Let Us Have Peace and a Soldier Poet’s Tale
A long prose poem of Gen Grant’s acceptance line “Let us have peace” set amid Civil War reminiscences, then a narrative about John Morton’s struggle between reading and farm life. It follows John’s estrangement from his father, family hardship, and his eventual return as Morton J Hall, a successful author, proving books can save a family from ruin.
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Grant
Mr. Morton
George
John
Jack
John Morton
Massachusetts
Cooper
Farmer Morton
Morton
Father
Morton J. Hall
Boston
Hall
Siberian Plumbago Source Becomes Pencil Material
Plumbago or graphite, used for pencils, is sourced from a Siberian mountain after Cumberland deposits were exhausted. The Cumberland mine was used first, but now the supply has shifted to Siberia since 1865 and is estimated to be inexhaustible for about a thousand years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siberia
Cumberland
England
Farming as a trade and its lifelong learning
The speaker argues farming is a practice learned over time. Knowledge must be applied and turned into a lasting business, building on a solid foundation. A good understanding provides the basis for continual improvement and development in farming skills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iola
Madison ST
Kansas
Westet
Presbyteria Church
Onsain or Eminent Men in Plain Terms
A brief, humorous note on social perceptions of wealth and birth mentions various men and their fathers or origins. It highlights the disparity between status and achievement with paired lines about John Smith, William Smith, John Brown, Henry Jones, William Cannon, John Jones, Gabriel Jones, Tom Jones, and Rick Murphy, noting their family lineages or occupations.
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John Smith
Stoke Pogis
William Smith
John Brown
Old Brown
Henry Jones
William Cannon
John Jones
Temperance
Gabriel Jones
Tom Jones
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Attewbury
Gilbert & Grove
Humboldt
C. Po
Rps & Newbury
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U.S Land Office
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Jous Fraxcis
Peainhehy
Court Room
Winans
Tola
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Jomney
Lownet
J. F. Colborn’s
H Wmnans
Blagksmith
Teta
G. W. Covert
Carlyle
Mort
Iola, Kansas
Geo. Marvel
Proprieto
J. M. Ridenour
W. Newton
Ikarness, Bradles, Saddles &C., &C
Marvel
Lola
Kan
Poser Williams
Wm.oland Bouryr
Freeman
Germany
Massachusetts Board of Education
St. Louis Home Journal
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Lonz
Old Port
Newport
Kittie Cotton
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Longfellow
Chaubangogergamaug
James
Sbe
Connecticut
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