19 Dec 1839
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Newspaper
Freeman And Messenger
Location
Lodi, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1839
Page
1
The terms list annual prices for subscribers: $350 to village subscribers, $150 to companies if paid within six months, $200 for office and mail subscribers if paid within the year. A 50 cent surcharge applies if payment is not within the year.
A humorous sketch from Mrs. Claver's volume rails at communal lending in Michigan as neighbors freely borrow horses, beds, and utensils. A separate tale recounts Philo Doubleday and Amanda K, a servant girl who rises to wealth through virtue and discretion, defying fashionable snobbery and showing true merit surpasses riches. The piece ends with a moral on virtue over Mammon.
The author denounces slaveholders in Collins and urges residents to confront abolitionists. He argues nearly every adult in town benefits from slave labor and equates southern slaveholding to theft. He questions northern complicity and calls for boycotting cotton, sugar, and molasses while challenging readers to expose the town's role in slavery.
A reflective poem praising winter as a season of rest and spiritual renewal. It contrasts harsh urban life with quiet, comforting domestic scenes. The verse envisions healing through hearth, learning, and parental love guiding a child toward virtue and eternal peace.
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