Alton Observer Ad Rates and Editorial Directions
The Alton Observer announces weekly Thursday morning publication from Wm. G. Prickard's store and notes a six month deduction policy for subscriptions. It invites letters on business and public matters and informs readers how to address changes in paper direction and delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nia Dessrvsk
Thursda
Observer
Exuan
P. Lovejoy
Alton Obserel
Ogns
Yale
Local Directory Tie Up of Clergy and Notables Across Towns
A long OCR read lists numerous names and titles linked to towns including St. Louis Paris Palmyra White Water Troy Troy Farmington Quincy Jerseyville Princeton Chicago Carthage Pays Manchester Monmouth Jacksonport and others with reverends, doctors, and civic figures such as Rev Wr Cochran Dr J Lyiman Rev A Parner Rev Milton Kimball Maj James McCal and Rev R McCoy among many entries. The fragment presents a sprawling roster of individuals across cities and roles without a cohesive event or narrative.
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St. Louis
Tosiua Tucker
Caivs
H. Bishop
Paris
J. T. Miller
Palmyra
Wr. P. Cochran
White Water
David Conrad
Troy
Francis Parker
Powling Green
Levi Pttibone
Hannival
A. O Nash
Columbia
Gentry
Chariton
Joshua Belden
Portland
Alpert
G. Boone
Farmington
J.D Peers
P. MM. Jones Jodzhis R. Wallace
Apple Crees
Cyrus Henderson
Airfield
William Kilaxville
BE. P. Noel Griggsville
A. F. Nort
Exeter
Swift
Esq
Athens
John N. Moore
Jerseyville
Anas Y
Princeton
BE. H. Phelps
Chicaz
John S. Wright
Rosaville
R.H. Hurlbut
Linzain
John Lyiman
Hillshore
Charles Holmes, Jr
Quincy
A. Parner
Pinsfield
Wm. Porter
A. W. Lynn
Carrollton
Thomas A. Bro Otown
R. W. Gridley
Carthage
J. Lawton
la Harjet
L. W. Brooks
Pays
Abner Perry
Hadtey
Reuben
Beach
P.M. Manchester
R. Houston
Pixon’s Perry
Mr. Hazz
Augusta
Milton Kimball
Monmouth
James McCal Prary
S Landing
S. K. Drury
The Slave Trade Debate in Early State Discourse
The Alton Observer excerpt presents a two part defense of northern non liability for slave compensation and southern voluntariness in slaveholding. It argues constitutional ratification shifts, discusses navigation acts, migration, and the temporary twenty year window for slave trade, citing Jefferson and Elliott debates to support readership.
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Lovesyov
North
Hall
United States
Eliott
Yates
South Carolina
Georgia
Union
Luther Martin
Maryland
Martin
Congress
Delaware
Virginia
North Carolina
Kentucky
Tennesse
Missouri
Alton
Sidi Mahomet Ibrahim and the Algiers enslaving policy debate
A historical speech by Sidi Mahomet Ibrahim in Algiers argues against freeing Christian slaves and warned that stopping piracy would ruin the economy. He contrasts with Jackson's anti slave trade stance, urges continuing conquest and slavery to preserve wealth, lands, and state revenue. The divan ultimately rejected the petition to end enslaving Christians.
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Mahomet Ibrahim
Divan of
Als
Ith
Jackson
Congress
United States
Franklin
Sidi Mahomet Ibrahim
Sidi Ibrahim
God
Mahomet
Algiers
Spain
Portugal
France
Alcoran
Virginia Court Affirms 1832 Randolph Will Freeing Slaves
The Virginia Court of Appeals confirms the 1832 will of John Randolph that freed his enslaved people, establishing the emancipation in legal effect as a binding testament.
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John Randolph
Court of Appeals of
Virginia
World troubles and wealth in a Boston op ed
A Boston paper comments on global financial despair saying the world owes more than it is worth and that people should face the burden of paying. It argues that despite crises, overall wealth remains unchanged.
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Boston
The Call to Frugal Living and Foreign Missions
A sermon urges church members to curb expenses but not underpay ministries or the Missionary Society. It stresses aiding missions, aiding the destitute, and funding education while rejecting bland budgeting. The article then shifts to present the Missionary Board’s financial crisis, underscoring strained receipts, planned reinforcements, and the need for interior support to sustain expansion.
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Missionary Society
Mens
Ilinois
Missouri
Missionary Herald
Prudential Committee
Friends of Christ and the Heathen
Ths
Cnétin
Ihe
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Eniror
Jay
West Ely
James J. Marks
Louisville
James Baird
Pleasant Grove
S. M. Harris
St. Charles
Thomas P. Copes
Auburn
Illinois
Ypsila
Dayton
R. McCoy
Canton
Robert Stewart
Prince's Grove
C. W. Babbitt
Geo
Little Naples
Bloomington
Samuel Foster
Dupage
Col
Wm. Smith
Peoria
J. Porter
Greenville
Albert Hale
Tremont
F. Bascovi
Collinsville
A. W. Beach
Springfield
P. C. Canedy
Galena
A Kent
Carlinville
Bela White
Hennepin
J. Stickell
Winchester
Z. Carter
Jacksonville
D. B. Ayres
Warsaw
Julius Read
Salem
L. K. Anderson
Prophetstown
A. Smith
Waverly
Isaac H Brown
Rushville
Daniel V. Dawley
Ellison Creek
P. O
Wim. Cowden
New Boston
E. S. Denison
Whitehall
George Henderson
INSA
Moscow
Alexander Ross
Ioway
Vir
Washturn
P.M. Wapalaw
Wm. Milligan
Igan
C. Allén, M.D
Little Rock
David Fulton
New York
South
Davis
Mr. Stanton
Massachusetts
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Price
London
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