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Newspaper
Alton Observer
Location
Alton, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1836
Page
4
A grieving widow recalls the deaths of her husband and child, begging for their belongings to be laid with her. She clings to the wedding ring and wedding gown, pleading for mercy and air as she faces a final struggle with death.
A traveler describes Farmer B of Western New York, his modest estate, orderly grounds, and productive methods. He notes a practical family life, strict utilitarian education for children, and an evening reading ritual that blends literature with farming wisdom. The piece highlights his six hundred dollar wheat crop and emphasis on literacy.
A collection of temperance tales and anecdotes from the 1830s across Cape May and New Jersey. It cites a ritual sentinel with a liquor jug, drunken membership tests, and a drunkard’s decline. It also includes sermons on temperance’s social harms, coroner inquests tied to intoxication, and notes on revival and church progress in Maine.
The narrative notes a rising temperance drive in Massachusetts and nationwide. Churches in Plymouth Barnstable Bristol and Norfolk report no spirits licenses. New York General Association Middlesex and Barnstable groups affirm pledges and abstinence, urging wider church adoption and public renewal.
A moral exhortation to parents to raise children with strict temperance. It argues that early adoption of total abstinence prevents ruin from intoxicating drinks and warns that alcohol leads to degradation, ruin, and tragedy despite initial hopes.
Mr Kittridge cites a Temperance anecdote about a 3 cent tippler who hesitates at a bar while a well dressed patron orders wine. The drunkard then buys a glass of white-eye with his three cents and declares himself a temperance man if he had three more. The anecdote illustrates social perceptions of temperance in New England.
R B Brown, dentist and surgeon, has moved to Main street No 71 two blocks below the Market. He offers artificial palates vitrecent porcelain and natural teeth fitted to preserve mouth form and restore articulation and mastication. Gas and tartar removal with gold fillings are provided. He has eight years of practice after studying at the University of Pennsylvania and invites all to call. Gratis service for the poor from 8 to 9 A M. References listed. September 1836.
A fragment indicates payment collection by the Rev. Mr LiO for subscriptions or job priming on behalf of the Observer. Readers are told to make payment and that LiO is authorized to receive and receipt for the same.
A review of The Christian Psalmist compiled by Th Hastings and Wm Patton describing its plan, sources, and aim to unite music and poetry for devotional edification. It notes Watts as a base, extensive selections, and careful arrangement for convenient devotional use in New York and other states.
J. B. Whipple announces a new and extensive boots and shoes stock offered wholesale or retail on easy terms. He urges country merchants to call at the Gilt Boot sign on Second Street Alton Ef Sept 28 1836.
An aged notice states the Alton Observer seeks applicants for an apprenticeship in the printing trade. It specifies no males will be considered, and that only a lady with proper moral conduct will be accepted.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe printing work completed with neat execution. The brief mentions the department handling diverse printing tasks and achieving quality results.
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