Press and Pulpit as Civilizational Agents in Society
The article argues that the press and pulpit are twin engines of social progress. It notes the press shapes public opinion, while the pulpit refines it, urging both to move beyond dogma toward broader moral and intellectual development and harmonious governance. It calls for religion to address secular realities and for both institutions to pursue truth, virtue, and practical social reform.
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Republican Party
Iown
Rade
United States
Congress
General Assembly
Iowa
Hite
Prees
Buckle
Froude
States
The Grasshopper Plague and Moral Debate Echo
Letters critique Buckle and Froude on civilization and honesty while warning of grasshoppers devouring crops from Minnesota to Nebraska. A Minnesota observer urges federal action, fire and smoke defenses, and coordinated prairie burning to curb the swarm's advance.
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The
Monticello Express
Minnesota
Iowa
Dakota
Nebraska
Kossuth County
Missouri Valley
Waterspout Devastates Nevada Town Killing Twenty
Eureka reports a violent waterspout tore through the mountains killing 20 and destroying property. A separate dispatch says the Central Pacific line between Humboldt and Toana was washed out, wrecking the westward emigrant train and causing five deaths.
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San Francisco
Eureka
Nevada
Elko
Humbold Welly
Toana
Whetts
Central Pacific
Ea‘cape
Lont
Train Ride Through Iowa to Council Bluffs Adventure
The narrator recalls a rambunctious train journey toward Council Bluffs with quick wits, a perilous start, and views of Glenwood and the Missouri River. They admire the U P A R Company bridge, noting its eleven spans and construction cost, then reach the Union Pacific Transfer with friends amid vast continental rail traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
Adams County
Glenwood
Calla
Missouri River
Bluffs
Ourself
U. P. A.R. Company
Omaha
Omahawke
Ethiopia
Ogden House
Union Pacific Transfer
Atlantic
Pacific
Pittsburg Youths Rally For Free Vacation And Boys' Rights
A humorous 19th century style pledge from Pittsburg youths proclaims a desire for freedom from chores, swimming whenever they wish, and casual dress. The text mocks discipline with lines about hair drying, dress, playtime, and avoidance of harsh punishment while asserting a playful rebellion.
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Pittsburg
John
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Iowa Paper CO
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