10 Feb 1887
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Newspaper
Moulton Advertiser
Location
Moulton, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1887
Page
1
Poem reflecting on enduring love after loss. The speaker asks why care for fading beauty or vanished years, noting memory keeps the rainbows of joy. Though winter comes and blooms expire, love remains a radiant home and welcome by the hearth. The verse recalls shared springs, summers, and a departed companion kept alive in memory.
A St Louis Christian Advocate piece argues money drives society yet religion anchors virtue. It distinguishes collectors of wealth from those pursuing art, science, and humanity, then links prosperity to duty, justice, mercy, and humility before God. The text also cites an Alabama act banning hiring minors to sell liquor, with fines from fifty to five hundred dollars, approved December 4, 1886.
Gov Fitzhugh Lee visits St Paul as guest of the Magnolia and Possum Club. He receives hearty cheers and proclaims Virginia back in the Union of her first love. He says the old South is now the new South with equal patriotic fervor to any state.
The Chronicle argues against litigation urging that few educated people seek legal action and that many plaintiffs are swayed by ignorance prejudice and revenge Women often seek lawyers for real or imagined wrongs and view law as a weapon while professionals like doctors teachers and clergy avoid it The piece warns law can be burdensome costly and biased and advocates more frank straightforward dealings between individuals to diminish court use though it cannot be eliminated.
The piece muses on the impossible standard for a man to master every skill and virtue. It asks if someone can work relentlessly, live frugally, converse boldly, maintain order, absorb knowledge swiftly, balance pride with virtue, endure disguise, and remain cheerful. It concludes that editors face similar unattainable expectations.
The report cites Cincinnati's malt liquor consumption totaling 17 173 585 gallons yearly with a ten million dollar annual spend, prompting calls against vice and rail against societal cost. It also lists major changes to revenue laws including property returns under oath, delinquent poll tax dates, liquor licenses by locale, and licensing for steamboat retailing, distillers, compounders, and drummers, plus an Alabama deed recording act and a Georgia anecdote.
Dr. Payne, a Prohibitionist president of Ohio Wesleyan University, uses his speech to denounce liquor’s prominence and power. He cites 1883 IRS data, argues saloons stretch across the nation, and claims about one saloon per sixty voters. Verses and humorous quips accompany the excerpt.
A reflective exhortation urges choosing a worthy life object and directing all actions there. It condemns chasing reputation as selfish, while praising steady effort and practical duties for the common good, noting courage and wisdom arise in facing adversity and opportunities daily.
A quirk filled text blends medical quips with praise for the Memphis and Charleston railroad. It recounts local road building, naming Decatur, Courtland, Tuscumbia, Florence, and Haotsville figures who aided the line. The piece credits early Tennessee railroads as a national milestone and honors forgotten pioneers.
Melt half a pound of butter in a brass skillet then add one pound of sugar. Stir over a clear fire until the mixture hardens in cold water. The grand Decatur boom excites people as news spreads globally.
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