Obituary of Mrs Andrew Axelton of Graettinger Iowa
Mrs Andrew Axelton died at home Sunday May 13 after several days illness pneumonia followed a cold. Funeral at Lutheran cemetery Graettinger with Rev Sande officiating. Survived by husband and ten of eleven children. long obituary notes her service to family and the community. Memorial poems accompany the notice along with local soldier recruitment notes and a sympathetic editor’s note.
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Awake Ye Sons of Freedom Song Ad
A historical lyric by John F. Thompson urges rally and action in a call to awaken the sons of freedom. The poem borrows the tune of The Song of Iowa and emphasizes urgency against social lethargy.
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Your distressed brethren rally to defend liberty
A rousing call echoes for unity and courage amid tyranny. The verse urges Americans to rally, defend democracy, and honor the red, white, and blue as the Stars and Stripes symbolize courage and liberty across land and sea.
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The Kaiser's Lament and Fall of a Despot
Poem by John F. Thompson lamenting the downfall of the Kaiser and the collapse of the German empire. The speaker, adopting mythic and martial imagery, laments hubris, calls for punishment, and envisions ruin, famine, and despair spreading through his people as his throne collapses.
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