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Many years ago an American president made a speech. The following comments are typical of some newspapers’ reactions to that address . . . A Springfield paper: “The president merely showed he is a Simple Simon” . . .A Boston gazette: “The president was ludicrous”-. ..A Pennsylvania rag: “We pass over the silly remarks of the president; for the credit of the nation. We are willing the veil of oblivion should be dropped over them” . . .A Chicago organ: “He perverted history, misstated the cause for which Americans died and with ignorant rudeness insulted the memory of the dead.” “ The President’s name: Lincoln„ The speech: Gettysburg Address.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 10, Issue 87, 27 January 1947, Page 4
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103NEWSPAPERMAN STUFF Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 10, Issue 87, 27 January 1947, Page 4
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