23 Feb 1867
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Newspaper
Moulton Advertiser
Location
Moulton, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1867
Page
1
The Moulton Advertiser lists weekly publication by White & Harris with rates for ads set at $150 per square for the first insertion and 75 cents for each subsequent insertion. Ten lines or less count as a square, yearly ads receive a liberal discount, and personal notices may be charged at double the rate. Tributes of respect obituaries and calls on candidates are treated as ads.
A public notice declares Gaill money allocated for advertising and job work is due when called for. The notice directs recipients to prepare funds and submit payments upon request by the issuing authority.
Rev Mr Magill of St Pauls Church Penu Illinois answers a Lady by reciting a verse that traces his journey through Freemasonry from admission to the craft to a pledge of aid. The poem speaks of initiation, East and West commands, light and Master ranks, sanctum sanctorum, and a vow to defend the helpless with a knightly spirit.
A long reflection on flirting from Mr. Bullion presents flirting as a forceful, gendered activity that can break hearts. The piece notes that both men and women may flirt, counters the idea that flirtation is limited to the “fragile sex,” and warns of manipulative behaviors from various parties in different settings.
A dramatic courtroom scene unfolds in Rossville Alabama where a spectral figure enters the bar and delivers a fiery defense. The stranger dismantles Hopkins’s lies, arouses the jurors, and exposes the killer with thunderous oratory. The verdict? Hopkins lynched. John Taylor preaches that same evening to a crowded house.
The 1840 Clarksville Texas case centers on Mary Ellison suing Hopkins for slander after he mocked her following her husband Ashley Ellison’s shooting at his own door. Hopkins, defended by Ashley and Pike of Arkansas and Prentiss of New Orleans, is acquitted as Texas lawyers face a superior opponent, leaving Ellison without counsel and asking for a volunteer from the bar.
The period shows a pause in business driven by legitimate causes and by partisan schemes. Impeachment talk poisons confidence, while currency restraint and tax measures ease price pressures. Merchants go cautious, production slows, and business operates hand to mouth as uncertainty harms revenue and growth.
The Financial Chronicle calls for a fixed policy of gradual contraction, wise remission, and reduced taxation to stabilize prices and protect public prosperity. It notes farmers, mechanics, manufacturers, and bankers alike face uncertainty and bankrupcy threats without clear congressional action. The piece argues certainty in economic policy would end market suspense.
The piece recounts Oliver Cromwell’s deep filial love for his mother died in 1654 at nearly a century old. It notes her dying blessing, Cromwell’s tears, and her quiet Whitehall life amid court dangers, her Westminster Abbey burial, and concludes with a rousing religious reflection on Jesus, devotion, and earnest faith.
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