Grant urges civil service reform across the government
President Grant presents a message praising reform aimed at civil service merit and accountability. He notes prosecutions of dishonest officials, calls for careful vetting of appointees, and outlines progress and plans since 1871 to implement rules and regulations under a new act with a trusted board to craft the reform. The speech seeks broad, united support for ethical public service.
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Ughit
Congress
Essary
Us. S. Grant
Executive Mansion
Two Sides of Love and Wisdom in a Scottish Tale
In a lively dialogue a wife and husband debate wedding dreams and vows with humor and moralizing. The wife treasures diamonds ribbons and seven children while the husband mocks lavish gifts, urging a steady virtuous life guided by scripture and common sense.
City of the West in Flame and Hope Restored
A dramatic wartime era ode recounts a city struck by fire and ruined spires. Citizens rally across regions with messages of hope, charity, and humanity, vowing to rebuild. The poem honors resilience, Christian charity, and the divine aid guiding recovery.
The Thornbury Tea Party Reveals Quiet Strains of Past
In a Thornbury house lived by Clara Goreham and her widowed mother Mrs Gray, a calm morning unfolds amid neat rooms and flowers. Clara, watching over a trunk of her absent husband, faces internal coldness versus the memory of hardship, while neighbors discuss tea parties and old time happiness.
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Jane
Clara Goreham
Izzy
Thornbury
Clara
Ife
Pacific
Catherine Sinclair
Gorehams
Kate
Tam
Mr. Chandos
Catharine
Mrs. Gray
Mayos
Baraons
Freeder
Mrs. Rankin
Mr. Edwards
Vanderbilt's Prodigy: A Stormy Staten Island Startup
A legendary tale from Vanderbilt's youth on Staten Island recalls a night of rain and gale. A stranger hired him to row across. Vanderbilt obeyed orders, earning ten dollars and a chance to run an opposition steamboat. The decision launched his famous maritime career.
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Lira
Vanderbilt
Staten Island
Gowanus
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Samuel Cornelius
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