French Peasantry Praised For Dignity And Diligence
The article extols French rural laborers cited by Henry Coleman's European Life and Manners. It highlights neat dress, polite behavior, abstinence from drunkenness, strong charity, and devout church attendance among French peasants, contrasting with English and Scottish fields. It also notes favorable views on conjugal fidelity and domestic life from American acquaintances.
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Henry Coleman
France
England
Scotland
Count de Gourcy
Paris
Mr Scammon's Lotteri CuroAno Convention Notice
Mr Scammon explains illness prevents attending the Rockford convention scheduled for the 15th. He cites a cold and limited movement, missing the chance to meet the Rack River valley’s citizens and engage with their enterprise.
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Stephenson
Oxle
Boone
Winnebago
Court House
Rockford
Galena and
Chicago
J. A. Holland
Walker
Boone County
David Lewis
Ogle
Moffitt
Winneb's
D. A. Knowlton
Sten
J. Young Scammon, Esq
J. B. Turner
P. B. Johnson
Wait Talcott
Nathaniel Crosby
Wm. T. Burgess
E. H. Hyde
O. H. Wright
Wm. Dennison
A. E
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von Sissipp
Vitertag
Chicago Union Rail Road Company
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Dia
Pinole Ang
Ada Wood
Yalug
O Rai
United States
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Rack River
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