04 Feb 1876
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Newspaper
Moulton Advertiser
Location
Moulton, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1876
Page
1
Moon phase notes list up to First Quarter on the 1st, rough weather on the 2nd, cold from the 3rd to Full Moon, rain turning to snow on the 6th, Last Quarter by the 10th, mostly dry and cold around the 16th, and rough changeable conditions by the 25th with a period from the 7th to New Moon.
The Moulton Advertiser lists weekly publication by White & White, yearly subscription $2.50 payable in advance, ads at $1 per eight lines, 50 cents per insertion, and discounts for yearly ads. Political notices for district offices ten dollars and county offices five dollars, job work cash, and special notices twenty cents per line.
A Milford boy who rode a steam car and told a wonderful tale rises from Milford to St. Albans in a humorous account. The piece notes the boy's fear and presents his photograph, hoping readers will not laugh but find the likeness amusing and odd.
A 19th century essay argues most women seek empire over wealth knowledge and power. It urges noble ambition and constant effort to gain influence while insisting mercy piety and love temper rule. Women should govern to bless men and elevate society, creating a joyous enduring empire.
A temperance exhortation from Green Hill Lodge No. 320 denounces alcohol’s harm. It likens wine to Upas, recalls the fates of Poe and Alexander, pleads to young ladies to resist intemperance, and urges the Templar pledge with guardian angels watching over sleepers.
The passage argues women seek protection and affection from men who are true gentlemen. It stresses respect, kindness, ambition, and steady leadership, criticizing drunken, foolish, and deceitful behavior. A man must elevate and treat a woman as equal in dignity while keeping masculine leadership.
Citizens celebrate growing support in the General Assembly for school funding. Senators Martin of Tuscaloosa and Forsyth of Mobile oversee the effort, with data from State Superintendent McKleroy backing the claims. Captain Bragg of the State Democratic Committee aids the campaign alongside the Mobile Register, signaling progress toward August and November outcomes.
The Mobile Register reports the Senate Committee on Education has recommended appropriating the entire amount due to public schools as of October 1, 1875. The Birmingham Independent lauds Senator Martin’s bill as essential to sustain Alabama’s public schools and warns against economy that harms education. Superintendent John M. McKleroy notes the system thrives but needs legislative fostering for continued success and better immigration prospects through free schools.
The House temper on the Southern question shows in the defeated Randall Amnesty bill on party lines. Blaine's speech blends forensic skill with demagogy, arguing to exclude Jefferson Davis from Republican Amnesty. The piece notes lingering bitterness, calls for conciliation, and references a New York Herald summary. It ends with a quip about a medium's seance in Memphis and a silk dress worn in the afterlife.
A fragmented vintage notice touts advertising to rent, hire, attract customers and buy or sell goods or land. It includes stray anecdotes about a hen and a misfired effort to show how ads connect buyers and sellers, illustrating the value of the newspaper’s ads for business and personal notices.
A Genesee county Michigan poor house scene describes a beardless youth like creature with ape like features, unable to speak, voracious appetite, swaying constantly, and eating with hands. It was once loose in trees before being kept chained at the facility and is noted for a peculiar fondness for tobacco. The narrative shifts to a religious talk comparing sacrifice to a merchant paying a minister’s salary, arguing all callings serve God equally.
An essay arguing against seeking pleasure before death and urging living a life of purity and grace. It discusses Christian duty, the value of honest conduct, and contrasts moral restraint with vice, citing religious and regional period sources and reflecting on societal views in the era. It mentions the Alabama Baptist and references tornado damage in Selma and Nashville American commentary on politics and corruption.
The Memphis Appeal reprints a Montgomery Advertiser communication praising John Forsyth of the Mobile Register while arguing he will not win the United States Senate seat. The piece mocks reliance on editors as party tools and notes Houston and Walker as leading Alabama contenders.
The excerpt presents satirical verses contrasting matrimony with bachelor life. It cites sources including Our Mountain Home Talladega Alabama and The Mobile Register, noting reactions from The Vicksburg Herald about General Sherman and Bishop Haven. The tone mocks domestic life with lists of bills and comforts versus pleasures and freedom.
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