved from Pennsylvania to NC after 1781, when the land war was

over, and men were free to move about again.

Will of Jacob Wike

Will Book I, P. 336-38 April Sessions 1835 Lincoln Co, NC

Abraham Lincoln needed votes. In January of 1864, as the Civil War raged on, the president was gearing up for a re-election campaign, believing his loss was imminent. But in order to unify the shattered pieces of the nation and abolish slavery, he needed four more years. With more time, he could end slavery with a law, but that law needed votes, which, by his own count, he knew he didn’t have.

Assassination of President Abraham Lincoln

On the evening of April 14, 1865, while attending a special performance of the comedy, "Our American Cousin," President Abraham Lincoln was shot. Accompanying him at Ford's Theatre that night were his wife, Mary Todd Lincoln, a twenty-eight year-old officer named Major Henry R. Rathbone, and Rathbone's fiancée, Clara Harris. After the play was in progress, a figure with a drawn derringer pistol stepped into the presidential box, aimed, and fired. The president slumped forward.

Labor Day has come to mean two different things in our country, a day to honor the working man and the last three-day weekend of summer. Both are great reasons to celebrate!

Coming from a family of hard workers, I appreciate the day in their honor. Our country was built by these people! My grandfather toiled each day on the railroad, and my father spent over thirty years building automobiles. I’m grateful to have been taught their strong work ethic and to have learned the satisfaction that a hard days work brings.