Go It Alone: A Battle Cry From Saxe On Self Reliance
In a poem by John G. Saxe the theme urges self reliance across life and risk. It cites Galileo and Kepler as examples who pursued truth alone, warning that comfort and riches do not guarantee victory without personal courage to go it alone.
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Honest Edward chooses honesty over temptation at Hubbard & Son
A fourteen year old warehouse helper finds a ten dollar bill and returns it to Mr. Hubbard, proving integrity pays. Hubbard rewards Edward with a raise to two hundred dollars a year and upfront pay to support his ailing family, while Edward buys provisions for home and shares the news with his mother and sister.
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Dream of Racial Turmoil Across Michigan Liberia and New York
A dreamer narrates a feverish equal rights nightmare with abolitionist echoes and violent racial scenes. The narrator cites Michigan politics, Liberia's constitution, and a mob attack on whites by black crowds, ending with a plea for white sympathy and a postmaster sign-off.
There Was a Man in Washington Wondrous Wise
The Detroit Post quotes a Pegasus remark about a man in Washington who erased his I’s from the policy and tore into the War Office. It notes the act as truth rather than poetry. Then it references Andy’s entrance and exit describing a kingly aura undone by the devil.
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Cleveland Herald Priests a Presidential Slaughter House
The Cleveland Herald labels the city a Presidential slaughter house. It cites General Cass dodging river and harbor questions, General Scott praising Irish and German accents, and Andrew Johnson reaching a low point on his dismal tour in the isle.
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