Tribute to Jefferson Davis in a Memorial Celebration
The piece honors Jefferson Davis as a noble statesman who bore years of hostility with restraint and honor. It portrays him as undaunted, comparing him to Gibralter against sectional hate, and envisions his release to heavenly rest with Lee and Jackson in the afterlife. The text laments Davis’s death and venerates his legacy in enduring verse.
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Atlan
Pacific
New Orleans
Jefferson Davis
Heaven
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Mapeai
Earth
Aiden Jeff Davis
Bob Lee
Grand Valhalla of Eternity
Lee
Jackson
Heavenly
Paradise Regained
Seasonable Reflections by Henry Blount
A year ends and a season of reflection arrives urging fair honest judgment and charity. The piece links Christmas gospel peace to modern life and asks readers to live righteously as the old year dies and the next begins, with thoughts on mortality and judgment.
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AMIxture of News and Notes From The Era
A miscellany notes many celebrities and events from across the world. Paris Exposition tickets sold reach 25,000,000 while New York shop girls earn four dollars weekly. Items include Vice President Morton, Secretary Blaine, ex Secretary Bayard, Rev Sam Jones health, King Louis of Portugal literary rights, and various political and social anecdotes. References to trials, naval history, and notable figures appear throughout this brisk compendium.
Local News Items Trigger Banquet and Ball for Oxford Militia
A town survey discusses water works and Oxford's military company Grays planning a banquet and ball to celebrate the organization anniversary. An annual address by Henry W. Gracey is noted, with invitations urging civic involvement amid scattered state and legal references.
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