25 Jan 1867
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Newspaper
Jefferson Era
Location
Jefferson, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1867
Page
1
The piece argues for strict government economy similar to Switzerland. It urges electing high minded, upright, capable men to all offices and reducing public expenditures and taxes. It laments current spending and calls for reform and retrenchment.
The text cites sporadic items from Washington and abroad, noting veto expectations, tax policy, Indian Bureau transfer talks, treasury explanations on gold sales, California Exposition funds, new Australian wheat fields and New Zealand yields, a Charleston murder conviction, Mississippi river dredging progress, a severe east coast storm halting travel, and troop movements to the plains. It also mentions tax exemptions, an explosion in a tunnel, famine reports, armed Indians, DC colored schools counts, Tennessee politics, military orders to Arizona, a deadly flood on the Eilat River, and various European and regional disturbances with weather and political intrigues.
A series of Senate and House actions from January to February outline bills on railroad aid and land grants, a bankruptcy act, a register appointment in Idaho, and amendments to the constitution and Supreme Court powers. Other measures address tax, civil rights, currency, railroad regulations, and military affairs including veterans and pensions.
A dispatch dated December 24, 1865 from Keokuk City includes Gen Curtis's reflection on the Pacific Railroad project and Iowa's role. He describes travel by rail, winter conditions, and the push to extend lines from Des Moines to Ames and Council Bluffs, noting connections via St Joseph and Sioux City. He emphasizes mining links, emigrant routes to Oregon and California, timber shortages, and the potential for western Iowa’s prairie development and timber growth. The letter stresses optimism for rapid spring work and the national railroad network reaching the Pacific Ocean.
The article lauds Scientific American as a leading industrial arts journal now enlarged to match costly scientific periodicals. It highlights editorials, romantic yet technical content, patent publications, and a vast variety of engravings. Subscriptions are offered at $3 yearly, $1.50 for six months, and $1 for four months with discounts for clubs. Address MUNN & CO., 37 Park Row, New York City.
The January Atlantic marks its nineteenth volume with notable contributors and varied content. It includes Dr Holmes's The Guardian Angel, poems by James Russell Lowell and Whittier, essays on Henry Ward Beecher, translations of Achilles and Agamemnon, Tom Higginson on culture, and political discussions on impeachment grounds and Douglass's appeal for impartial suffrage.
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