There's a nice editorial about Lincoln's hardscrabble life, and how hard work led to the fulfillment of his dreams. Accompanying the editorial is Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. It's a fitting tribute to a man that many consider our greatest president.
Elsewhere on the front page from a century ago are many items of interest, including: the announcement that roadside courts in Lorain County (of the speed trap variety with the goal of increasing revenue for a village) were going to be investigated by County Prosecutor D. A. Baird; famed inventor Thomas A. Edison reveals his sleep habits; a tragic mine explosion in Dortmund, Germany results in the death of 131 miners; an update on Floyd Collins, trapped in Sand Cave in Kentucky; a "blue-eyed, golden-haired baby girl" was abandoned on a doorstep in Wellington; and four vagrants are ordered to leave Lorain after they were caught soliciting money from pedestrians on Broadway.
Dude... The article on Italians becoming citizens. Praise and left-handed compliments. A perfect encapsulation of the time. Was the Lorain Journal known to be a Republican, Democrat, or independent newspaper?
ReplyDeleteIt's interesting to compare the steps listed 100 years back and today's process: https://www.uscis.gov/citizenship/learn-about-citizenship/10-steps-to-naturalization