Vivid trial tale of John Taylor in Texas courtroom
An extraordinary 1841 Texas case features John Taylor defending Mary Allison’s slander suit against George Hopkins. The crowd packs the Clarksville courthouse as Taylor dismantles witnesses, exposes lies, and sways jurors. A verdict of fifty thousand dollars follows, Hopkins is lynched, and Taylor preaches to a moved audience afterward.
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John Taylor
Clarkaville
Texas
George Hopkins
Mary Alison
Hopkins
Alison
Aol
Lander
Ashley and Pike
Arkansas
Prentiss
New Orleans
Amd
Indge Sills
Mary
Merc
Averies
Ashley
Pike
Ts Waa
Lia
Ananda
Ife
Hell
Clay
Webster
Beecher
Submerged Lake Geneva Town Found Beneath Waters
Report from Lake Geneva describes divers discovering a sunken settlement with about 200 house structures and a central open space thought to be public. Celts used vermilion cement, and authorities plan to jetty the site and drain the lake for archaeological light. London Telegraph quotes on pebbles and courtesy rules appear in the text.
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Geneva
Nince
Sircais
Council of
Vanda
London Telegraph
What's the Use in the Cuthbert Appeal
A Fort Gaines Georgia report from November 20 1877 frames a rhetorical call to optimism amid widespread suffering. The piece questions why people endure gloom when joy is possible and laments the burdens of sorrow while urging empathy for those facing oppression and hardship.
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Fort Gaines
Transplanting Trees and a Childs Lesson on Education
A pioneer touts careful tree relocation noting north side marking, wood density differences, and fall uptake. The piece shifts to reflections on patience, trials, and resilience with a father and son anecdote about a school whip. It ends remarking that a burglar-proof safe is easier than educating in a fashionable boarding school.
Fashionable Manners and Gossip Woes Exposed
A long catalog of outdated social rules and cautions on manners, dress, and behavior, mixed with moral reflections on gossip and virtue. It contrasts proper conduct for women and men with remarks on public manners, etiquette, and the harm of rumor.
Value of poverty and humility in life lessons
The text contrasts wealth and poverty, praising poverty as a source of humility, patience, and moral strength. It cites a rich man who died without benefiting others to illustrate narrow worldly focus, then favors a contrast with a humble, contented poor person rich in heart. It includes quotes from Tilden and others on wealth, contentment, and virtue.
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Shin
Rome
Choolbuye
Galfer
Jornil
Joerad
Plessi
Belinda
Jude
Tasdies
Oleon
Leoald
Teannot
Llife
N Nuighbor
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Forshee Iies
Lelel Pge
Boy
Theo
Drs. Smith & Tackett
College St
Cutubert, Georgia
B.kennon
Thin State
G. Robertson
Cutmbert
Tames G. Parks
Dawson, Ceorgia
Corporation of Dawson
Pirpetioes
W. Geo
Gece
J. B. Conrte Weorgis
Prompt
Wens Tunured
Jena
Jas
H. Guerry
Dawson
Aamiat
A. W. Gillespie
Jodt Revelvedl
Imyene Seer
Eanes Appeals
Powele
Avent
Dirageiel
Twkeeller
Vel
D. Landreth & Son's
Barty Flat
Marci
Eee
Tellow Antabegn
Alavorer
Seven Top
A Stowell
It, Bookseller
Aut Staloner
Partire
David Isi
Atlanta
Lazarus & Morris
Abagles, Green
CLUE
Jet
Cath Bert
Standley Rock
Andrew
Female College
Cuthbert, Ga
Hamtetoy
Rupertioha
St Gordiely
Ian
Cathbert
Crampton
Imperial Soap
Bewt
Imperial
Jane Ma
Dancehold
Aleo
Muntinaton
Jeberson St
New York
Allison & Simpson, Caothben
Georgia Home Insurance
Columbus, Ga
Wing Hoa
PD Powelli
Manhattan
Thomas Muke
Agest
T. & Powells, Druggiet
Liotta
Wut A Mdeso
Uauita
Washington Street
Jim Blaine
Solomon
the Volunteer Council
Lake of Geneva
Cuthbert
Elijah
Sammy
Washington
Gama
Chicago
U Legislature
Noose
Hartwell San
Hart County
Samuel J. Tilden
Fitile Pil
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