11 Feb 1876
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Newspaper
Moulton Advertiser
Location
Moulton, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1876
Page
1
Poem-like verses speak as a mother advising John about duty and frugality. She recalls infancy, warns against idleness and drink, and urges him to stay on the farm and honor family sacrifices. She cites religious faith and a hopeful future if he heeds her counsel.
Agricultural notes urge提前 spring prep in farming. Emphasis on finishing land work, repairing equipment, and planning manure and seed distribution. Advocates efficient drill systems for cotton seed and acid phosphate, cautions against credit use, and outlines apportionment of crops, corn manure, early planting, spring oats, clover and grasses, and compost production.
A South Carolina man, distressed by hard times, lamented he labors all day and steals at night yet cannot earn an honest living, saying the period is the "hardest ever known."
From the Florence Gazette a public notice promotes the Warrior and Tennessee Rivers Railway Company. It argues for a Narrow Gauge railroad from Florence to Tuscaloosa, covering Lauderdale and nearby counties, detailing cost, potential profits, and direct economic benefits from coal, iron, and lumber, with a call for unsubdivided local support and stock subscriptions.
A Daily Graphic sketch by Charles H. McKenzie recalls the Light Brigade charge led by Earl Cardigan. McKenzie describes the fog of dust and smoke, the brave but doomed attack, the six-rank breach of Russian lines, and the absence of timely French support amid heavy odds.
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