Protoplasmic Romance in a Microcosm of Life
A whimsical voyage through the unseen realms of protists and protozoa. The speaker invites the beloved to explore with him the hidden world of stentor, cyclops, volvox, and hydra, tracing protoplasmic threads, Brownian motion, and embryonic hearts while foreshadowing a shared fate as two become one through biocrashe. The sonnet blends science imagery with a love pledge, celebrating microscopic life and mutual devotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stentor
Melicerte
Teachers Institute apportionment for 1880 in Alabama
Courtland Alabama January 26 1880 minutes of the colored teachers of Lawrence district announce an April 2 1880 meeting in Moulton Alabama. Secretary H C Binford lists duties for each participant covering education topics including methods in arithmetic geography history and female education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courtland
Alabama
Waite
Lawrence
Moulton
Ala
L. H. Alman
Ella Ashford
S. H. Haynes
Ella Ashton
H. H. Stewart
Viola Binford
D. ©. Locklier
Georgiana Bynum
Temperance
Carter Watkins
J. W. Crump
H. C. Binford
Mary A. White
W. D. Mullios
R. L. Prewit
C. L. White
B. W. Napelr
Druanna Thompson
S. J
Carter
A. J. Owen
F. G. Davis
J. Humble
Seo’y
Prospects and perils of the prosperous year in agriculture
Enataw Whig and Observer discusses the risk of complacency in a bountiful year. It warns that unseen dangers could strike farmers as the future unfolds, urges storing surplus like Joseph, and promotes diversification from cotton to corn and other crops to ensure stability and fair prices.
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Joseph
Egypt
South
Early cultivation promises bountiful crops for all farmers
The piece urges ample seedings of corn, oats, rye, peas, turnips, clover and grasses to support a money crop. It lauds colored farmers for energy and thrift, stresses prudence and economy, and notes that prepared lands and thorough cultivation will raise yields and benefit both black and white farmers.
Deportment Critique in Lauderdale Town Youth
Lauderdale News laments lack of polite deportment among local youth and urges better school and parental instruction. It criticizes noisy congregations, hindering church services, and calls for improved example from older church members. It ends by suggesting parents send children to Moulton for manners training.
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Moulton
The Coming Young Lady Proclaimed in 19th Century Verse
A poetic critique outlines the coming girl’s duties and virtues. She will vote, work, marry wisely, cook, spin, and mind health and mother. She will reject vanity, luxury, and deceit, seek reason over Paris fashions, honor duty, and glorify the Maker in daily life.
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Paris
Dangers to Ministers From Their Flocks and Patrons
The piece warns ministers face harm from praise and from harsh criticism by families and communities. It argues excessive flattery harms usefulness, light judgment harms reverence, and poverty blocks access to books and study. It urges silent restraint and support to sustain ministerial effectiveness.
Public vow to curb coarse profanity in society
An editorial condemns profane language as coarse and wicked. It laments its spread among leaders and youth alike, urges reverence for sacred names, and calls for public sentiment to end swearing and improve moral standards.
Worth Remembering and Home Remedies From An Old Page
A sketch of old household lore lists remedies using benzine and common clay to clean marble castor oil to soften leather lemon juice and glycerine to remove tan freckles and pimples spirits of ammonia to cleanse hair and feet apply Luna caustic to destroy warts nitre for freckles and tomato juice to remove walnut stains from hands with rag and glycerine as a wetting agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amonia
Tennessee River Muscle Shoals funding moves forward
The Huntsville Independent reports that Washington lawmakers passed a bill to appropriate 110000 for Muscle Shoals prosecution. The Senate is expected to approve. The original 200000 ask was cut in committee and the sum is separate from the general River and Harbor appropriation, with a possible 500000 total for the Tennessee River.
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Huntsville
House of Representatives
Washington
Muscle Shoals
Senate
Dibrell
Congress
Tennessee River
How to Raise a Child: Parental Pitfalls and Advice
A list of admonitions on parenting habits urging early indulgence, open talk of a child’s cleverness, mutual parental conflict, tyrannical father figures, neglect of guidance, permissive associations, unrestricted reading, street roaming, material wealth over character, lack of joint recreation, harsh minor discipline, and haphazard church hopping.
Late visitor seeks air and space at Minnie’s parlor
A man drifts in unannounced and flops into a chair in the dim parlor. He jokes with Minnie about his mother staying home, then longs for fresh air and "about 30 acres" of it, laments leaving his bat and cane behind, and recalls forgotten clothes. The scene unfolds with night sounds outside and a casual, witty exchange inside.
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Jove
Minnie
George
Honeymoon Couple Sparked Dinner Table Stir in Chicago
A DeKalb couple during their honeymoon dined in a Chicago hotel dining room with bachelors. The table chatter turned to flirtatious banter and lewd exchanges prompting embarrassed reactions until a bold youth intervened with a blunt joke about food. The incident ended with the couple adopting new nicknames at the table.
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DeKalb
Chicago
Ker
Desparado
Bill
U Charley
Chicago Tribune
Local notes hint at political shifts and industry demand
In Moulton a garden shows six inch pess. Col Bob McMahon win mayor in Gainsville. Limestone reports thirty county office candidates near The Mosers. Two colored men await execution in Murfreesboro Tenn for murder. Troy Messenger notes saw mill demand signals regional lumber boom. Gen S A M Wood seeks Tuscaloosa circuit judge. Many colored men buy farms near Moulton becoming active citizens. Presbyterian ladies plan parsonage for pastor at Tuscumbia.
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Moulton
Bob McMahon
Gainsville
Tuscumbia
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Moulton Advertiser
White & White
Gam
W. P. Chitwood
Thos.h. Jones
Jos. Wheeler, Wheeler & Jones
Attorneys At Law
Chancery
Federal Court
Supreme Court
Montgomery
J.B. Moore
Attorney AT Law
D. W. Speare
Court Square
T. Wert
F.C. Wert
Wert & Wert
Law
Decatur
Ili
Eighth Judicial Circuit
Suw
J. H. Branch
4Th Judicial Circuit
Charles G, Lynch
Attorney
B.S. Wert
Aving
Medical University of Louisville
Public Square
J.H. Farley
Memphis
J.T. Pettit & Co
Howard’s Row
Tenn
J.C. Rogers & Co
Main Street
LL Hill, Fontaine & Co
Front Street
E. Carver
C. T. Barton
Langstaff, Graham & Proudfit
Union Street
Martin D. Patterson
A. J. Harris
T. W. Lynch
Harris. Lynch
Wialton
General Merchandise
North Alabama
Memphis & Charleston Railroad
Hillsboro
South and North Alabama Railroad
Calera
Ham
Ount Prings
Nashville
Louisville
Blount Springs
Birmingham
Moulton Lbh
Boys & Girls
Ger
G. Lynch
Mattie Lynch
Advertiser
Teachers’ Institute
Neo Harm
Murfreesboro
Troy
S. A. M. Wood
Tuscalooga
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