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Moulton Advertiser in Moulton, Alabama
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Newspaper
Moulton Advertiser
Location
Moulton, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1891
Page
1
Advertising Rates And Policies
Advertising insertions priced at 1.00 per inch for the first insertion and 0.50 per inch for each subsequent insertion under three months. Rates for three six and twelve months available on application. Obituaries tributes 0.10 per line local items and notices 0.19 per line. Candidate announcements state and district 10. County offices 5. All accounts due after first insertion. Personal communications charged double.
County Officials List Includes Sheriff and Tax Roles
Doss. Register in Chanecery C. M. Sherrod. Sheriff W. R. Roberts. Tax Collector W. F. Roberson. Tax Assessor W. W. Simmons. Treasurer P. O. Watson. Superintendent of Education M. M. Summers. Commissioners C. Montgomery J. G. Roberson J. W. Terry O. H. Bynum. County Surveyors W. E. Hotelkiss R. H. Coleman. County Health Officer Dr W. J. Mc Mahon.
Court calendar details for local courts
Circuit Court convenes on the 4th Mondays in April and October. Chancery Court sits on the Thursday after the 4th Monday in February and August. County Court meets on the 3rd Monday of each month. Probate Court holds on the 2nd Monday in Commissioners' Court with regular terms the second Mondays in February May August and November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chancery Court
Probate
Church Services and Sunday School Schedules
Methodist Church led by Rev G E Boyd holds services first and third Sundays at 11 AM with Sunday school at 9 AM and prayer meeting Tuesday nights. Baptist Church with Elder L Bragg meets fourth Sunday and preceding Saturday at 11 AM. Sunday school 9 AM. prayer meeting Wednesday night. Cumberland Presbyterian led by Rev J W Gorman meets second Sunday at 11 AM in the Methodist Church. Christian Church offers Sunday school at 9 AM and services Sundays. Friends Church Mountain Home Alabama led by Rev A C Siler holds Sabbath services 11 AM and 7 PM with Sabbath school at 9 30 AM and prayer and teachers meeting Wednesday at 7 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
G. E. Boyd
Baptist Church
Lb. R. Bragg
Cumberland Presbyterian
J. W Gorman
Christian Church
Friends Church
Mountain Home
Ala
A. C. Siler
Moulton Royal Arch
A. F
A. M
P. N. G. Rand
W. M
Mt. Hope Lodge
G. W. Jackson
James H. Wear
Town Creek Lodge
Albert Powers
W. M. J. P. Tall
Courtland Lodge
J. A. Gilchrist
W. V. Chardavayne
Moulton and Hillsboro Mail Schedule Details
Daily trips depart Moulton at 8 00 A M except Sundays and reach Hillsboro same day at 6 00 P M. Moulton and Russellville depart 2 00 P M arrive 12 00 M. Moulton and Hartsell depart 1 00 P M arrive 12 00 M. Moulton and Double Springs run Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays at 12 00 M arrive 11 20 A M same days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moulton and
Hillsboro
Moulton
Moulton and Russelville
Mouton
Sundey
Moulton and Hartsell
On the Street Poem Found Upon Deceased Soup House Woman
A fragmentary poem found on a poor woman who died in a New York soup house laments life on the street. It speaks of wandering feet, dead love and hope, doors barred, and longing for a single friend to show pity and offer shelter before death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hospital
Potter’s Field
Cleveland explains stance on silver plan not hostile to bi metals
St Louis reports ex president Cleveland did not oppose silver in all forms but opposed free coinage as in the West bill. He favored bi metalism and suggested he could back free coinage if bullion weight raised to match gold value without making coins unwieldy, while warning against meddling before the international conference. He praised Lamar's independence and spoke openly about his views despite criticism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
New York
The
Republic
Cleveland
Congress
United States
Lamar
Mississippi
The Slow Demise of Religion by Neglect
A reflection argues that neglect kills religion more than overt attack. It notes removing sacred times or crowding duties out of daily life erodes faith. A busy mother’s practice of early morning prayer is cited as the cornerstone of spiritual growth and daily strength.
