22 Feb 1883
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Newspaper
Moulton Advertiser
Location
Moulton, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1883
Page
1
The Granville Sentinel reported a board of supervisors bill of 183.75, approved 175, provoking a satirical verse from the editor. The piece rails at cheaters of printers and vows future vigilance, ending with a mocking line about “One dollar and seventy-five.”
In the name of the women of our County we ask every man who has the right to vote to cast it in favor of prohibition. The piece extols heroic Southern women, links their sacrifice to moral virtue, and urges men to support prohibition to protect wives, mothers, and daughters from vice and despair.
A letter from W. W. Woodward appeals to county youths to condemn prohibition’s great dangers. He argues that alcohol destroys peace and happiness for women, citing the harm to their pure and gentle spirits and urging action to protect marriages and families.
A Memphis Daily Appeal item reports a New York meeting of aggrieved producers across clothing, upholstering, lace, embroidery, underwear, hats and more. They argue high material taxes raise prices, undercut domestic makers, and expose protection as failing to protect labor and industry. They fault tariffs that shield infant industries while burdening wool growers and yarn makers, harming workers and urging Congress to rethink duties.
At a manufacturing meeting representatives adopted resolutions charging that American taxation protects foreign labor and monopolists, leading to imports and harm to home workers. They pledge to compete with Europe and urge reform to stop discrimination in favor of foreign or limited home industries.
A front line plea declares the American banner endangered by alcohol. It urges faithful knights to join the Prohibition movement, citing widows and orphans in need of protection and appealing to patriotic duty against intoxicating liquor. The piece blends national symbolism with a call to action against the liquor trade.
A husband and wife draft a practical home teaching list for their daughter, covering piety, self reliance, neatness, temper, kindness, industry, obedience, social etiquette, frugality, skills like sewing, cooking, and marketing, along with health, education, and choosing associates. The itemized guide stresses daily home life, temperance, and industrious character for a virtuous, independent woman.
In a terse exchange a young woman confirms the engagement is broken off and all letters and the locket are returned. She notes she planned to keep the ring but the jeweler discharged the rings as needed, avoiding repeated trips. A biblical verse closes the fragment.
The excerpt asserts proverbs and biblical quotes praising diligence and education. It includes references to Solomon, Isaiah, Keaiah, and Ecclesiastes with phrases about pressure, the Redeemer, haste, education for every state, and the value of a good name over ointment. It reads as a collage of religious and moral maxims without a clear news event or narrative.
The piece cites the Chicago News on arresting 200 women in one month to argue for prohibition and notes the Call to close saloons. It discusses solar science by Professor Proctor and quotes the Nashville Christian Advocate on the moral fight against crackenness. It ends with Tuscaloosa Gazette weather guidance predicting rain for June and July and advice on cotton planting.
On Sunday Mr. Thomas Hays wed Miss Fike at 2 pm and later the bride vanished with her new husband. A St Clair County suitor Rogge admired her and reportedly sent a note. The couple may head to Texas. a mule pair and the groom’s overcoat are missing too.
A Saxchange contributor recalls discovering years ago that wood can outlast iron in the ground. He notes poplar, basswood, or ash as suitable fence posts and claims basswood posts survived seven years underground with no decay. The recipe involves boiled linseed oil mixed with pulverized coal, applied as a paint-like coat to prevent rot.
The item discusses political opinions on a Democratic presidential ticket with civil service reform and a revenue tariff, amid questions of state debt repudiation. It references Polk and Vincent as potential candidates and notes the Chicago Inter Ocean as a source. The passage also mentions a New York Sun report from June 6 about earthquakes in New Hampshire Illinois Hungary and Spain with commentary on public safety.
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