04 Jan 1848
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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1848
Page
1
An 18th or 19th century tale recounts a Quaker named Humphreys who befriends and outsmarts a Tory named Bell. Amid cider and smoke, a planned abduction unravels as the Quaker proves stronger, capturing the conspirator and exposing plots tied to a revolutionary conflict.
A narrative traces Timothy Bell a rebel sympathizer turned Tory leader in New York and the Washingtonian pledge drive. It describes his rise from a cautious farmer to a feared partisan, his detection by Quaker Humphreys, and the eventual cure through temperance reform and mutual aid networks.
A fragmented excerpt argues for temperance and abstinence urging sober citizens to influence friends who tolerate taverns. It contends liquor trade profits from social vice and calls for renewed communal effort to curb drinking and support total abstinence.
A Providence Journal extract details Pat Tomkins born near the Tennessee Kentucky line, rough childhood, self taught in law, bricklayer to lawyer. He rose as a Mississippi representative and famed orator, delivering long speeches with steady audience engagement.
A lawyer riding through Wor cester county pauses at a cottage to ask directions. The cottage resident offers guidance and comments that bad company is better than none, prompting the pair to join paths briefly. A separate anecdote from New Haven claims a young man rode away with his betrothed after falling behind.
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