President Grant’s annual message to Congress
President Grant reports general prosperity and faithful enforcement of laws, notes disasters from fires and storms, and highlights foreign arbitration progress with Britain, Italy, Brazil, Russia, and Cuba. He urges tariff reform, abolition of internal taxes except on liquor and tobacco with stamp duties, civil service reform, and protection of citizens’ rights, with focus on Reconstruction, Ku Klux actions, and emancipation-era policy.
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Pre Historic Man Atop Stone Mountain Georgia
A detailed account by Dr. M F Stephenson and colleagues of their ascent to Stone Mountain top to study inscriptions believed to be from mound builders. They describe the view, the possible ancient civilization, and urge legislative protection of relics like the Etowah goddess and quartz discs to preserve history for future generations.
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Sea to Sea Westward Anthem Poem Fragment
Selections from Joc quin Miller's Scribner November poem invoke sea and land imagery. The speaker urges a bold westward exodus with iron steeds and waves, celebrating coastlines, eastern rivers, and vast plains while praising the settler spirit and expansive, untamed America.
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Jocquin Miller
Scribner's
Stone Mountain Sculptures Hint at Eternal Symbols
The article notes circular depressions two to three inches deep framing a central line on Stone Mountain. Scattered circles vary from three to six feet in circumference and number hundreds. Erosion from ages alters depths, suggestive of exfoliation effects, with plans for further examination.
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Stone Mountain
Congress Assembled on Monday The Fourth
Congress convened on Monday the 4th with attendance in both houses largely exceeding a quorum. The standing committees were announced and will be published in our next issue.
Universalist church test sparks mixed views in Iowa City
John P. Intsa joined the Universalist church and the Iowa City Republican notes dispute over the churchs efficacy to purify the heart. The Oskaloosa Herald comments that the church now faces a test, while editors of Radical papers are criticized for partisan or hypocritical stances regarding John Parish and his religion.
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