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The Hercules of Labor Saving His Country
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A political cartoon entitled "The Hercules of Labor saving his Country" depicting a man with a sword lopping the heads off a double-headed snake, which is held by a weeping woman. The illustration contains the quote of Abraham Lincoln, "A Government of the People, by the People, and for the People, shall not perish from the Earth".
Daily Reformer (Milwaukee, Wis.)
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