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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1926
Page
6
Boxes of Abraham Lincoln papers reveal his practice of walking to think and draft. He used envelopes as idea prompts then trimmed scraps to foolscap sheets for successive revisions of key passages including the second inaugural address.
The text reflects a near quote of Lincoln’s Gettysburg era cadence about not being enemies but friends and healing bonds. It notes a revised draft emphasizing unity and shared patriot memory across battlefields and homes, urging restraint and affection.
An aged quotation reflects on the broad influence of Civil War memories across America. The speaker envisions a guardian angel reviving ancestral melodies as battles and Patriot graves echo through hearts and homes nationwide.
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