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Newspaper
Alton Observer
Location
Alton, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1837
Page
1
A fragment from the Alton Observer notes its weekly Thursday morning print schedule, office location on Second Street, subscription price at three dollars per year, and a rate of sixty cents for six months. It references letters and notices regarding paper direction changes and editor contact.
An abstract from the Marion County New Providence Church session outlines licensure of two ministers F B McElroy and J M C Inskeep, new members, and committees for pastoral letters. It notes calls from Marion College church for Rev Wm S Potts and a plan for a semi annual meeting in October.
A sermon argues tobacco harms churches and communities across the western valley, estimating church expenditures at $1.5 million and urging religious leaders to condemn use. It links tobacco to health decline and moral decay, compares users to drunks, and cites a 1836 tract by Archy Moore as moral illustration.
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