Alton Observer notice details and pricing
The Alton Observer announces weekly Thursday issues with office location on Second Street near Wm. G. Prickard's store. Subscription is three dollars annually with a fifty cent discount if paid within six months. advertisements priced at one dollar for a square and fifty cents for continuances. Readers are urged to address letters to Lovesjoy and indicate paper delivery changes and old/new addresses.
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Alton
Observer
Prickard
Eivan P. Lovesjoy
Altomver
List of Agents for the Observer
A roster of agents is presented including Louis, Joshua Tucker Jr, David H. Bishop, Rev. Wm Cochran Water, David Conrad, Francis Parker, J Zongea, Gen R M Gentry, Belden, Rev James J Marks, Dr S M Harris, Thomas P Copes, Philander Draper, James Watson, Marion College, Wm Oakley, Peter B Davis, Martin Baker, Isaac Tate and others across locations such as Louisville Auburn St Charles Pleasant Grove and Eittersburgh. The list appears as a fragmented historical directory of correspondent agents.
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West Ely
James J. Marks
Louisville
Janes Baird
Pleasant Grove
S. M. Harris
St. Charles
Thomas P. Copes
Auburn
Philander Draper
Lousiana
James Watson
Marion College
Wm. Oakley
Franklin
Peter B. Davis
Eittersburgh
Martin Baker
Pylton
Daniel Nolley
Ten Ward
Isaac Tate
Fragmented Local Name List In Arkansas Notes
A garbled OCR passage lists numerous names and places across towns such as Madison Ypsilanti Napoleon and Little Rock. The fragmentary text names Rev. R W Geidly Rev J Lawton Larye Mr L W Brooks Abner Perry and others along with towns like Oon’s Ferry New Boston Moscow and Warsaw.
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Avesowa
R. W. Geidly
Ithage
J. Lawton
Harye
L. W. Brooks
Zayn
Abner Perry
Iley
Reuben
Beach
P.machester
R. Houston
Esq
Oon’s Ferry
Hazzzusta
Milton Kimball
Smouth
James McCal Iry
S Landing
S. K. Drury
Wwuque
C. L
D MaCuesith
Jacksonville
D. B. Ayres
Warsaw
Juliets Read
Tera
Etstown
A. Smith
Isaac H Breward
Rushville
Panel V. Dawley
Ee Cmnek
P.O. Wim. Honty
New Boston
Denison
Whitehall
George Henderson
Sconlin
Moscow
Alexander Ross
M. Foway
Debates On Slavery and Constitution Reform
The piece analyzes northern ratification of the Constitution and the slave trade, arguing the North sought power to limit slave trade while other colonies had local controls. It discusses religious ties to slavery, church covenants, and political pragmatism shaping anti slavery sentiment and constitutional compromises.
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Eliott
Rps
Que
Mr. Stanton
Massachuss
Beca
Jefferson
Price
London
Slavery Debate and Compromise in Early American History
Discussion traces the northern and southern factions on slave trade policy, compensation, and colonization. It cites proposals, committee reports, and voices from Maryland Virginia South Carolina and Georgia, noting navigation acts, constitutional compromises, and the evolving stance on importing enslaved people.
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Union
South Carolina
Georgia
Luther Martin
Maryland
Martin
Congress
Virginia
Kentucky
Tennesse
Virginia court frees John Randolph's will slaves
A Virginia Court of Appeals decision envisions John Randolph's will of 2 freeing his slaves. A terse short-hand account notes the Boston press declaring global wealth claims and urging shared responsibility, with skepticism about universal wealth.
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John Randolph
Court of Appeals of
Virginia
Boston
Plain Living Advice From a Worldly Text Fragment
A fragment urges temperance and frugality, advising against coffee and spices, avoiding luxuries, and favoring simple fate. It counsels cheerful endurance, modest spending, and prioritizing spiritual matters over money, urging readers to align heart with God and seek his kingdom.
Missionary Board Faces Severe Financial Strain in 19th Century
A lengthy appeal outlines crises in American churches over foreign missions. The Missionary Board reports debt near $289,000, shrinking receipts, and rising costs. It urges farmers and mechanics to contribute, notes delays delaying laborer assignments, and cites dwindling donations from urban areas as threats to expansion and book production efforts.
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Missionary Herald
Boummer
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