01 Feb 1877
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Newspaper
Moulton Advertiser
Location
Moulton, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1877
Page
1
Classified notice from The Moulton Advertiser detailing publication terms by Whith & White with annual rates, ad pricing per square, discounts for yearly ads, and charges for district office announcements and job work. It reflects 19th century newspaper advertising practices and pricing.
A poem laments ongoing grief and asks if shadows will lift tomorrow as nature’s sorrow strains fade. It envisions sunlit fields, blooming flowers, and restored joy, hoping for a future of love, light, and renewed beauty after a prolonged dark period.
Saul Macy returns home after a spree with a big basket of luxury provisions for Susie. The couple revel in dowries of oysters, coffee, cigars, and a velvet mantilla with a matching bonnet, turning their modest supper into a display of vanity and memory.
In a domestic scene Saul and Susie receive gifts from a wealthy benefactor. Saul explains Moss Cohen paid $86000 cash for a diamond ring and sent a blue morocco case with a velvet tablet and a pearl necklace for Amelia. Susie teases him about infidelity and savoring his latest spree as she opens packages.
Moss Cohen buys the corner lot for seven thousand dollars and Saul Macy and his wife transform the old shanty into a two story cottage and later a Devant-building as Amelia returns home with her mother. The tale follows the Macy family, Captain Hooper, and the betrothal of Amelia to Cohen amid garden, piano duets, and a festive homecoming.
The article describes the first grace in a sinner’s heart as coming near to God through Christ. It explains being “in Christ Jesus” as the only standing in God's sight, the covenantal union, and continual spiritual nearness. Prayer, fellowship among believers, and the cleansing blood enable ongoing closeness and hope of eternal life.
A Texas migration proponent argues Texas lands are richer and rents quicker pay, urging relocation for better earnings, while Alabama readers hear about Gov. Houston as a strong Democratic nominee potential. The page also lampoons anti female stereotypes with florid verse and social commentary.
A Connecticut rail bridge watchman laments his fatal error that caused a deadly derailment. His remorse drives him to insanity as he mutters that he would have done better. The Columbiana Sentinel promotes a new serial, Weatherford’s Revenge, set in Alabama and Virginia with a canoe race amid romance. Samuel J. Tilden is predicted as the 19th U.S. president.
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