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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1904
Page
2
The speaker argues emancipation freed enslaved people like a jail bolt being removed. Yet freedom alone does not change character, as five minutes after release a convict remains a criminal. Emancipation requires inner development before outer condition.
The piece laments lack of fresh air and sunlight in a large town, noting citizens suffer from confined outdoor activity due to weather and decrees. It argues that stagnant air and water are unhealthy, urging more outdoor exposure and reform to improve wellbeing.
A speaker laments women joining fashionable clubs where late nights, perfume, strong drink, and gambling for money threaten domestic life. He warns of wrecked homes, neglected children, and rising vice among the social elite. He calls for Christian propriety and restraint.
Governor Odell argues patriotism appears in daily conduct and obedience to laws, not only in battlefield valor. He warns that law disregard endangers all citizens, urging order and law enforcement to protect lives and property and resist anti law movements that threaten broad protection.
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