Ode to a Government Mule
Fragmentary verse lampoons a government mule with jagged imagery and satirical lines. The text references sarcasm toward political figures and uses odd spellings and disrupted phrasing to convey a peculiar mock ode.
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Moulton Advertiser
Location
Moulton, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1883
Page
1
Planting advice and cotton crop outlook for Alabama planters
A Selma Times correspondence urges Alabama planters to plan for diverse crops next year, arguing current cotton yields exceed world needs. It criticizes federal estimates, projects a 7,080,000 bale crop across states, warns of cheap cotton if production rises, and recommends choosing crops to stay independent of cotton prices.
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Alabama
Selma
Fee Bureau
Ellison
Bureau
Lisoo
The Farmhouse Ideal in Farm Life and Home
An essay contrasts two farm households on rural life. One neglects culture and comfort in pursuit of land, leaving a dilapidated home and anxious children. The other cherishes painting, tidy grounds, books, and a thriving family, praising home as a virtue and childhood memory.
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B. F. Clayton
Cual- Mt
Abe Riob
Make Your Homes Pleasant on the Farm
Cal. Bob Logereol extols farm living with advice to warm houses plant grounds beautify rooms and read. He urges farmers to work for others, cultivate sociability, and improve minds to make life on the farm joyful and profitable with three months of rest and family time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cal
Bob Logereol
A Cart Load of Prayers Moral Tale From Kosciusko Messenger
In a religious community a poor honest man with a sick wife and children breaks a leg. During a prayer meeting Deacon Smith ends a long sermon when a rustic delivers a cart full of prayers in potatoes and pork. The tale offers a moral on generosity and hypocrisy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deacon Smith
Kosciusko
Persian Serenade Poem Fragment
Bayard Taylor poem fragment lauds nightingale and rose under twilight sky. The speaker claims the nightingale is the singing lover and the rose replies with petals and fragrance. The verse evokes fountain sounds and mountain quiet as imagery.
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Bayard Taylor
Our Nashville visit to Bates inauguration and Hawkins resignation
In Nashville on January 15 1883 a Vanderbilt student describes Gov Bates inauguration with crowds in the capitol galleries cannon salutes and a lively reception. Hawkins resigns after an eloquent but brief address amid cheers while a humorous Democrat spectator whitecaps the scene. The piece also notes ensuing public interest and the ceremonial proceedings.
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