28 Feb 1889
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Newspaper
Moulton Advertiser
Location
Moulton, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1889
Page
1
The passage recalls the stubborn stand of the 6th Alabama under Gen Gordon with two thirds of its men and nearly all officers lost. It notes heavy casualties across the unit and praises the writer W. Carter, author of a noted poem titled I Am Dreaming, as the creator of the following verse.
W. P. Carter invokes the memory of Rhodes Brigade and the Alabama regiments in a martial, commemorative piece. The poem recalls battles, fires, banners, and the toll of war, urging mourning families to honor fallen soldiers as the young chieftain is crowned in the crimson valley of Richmond.
In Town Creek Alabama on February 14 1889 a reader praises the region’s improved condition since the war noting crops, merchant wealth, and good collections. He visits Leighton praising its booming growth, large stores, and notable local figures including Paul King J H Spangler M Jake Walker and Dr Rand along with a strong school and health, while affirming Leighton’s proximity to the M and C railroad and absence of public whiskey sales.
A letter from Shelby praises a thriving community in Town Creek and Leighton area. He notes a winter of notable growth, plantations dotted with peach houses, cedar fences, brick chimneys, and young couples building new residences. Lota sales and contracts promise continued development in town.
A narrative portrait of John Lotus, a respected man whose struggle with alcohol, pressure from employers, and a troubled home life leads to drinking, estrangement, and decline. Despite his noble nature and love from family, he succumbs to liquor, seeking escape in saloons as his life unravels.
A fragment from The Christian Helper questions who bears guilt for a ruined life. It names the employer who fed the cup to a brother, the embittered wife and mother, and the partner who excuses guilt. The plea condemns every party allowing poisoning of manhood and ruin through shared blame and negligence.
Florida bishop Reed denounces Mormon doctrine as a plague worse than Egypt and yellow fever, accusing southern advocates of covertly undermining families to spread polygamy. The piece questions whether alleged honesty masks hypocrisy and warns of covert recruitment and harm.
Chicago report recounts the rescue of Little Annie Redmond found at a house of refuge after a year’s disappearance. The child asked for her papa as officers brought the jailed father, John Redmond, from the asylum to meet her. The emotional reunion of the family drew tears from onlookers.
In a Boston Courier excerpt two young women back from the sesshore greet after kissing and embracing. They reveal flirtations with the others’ husbands, Nantasket nights, and how he supposedly wrote to both and pitied lonely wives. The dialogue ends with a warm, affectionate smile between them.
The text recalls Abraham Lincoln's maiden speech near Springfield, Illinois, where he discussed his early career and political views. It also reports on debates over leprosy, Chinese immigration, and quarantines, plus editorials praising Georgia farmers who raise their own supplies and noting Alabama trends in self-sufficiency and wealth.
The Elmore Express denounces broader ballot access as a threat to democratic principles, arguing illiterate voters should be barred from ballots while condemning ringsters who manipulate elections. Tennessee Supreme Court backs Gov. Taylor in Evans Bates contest, allowing certification of Evans to stand.
The program for the Colored Teachers Institute of Lawrence County meets at Rockey Hill Church on March 9 1889 with sections on opening address by the County Superintendent how to teach Morais school government and openings and closings of school. Participants include R T Bort Amelia Fitegersld Mary E Ashton C 9 White Addie Fitzgerald Mollie A White T J Lynch Hettie Y Wallace Henry Burt 5 The Successful Teacher J Q Snyder Gracie Davis D L Owen W Elliott 6 Why Should Phrenology be Taught in the Common Schools H H Stewart John Byars G B Johnson M M Summers county superintendent and president of board Chas G Lynch secretary Por H H STEWART.
In a New York society aside, material chatter about marriage shows light humor on love and respect. The Gallatin Examiner cites 1816 as a summerless year with crop failures and frigid mid year weather, recalled by Judge Barry. Augusta Evening News recalls a minister joke about lawyers in heaven and a quip about Ben Hill.
A humorous column sketches a tail end of an eel, a boy seeks the core of an apple, and a country debating society ponders whether a woman or a mouse is scarier. The piece ends with quips on businessmen and misused ink and glue in musilage.
Col C C Harris is named to fill the unexpired term as Trustee of the A and M College at Auburn. The Governor reappoints Henry R Shorter as president of the railroad commission, confirmed by the Senate. Col W D Lees of Greensboro is appointed and confirmed as inspector of State convicts, becoming successor.
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