Lincoln on preparedness and Lincoln's Civil War warnings
The San Diego Herald editorial critiques modern preparedness talk by citing Lincoln's Young Men Lyceum speech. It argues Lincoln warned that if destruction comes it will come from within and that preparation for peace implies risk of war, urging readers to heed prophetic writings against predatory powers and to resist being enslaved by those who profit from conflict.
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Illinois
Young Men Lyceum
Springfield
Europe
Asia
Africa
Ohio
Four County News as Told by World’s Busy COR Respondents
Community Briefs summarize the coming and going of local people and their friends in a week’s review. The column notes social movements, visits, departures, and small local happenings with a conversational tone and casual detail typical of a busy community page.
Local residents report home projects and visits in Ackley area
The Abbott Grist and Herbert Straborn remodel homes with work by local tradesmen Theodore Young and others. Mrs. L. G. Gimer travels to New London after weeks with relatives. Numerous visits to and from Ackley residents including Knight, Johns, Kugel, Oslman, and Fischer. A wedding near Ackley and a man enlisting in Mexico are noted among community happenings.
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John Schneiderman
Kimer
Ackley
Herbert Straborn
Theodore Young
L. G. Gimer
New London
Ben Bleeker
William Johns
Robert
St. Paul
N. R. Knight
Little
John Kugel
Jack Kugel
Clarion
Harvey Johns
Frank Rainsbarger
Bertha Oslman
Minnie Kremings
Alvan Fischer
Robert Johns
Ray Gimer
Neice
Bernice Gimer
Kremme
Esther
Marshalltown
Hanens
Krominga
Jeuit
Roland Thompson
Hampton
W. T. Gimner
O. Mohnert
South Dakota
August Homan
Jess Johns
Philip Homan
Tunaday
Geo. Kugel
Wille
Mexico
Mesdames N. R. Knight
Meichnert
Joes Johns
H. Strahorn
Chautauqua
Louis Fischer
W. A. Whitaker
German Township Mission and Community Notes
German Township reports a splendid mission feast at East Friesland Presbyterian church raising 1035 dollars, with an Indian missionary sharing twenty six years of service. Rev Engelke hosted another service, Bloughs visit Cobles, Henry Coble built a 16 by 24 poultry house, Sessler and Bleeker wed near Ackley, and Rev Krommings, a Dubuque seminary student, teaches German and plans to move to the east.
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East Friesland Presbyterian Church
Christ
Engelke
Blough
George
Jaws
Cobles
Henry Coble
Mise Sessler
Louis Bleeker
Ackley
Teverton
Bear Abbott
Krommings
German Theological Seminary
Dubuque
Watering Hole Etiquette Among World’s Big Cats
A Pearsons essay deconstructs the myth that lions and tigers ambush at water holes. It describes an order of drinking among savannah inhabitants with rhinoceros and elephants taking first, then big cats, while herbivores like antelope and buffalo wait in the background. The piece extols a “Live and Let Live” code observed at the water.
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Africa
India
South America
Pearson
India's Famous Road Grand Trunk Road of India Enduring Highway
New York Journal extols the Grand Trunk road as the world s greatest highway. It spans 1 400 miles from Calcutta to Peshawar with serais along its length and a central water well. The piece notes its antiquity and historic travelers from Buddha to Alexander the Great.
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Rome
India
Himalayas
Calcutta
Feshawar
Afghanistan
Alexander the Great
Northern
Buddha
Christ
Nineveh
New York Journal
Parrots of Mexico and the Earthquake Warning
The piece describes parrots in Mexico as once like wild pigeons in the United States, noting their color variety and sizes. It recalls how they flock near engineer camps, become tame pets with individual names, and alert natives to earthquakes when they land in open jungle spaces.
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Mexico
United States
Second Sight Rabbit Shooting Gaffe
An Irishman and his English friend fail to shoot a hare that darts from a hedge. Mike explains he did not see it until it was out of sight, ending their unsuccessful rabbit outing with a humorous miscue.
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Mike
Shure
London Telegraph
Groom’s Dinner Gaffe Sparks Mashed Potatoes Plan
A Louisville Courier Journal brief recalls a bride and groom roughing out Sunday dinner duties. The groom, while helping with the meal, split about a thousand peas with a carving knife. He then suggests changing the plan to mashed potatoes.
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Louigville Courier-Journal
Gladstone pun noted by Blondin at Crystal Palace
The London Standard narrates a brief anecdote where Gladstone, once a chancellor of the exchequer, visits Blondin at the Crystal Palace and quips about balancing as a measure of interest. The piece critiques awkward giving and suggests a philosophical tie to pride and restraint.
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Gladstone
Blondin
Crystal Palace
London Standard
Continuing Reflections On Russia and Americanism
Ackley Chautauqua review quotes Gungaulus on Tolstoyan influence and Russia's path to independence through revolution, warning against American loans. It praises American strength from diverse citizenry, urges loyalty to flag and Constitution, and stresses efficient governance. The piece closes with a humor vignette about cultural misinterpretation and a domestic joke about a late husband.
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Gungaulus
Europe
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