Court of Justice or Wheel of Inquisition in 1840s LaGrange
Col Julius G Alford, a famed Troup County figure, challenged Judge Warner in a LaGrange courtroom recalling a murder case. The speaker compared Warner to a ruthless judge while Alford declared a court should serve truth and righteousness, not blind justice, leaving the verdict unsettled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julius G. Alford
Troup
Hyperion
Dove Limeells
Mora
Warner
Alford
Col. Alford
Jupson
Col
Court of Justice
Hercules
Patrick Henry
Hiram Warner
Coweta
Stern
Jeffreys
Paper Blankets and Other Uses Spark Innovation
A discussion of paper as a versatile material includes paper fire stoves and novel paper products like blankets. The text notes paper carriages, wheels, chimneys, bricks, and bed coverings, arguing cheap paper Bedding could help the very poor though durability is limited.
Asking God's Blessing on the Steamboat
Charlie travels home with his uncle aboard a steamboat and asks to kneel and pray for protection before sleep. The uncle dismisses the request, citing that they will be cared for, while Charlie recalls his mother’s rule to ask before taking anything and proceeds to pray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie
Tom
Colquitt Yancey dispute over 7500 agricultural funds
Governor Colquitt explains the $7500 disbursement to the State Agricultural Society, while Colonel Yancey defends his correction. The column praises Yancey’s fairness, warns against ongoing attacks on Colquitt, and urges Georgia friends to seek full correction before the election. It also surveys early journalism and public trust in newspapers, noting the press as the fourth estate and urging higher editorial standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B.C. Yancey
Colquitt
State Agricultural Society
Yancey
Georgia
Colquitos
Col. Yancey
Ible
Mercurie
Christopher Barker
Gazette de France
Benaviit
G3ry
Public Intelligencer
England
Roger L'Estrange
Fuddled Benefit Street Ladies Escorted Home At Night
Two young women from prominent Benefit Street families were found intoxicated and wavering in a city street around 10 p.m. They attracted attention with costly attire and jewelry, asked for a coach, and were taken to the depot area and lodged in a carriage home. Witnesses recount their night after leaving a Fountain Street dive with collegians, where wine impaired their judgment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benefit Street
Bvby
Fountain Street
Providence
A. I
Woman's Invasion of Home Life Sparks Gossip
A fragment from a Boston page portrays a husband overhearing loud chatter about Mrs Stuck up and neighbors, noting new furniture, lace curtains, hairdos, school plans, and a cook's departure. The piece wanders through names, social rumors, and comic inconsequential remarks about local families and life.
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Swampscott
Flint
Spoodlington
Steve Beaker
Leowell
Miss Smith
Brown
Boston
The Way In Leadville
A matron from Gunnison walked to Leadville seeking legal advice about her husband. She portrayed him as a good man but tired of their marriage and asked how to proceed. She expressed a wish to resolve matters and to marry again if possible, noting the estrangement and complications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati Enquirer
Philadelphia
Gunnison
Leadville
Elephant Rampage Ends Keeper's Life at Concord Circus
John Robinson's circus faced chaos in Concord North Carolina when an enraged elephant crushed keeper King after the animal was spooked during a late night load. The crowd fled as the elephant roamed toward a pump and three elephants were finally corralled. King died that night and was buried the next afternoon.
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John Robinson
Concord
N. C
Charlotte
King
King Samk
Mary
Dlesphant
Abe
John Lowlow
Lawlow
Ames
Ers
Atlanta
Debate at Ward Meeting Sparks Nighttime Exit
In Detroit a ward meeting ends with a reluctant attendee slipping away to avoid a political speech. The account portrays a clash between civic duty and peace at home as one man jokes about codfish breakfast while another warns of liberty’s risks and national ruin.
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Eufaula Daily Bulletin
Georgia
Atlanta
South
Peter Smith
Macon
Detroit Free Press
Phea Voges
Big Wheat Farming and Odd Global Notes
A San Francisco letter details Dr. Hugh J. Glenn’s Sacramento Valley empire with 65,000 acres and 45,000 in wheat, plus extensive on site machinery and a large workforce. The piece also jokes about Massachusetts cabinet organs and a Zurich envoy offering a William Tell stone for Washington’s monument.
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California
San Francisco
St. Louis Republican
Hugh J. Glenn
Jacinto Rant
Sacramento Valley
Glenn
United States
Zurich
State Department
Switzerland
William Tell
Tell
Gessler
Washington Monument
Col. Cassey
Washington
Cotton Mills in the South Pay Debate Reignites
The Boston Susan precedent article quotes Edward Atkinson arguing against southern cotton mills. It cites Columbus Georgia and Natchez Mississippi mills paying dividends and expanding, while Atkinson contends the South lacks population and climate for profitable cotton manufacturing.
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Boston Herald
New Orleans Democrat
South
Meward Atkinson
Boston
Ark
E. A. Burke
New Orleans
Epward Atkinson
Atkinson
Columbus
Wesson
Natchez
Miss
Southern
Georgia
Mississippi
Names Weaving Through Headlines Reflect Readers
A humorous editorial fragment recounts editors chasing misidentified readers who thought fictional names described real people. It notes reactions to characters like Cross, Morgue, Conwallow, and Colquitt, and comments on the perils of naming in stories and satire across a variety of locales and eras.
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Ifis
Busting
Flagg
Carrington Carr
Cross
Graves
Coffin
Conwallow
M. Oxford
Mr. Beast
Ooe
Lyon
Lamb
Daguerreotype
Q. Watermelon
Cotton mills and regional climate deter southward expansion
The article argues New England has never developed water power for mill use and that southern climate, population, and wage dynamics make large scale cotton spinning unprofitable. It notes summer heat, holidays, and sparse southern labor, with some yarn mills near the Blue Ridge remaining viable.
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New England
Thiaigia
South
Canada
Blue Ridge
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Tanner
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Home Politics
Massachusetts
Wellington
Byron
MR. Atkinson
Edward Atkinson
Herald
Gray
Itgd Lee Knionage
Wayne
Norwood
A Macon
He Geely Banner
Wathrman
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