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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1968
Page
4
A reflection on Abraham Lincoln's enduring hold on American imagination. The gaunt, tragic leader embodied compassion and wisdom, uniting a nation in crisis while inspiring trust and love. His words gave hope for common people and slaves seeking freedom across generations.
Dr. A J Haagen-Smit at the American Meteorological Society meeting warns that polluted air could harm genetic inheritance by nitrogen oxides reacting with amino groups in proteins and nucleic acids. He urges exhaustive research and stronger pollution controls as air pollution rises even in distant areas. The piece notes urbanization and nonlocal air movement spreading pollutants.
The excerpt recounts a pivotal moment at Ford's Theatre during Our American Cousin as John Wilkes Booth enters Box 7. Booth aims to kill President Lincoln and slashes Major Rathbone, then lunges onto the stage with a knife, causing chaos and a fatal blast of gunfire. Lincoln lies mortally wounded in the box as Booth flees.
A reader notes winter birds around the house, including a mysterious dusk-visit “Joner” and the trustful mourning dove. The piece endorses feeding birds as a calming hobby and describes neighbors H. and T. and Mrs. Ira Newton observing a yard full of species in Roosevelt Avenue.
In a brief remark the author notes that robins may stay through winter, but the common longing for the first robin remains a cheerful, hopeful sign of approaching spring.
The scene unfolds at Ford's Theatre as Booth limps away to his horse amid stunned patrons. Lincoln's head droops in defeat after a fatal shot, the ball lodged behind his eye, marking a somber Good Friday in 1865.
President Johnson proposes a 23 point anti-crime program including a federal anti riot act of 1968 to curb interstate incitement. Critics say the measure is narrow and does not solve urban violence, while supporters argue federal action can preempt local failures to stop conspiracies behind riots.
The piece surveys Ebony Magazine's claim that Lincoln was a white supremacist and argues the historical record shows a complex era. It notes Lincoln's cautious stance on slavery's expansion, his war aims to preserve the Union, and his voting pattern on military supplies during the Mexican War era. It concludes that history is messy and myths mislead.
The passage notes the US natural gag sales totaling about 7.6 billion dollars annually. It recalls that pasteurized milk began commercial sale in the late 1880s in Brooklyn. It also mentions long-standing regard for cabbage over 3,000 years and basic dietary needs for rats and pigs, with rats needing grain for at least half their diet and pigs about 40 percent.
The item lists subscription rates for the Journal including 10 cents for weekday copies and 15 cents for Sundays, with weekly and yearly mail options. It notes delivery via newspaper delivery routes and motor route, and provides a price for outside USA subscriptions. The paper, founded in 1857, is printed in Eddietown and offers advance payment terms.
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