05 Feb 1885
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Newspaper
Moulton Advertiser
Location
Moulton, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1885
Page
1
Tax assessor announces public session to assess state and county taxes for Lawrence County Alabama for the year 1885. First round schedule and locations to be announced.
A verse speaking to a street friend about enduring life after loss. It muses on how praise and blame fade after death, urging patience with the living and reflection on forgiveness. The speaker imagines flowers at a grave and lessons learned from sorrow and memory.
The report, adopted by the Muscle Shoals Association at Hillsboro, affirms foreign and home missions as equal duties. It cites Paul and Peter as models, notes the five Foreign Mission fields China Africa Italy Mexico Brazil, and gives numbers on churches, stations, pupils, and contributions. It urges churches to double efforts and contributions for the coming year.
Eufaula Times laments the cotton dependent farming system as farmers who mortgaged stock or lands last year struggle to settle with creditors. Foreclosures flood streets as bands of property go to sale, urging diversification to avoid debt and loss of self sufficiency.
About 200,000 Americans are spending the winter abroad, but recommendations will count little with Cleveland officials and residents as the topic lacks local impact or action.
A rebuttal argues against a railroad commission and for expanding transport facilities. It claims supply and demand regulate costs, urges competition over centralized control, and condemns moral failures linked to corruption and lax oversight. The piece cites governance, public virtue, and economic development as central themes.
Advice on keeping a husband affectionate and devoted through neat dress, kind conduct, and supportive behavior. Warns against overbearing control, neglecting baby duties, or harsh judgments during tough times, urging sympathy and cheerful aid to restore effort. Lavish affection to foster fidelity, unless the husband is a drunkard or spendthrift.
A Clayton Alabama girl died after a lamp exploded when she blew out the light last week. Authorities note the danger of lamp wicks and urge caution as the investigation follows.
A Cincinnati Times Star anecdote recalls a photographer who, at 1 a.m., photographed a country old man about to die. The man wished to resemble his dead son from Stone River, died in the chair during the sitting, leaving the photographer with a tintype of a dying man. The doctors cited heart disease and the photographer notes his cautious care with elders.
A collection of dated proverbs and maxims on prudence, self reliance, honesty, and temperance. It offers wary counsel such as avoid endorsing without security and that slow careful steps lead far while humor and fate shape daily life.
A Baptist Weekly reflection on the merits of a close loving family. The piece praises unselfish care, mutual support, and simple acts of kindness within the home. It argues that a good wife should possess a strong heart and honest character, not just appearance, to endure life’s hardships.
The Chicago Tribune suggests a crusade by prohibitionists to remove adulterated items from markets. It claims poison in tea coffee spices candies meats vegetables and canned goods harms many and calls reform worthy of reformers.
A young man named B- fell in with bad company in Birmingham and landed in jail. He resolved to kill himself, but the jailor uncovered the plan and provided him only colored water instead of the drug. After confessing, he drank the water and endured ongoing misery, with no end in sight as described by Eotaw Mirrow.
It laments men turning to whisky despite knowing it leads to ruin, penitentiary, and gallows, underscoring moral peril and social cost. The fragment echoes temperance sentiment and warning about self-destructive choices.
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