27 Jan 1870
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Times
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1870
Page
1
A lyrical meditation on enduring friendship between two brothers, sharing joys and sorrows through gold and gloom. The speaker urges trust and mutual openness, acknowledging hidden hurts and vows that each will keep the other’s confidences while friendship persists.
A lengthy narrative chronicles a Paoli battle tale in Wissahickon with Continental soldiers, a widow, and a murder confession amid a political address on Iowa’s growth. It blends dramatic fiction with mid 19th century rhetoric praising expansion, railways, immigration, and state governance, ending with reflections on liberty, union, and public duty.
A Cincinnati Times interview describes the so called great Onondaga Giant carved from gypsum and water mix, resting in an aquarium like enclosure. The piece notes the giant’s 10 foot 44 inch height, its deteriorating state, and a speculative claim of petrification. It also quotes an enthusiastic observer and includes an unrelated discussion on farming faith, investment, and agricultural improvement, with reflections on farmers’ financial planning and religion. The article blends sensational display with a later moral about farming profitability.
A fragmented domestic scene recounts Mollie the black girl and George in a Bible study style exchange. Mollie answers prayer questions with simple faith while George tests her views on God and skin color, revealing attitudes of prejudice and growth through a brief moral moment.
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