Too Busy to Pray Kills Religion, Says Nashville Advocate
A Nashville Christian Advocate piece argues that even Christ and Daniel balanced work with prayer. It asserts that constant devotion must accompany daily labor, lest religion perish. night prayer sanctifies daytime efforts and busyness without prayer spoils faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel
Ben
Christ
Nashville Christian Advocate
Weeklong maxims and a maternal plea echo in verse and prose
A fragmentary mix of old rhymes on days of the week linking nails, shoes, health, wealth, marriage and luck, followed by moral stanzas urging devotion to mothers. The text blends numbers, destinies, and a daughter’s affection, concluding with a cross era admonition to always honor parents.
Terrace Farm Improvement Principles
A Southern Cultivator ad urges systematic farming practices for terraced, well documented farms. It emphasizes record keeping, careful resource use, crop and livestock care, and disciplined observation while warning against debt. The piece also promotes a patent medicine claiming to aid digestion and liver related issues targeted at women.
Skunks Target Bees in Low Hives and How to Stop Them
Skunks frequently raid bee hives, feeding on honey after scenting nests in hollow tree trunks. They avoid drones and nonhoney bees, and can depopulate a colony in a few nights if hives are near the ground. To prevent losses, keep hives elevated or set steel traps at first sign of skunks in the area.
The Attorney's Dog
A Boston lawyer in the suburbs owns a dog with sharp instincts. He sees a dog steal a bone and sues the dog. A second dog files additional proceedings, while the first dog seizes the bone and retreats to its kennel. The case ends with possession as a legal rush to the bone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
India a charming country to live in cited in 1888 deaths
London received official figures from India for 1888 showing 22 970 people killed by snakes and wild beasts and 76 271 cattle. Of the human deaths 20 571 were from snake bite and 975 from tigers with smaller numbers from leopards wolves bears elephants and other animals. Some residents still disparage America according to the Chattanooga News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
London
England
America
Chattanooga News
A Woman Builds a True Home Beyond Wealth
A poem extols that men can raise mansions palaces and temples yet only women can transform a cot or palace into a loving home. It celebrates a woman’s gift to create rest, love, and a warm kingdom for brothers sons and husbands who walk through its doors.
Swift Specific Claims and a Sleeper Car Scene
An ad touts Swift's S S S as a cure for blood and skin diseases with testimonials from C Park Leak in Wavesville and D Wagner in Water Valley. A reflective poem describes a midnight sleeper by a train where a baby’s cries spark murmurs and a magnate’s fury turns to pity after a father reveals his wife lies in the coffin ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. S
C. Park
Wavesville
Jessie
New York
Philadelphia
Hot Springs
Ars
Swift
S.8.s
D. B
Wagner
Water Valley
Swift Specific CO
Atlanta
Things That Never Die Verse of Dawn of the Morning
A poetic meditation on enduring ideals and humane deeds. The text urges continuous acts of kindness, justice, and mercy, claiming timeless light from virtuous choices. It highlights help to neighbors, comforting words in grief, and the inner drive toward truth and love.
A Happy and Favored Lower in the Corner of My Room
A narrator fondly describes a large black spider living in a corner of a room. He visits daily, weaving a golden thread, watching the narrator with bright eyes, and enjoying a private home and mate. The watcher fears the day a cleaner will remove the cobwebs and the spider becomes homeless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Higginson
P. P. P. Tonic for Woman's Regulator and Blood Aid
A 19th century advertisement touts P. P. P. Prickly Ash Pork Root and Potassium as a remedy for fatigue and poor blood. It promises quick relief, claims endorsement by top physicians, and urges households to buy from reputable medicine dealers. Sale note 9:2w.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. P
Dr John Bulls Sarsaparilla Promotes Health Amidst Ill Health
An editorial style exhortation urges youths to avoid gloom and quack doctors, praising Dr John Bulls Sarsaparilla as a regulator of bodily functions and life healer. It touts zinc discovery in Knoxville and cites testimonials from users including C J Grave praising the medicine's cure of nervous debility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bull
Louisville
Dr Bull’s Worm Destroyers Ad Promotes Cheerful Children
A vintage ad praising Dr Bull’s Worm Destroyers promises brighter homes and healthier, cheerful children. It suggests a printing press would illuminate the void better, linking good health to regular use of the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Bull
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