When Lincoln Spoke at Gettysburg Three Fifteen Years Ago
A column recalls Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address delivered during the Civil War dedication. It notes the 272-word speech, mixed contemporary reactions, and later praise by English figures, contrasting Lincoln with Edward Everett, the other Gettysburg orator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmo Scott Watson
Western Newspaper Union
HREE
Lincoln
Gettysburg
United States
Abraham Lincoln
William E. Barton
Everett
Times
Edward Everett
National Cemetery
Henry Ward Beecher
England
Academy of Music
Brooklyn
Lord Charmwood
Lord Curzon
University of Cambridge
Dorchester
Mass
New England
Germany
Harvard
North American Review
Massachusetts
Fillmore
Europe
Board of Education
Phi Beta Kappa Society
Cambridge
Mount Vernon
Washington
Wireless wonders of the telephone age
National Geographic notes the vast reach of telephone and radio networks. It highlights 19,100,000 instruments in use in the United States, 38,000,000 total worldwide, and the ability to transmit voices and news across oceans via wired and radio links with teletype, police alarms, and international connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Geographic Sac Society
United States
North Star
Washington
San Francisco
London
Cleveland
Australia
Atlantic
Sydney
Bay
Calif
Adelaide
New York
Ohio
England
New York City
France
Chicago
South America
Paris
Berlin
Tokyo
Rome
Havana
Dublin
Madrid
Netherlands
Switzerland
News of Nation
New Jersey
Connecticut
Yonkers
America
North America
Free Hand Embroidery Design Fun to Do
A school teacher praises a sewing book and offers a free hand embroidery border pattern for a bed jacket. The piece guides simple stitches, color ideas, and how to space stitches, urging readers to prepare gifts for Christmas and other occasions. Mrs Spears Sewing Book 2 is promoted with Book 1 and a free quilt leaflet with both orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyeth Spears
Spears
S. Desplaines St
Chicago
A Cough Signals Danger in Three Days Time
A three days cough is presented as a danger signal while urging action. The notice implies products or remedies fail to soothe persistent chest cold symptoms and suggests seeking stronger care or treatment.
Dare to Choose For All May Have a Glorious Life
Quote from George Herbert about choosing life over grave outcomes. The line presents a moral reflection on courage and risk in pursuit of a noble path.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Herbert
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ward H. Lamon
Harrisburg
Patriot and Union
Barton
Chicago Times
the Register
Springfield
New York Times
Lafayette
Marquis de Lafayette
Mr. Vernon
Iceland
Greenland
India
Chile
Costa Rica
Palestine
Panama
Japan
Rhode Island
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Beacon
N. Y
Westchester County
Photography
Publilius Syrus
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