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Antiques and Collecting: Lincoln’s life recalled as Presidents Day nears

President Abraham Lincoln has been memorialized from multiple points of view since his demise in 1865, yet there are things that few individuals recollect today. • The president and his better half, Mary Todd, had four children. Three kicked the bucket youthful.

• President Lincoln was the tallest president. He was 6 feet, 4 inches tall.

• Lincoln’s birthday is Feb. 12, 1809.

• President Lincoln did not smoke and rarely drank alcohol. He drank water with meals.

Child Thomas, called "Smidgen," was conceived in 1853 and kicked the bucket at 18 of every 1871. In any case, their first-conceived child, Robert Todd, was conceived in 1843 and lived until 1926, going at the time of 82.• President Lincoln was the tallest president. He was 6 feet, 4 inches tall. • Lincoln's birthday is Feb. 12, 1809. • President Lincoln did not smoke and infrequently drank liquor. He drank water with suppers. Attempt some of President Lincoln's most loved nourishments on President's Day. One of his top picks were apples. He would wrap his thumb and forefinger around the midriff of an apple until his fingertips contacted, and afterward he would gobble it from the base up. Some state he additionally preferred chicken fricassee with scones, and most reports state he appreciated clam stew. Mary Todd Lincoln utilized "Miss Leslie's Complete Cookery" cookbook that is as yet accessible at book shops today. Q: My dad had some baffling bills concealed. He was a Pearl Harbor veteran, and I wonder if this cash is from World War II. The words imprinted on the facade of the bills are "Japansche Regeering Betaalt Aan Toonder." There are seven "Een Gulden" and four "Half Gulden" bills. They are in flawless condition. It is safe to say that they merit anything to authorities? How might I approach moving them? A: These bills were issued amid the Japanese control of the Dutch East Indies. The words on these bills are Dutch and interpret as "The Japanese government pays to conveyor one guilder" or "half guilder." After the Dutch surrendered in March 1942, the Japanese shut the banks, appropriated Dutch cash and printed their own cash in Japan with esteems in guilders. They were first issued in Gulden (guilders), however the cash was changed to Roepiah in 1944. They are now and then called Japanese intrusion cash. The cash was useless after the Japanese surrendered in August 1945.