Storms, temperance, and tragedy in a troubled household
The narrative follows Mary Edwards and her father Mr Edward as his drink problem worsens the family’s ruin. A looming storm precedes a drunken night at a tavern where a temperance song moves patrons and ends with the prodigal father sobered by fear and Mary’s plea. The tale closes with Mary’s plea for fidelity and vow, amid reflections on faith and reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Edwards
Uegiension
Diaskenness
Edarards
las
Mary
ramonstrance
alraady
Edowarde
Edwards
Elwards
father
Mr. Edwards
hagarta
masie
sven
Kidnapping Case and Vigilance Report Across Cities
A detailed report describes Catharine Jackson, a free woman of color, fledgling from Virginia to avoid slave sale, and pursued through Maryland and Virginia authorities with Justice Dean’s backing. The case involves Senator Wright and a wagon of legal actions as tensions rise toward grand jury involvement. Also noted are a Vigilance Committee sweep in Pike County, startling theft and counterfeit probes, a Pekin Delavan mad dog outbreak, a cautionary tale about a miser, a sermon anecdote, Irish humor, a balloon project by LaMontain, a Great Western Railway accident with multiple deaths, and assorted humorous vignettes and notices from local papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Cathearine Jackson
Senator Wright
New Jersy
West
Fairfax county
Virgina
Philadelphia
Catharine
ashera
cty
Virginia
Dan
J. Wright
John C. Cook
Virinia
Mr. Cook
Alexandria
Wright
passige
Mashangton
Pike County
Alinoig
raffiang
Chisago Press and Tribune
horace
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OLMEY TAWES
WILLIAM M. BESK
Waiene aveses
Caenca
ney
adeener
meng
C. Wiliaan
Quey House
E. Hitchel
g. HLISOLS
Hag ieepaty
XeIWSS
i. BLU AM
R. S. HICK, ATTOLNAY
LAW, NOTA. Ee PUBIC
JUSTICE OF TIE PEACE
ARCONA
BEVINGTON Cur SLY
UGTNOSS
aifs
whivad
UNION TOUSE Maia
aPiacy
Niky
JOHN BRILL
elten
O. B. HOWE
Benetosner CARRIANE
Batetti
JOHNS
Firss St
bet
Evansville
Indiana
OLNEY LODGE
F.& A. MASONS
bald
BECK
Me N. Wareey
Setsgharyy
Good Samaritan Division
Sons of Temperance
QBS worts
Olney
G. D. MORRISO
KZ. Bart
BETHESDA LOD
O.G. T
Wednday
Hwtuisat ‘Temperance Hall
JAMES WILAKE
W. Beow
Hadley Lodge
PULL BELL
N. G
PB. Tauren
RICHLAND LODGE
Dee Wild
Ding Star
Main Street
E. RECHELL
poe
Richlandseoung
Bermia
dee
TENGEN Seuwr
Peameton
Nile
war city
Myers
BENJAMIN
ASUS
P. SHAW & COPS
shert Hee
New-York Tribune
annem
HORACH GREELEY & CO
tribune
Nassau st
New York
WILLIAM LANCE
md County
WILLIAM LANCH
Newton House
L. McINTIRE
Washington St
SEWTON
ELL
Anspacher & Co
CLOTIs
CASSIMERS
IND
Tranch Bank
WHATNEY & CAIN
MUN
COATTAHA
silivtta
ita patta Golors
Pike's Peak
A.D. Mallory
Ateaxite
cus daviers
America
Tinee
Morrall
rial
NEWTON
ILLS
travtor
GUNN & SONS
co PRODUCE
Kiara
Blay County
Travis
avant
Dy. W. HL Medcalfe
Medical & Chirurgical Faculty of
Maryland
Medical and Surgical Society of
Baltimore
Olwey
North Avenue
West Olney
McClure
JEFFERSON MEDICAL COLLEGE
MORRISON MOUSE
Olney,Richland Co
Qorspidseny West
Court Horse
sTARDING
Jasper Blinving Olney
Lesdaya
D. T. CLARK
Sumner
Lawrence county
Isis
AMERICAN HOTEL
VINCENNES
JOHN CLARK
CHAMPE & Co
lindley sutton Lawrence Co. II
W.S. Laird
SAMEL
Laird
dew
the
Times
BYTS, ARTUCK
Tang
clulee
Lovell
Mses
Novorapez Gonptrtoss
stalwert
rex
Front street
Mill
Chesstia Doyle
Esquirer
Volkstreand
tieger
kenowa
hie sara
iis
Ife
Wwe
Gaz
Taganrog
bsa
Banff Sea
fle
Pekin
Delavan
styx
Momus
GFA
eailer
seill
Italy
Pat
carter
Laxtre
LaMountain
Atlantic
LaMountein
Lancaster
Pennsylvania
Wise
Ile
O. P. Gager
Boston
Revnington Pottery
India
Elisha Waters
Great Western
Hamilton
Dundas
Jonas Boyer
Chicago
Alex. Brand
G. Morgan
W. Milna
Terry Post
Buffalo
W. W. Smith
Kalamazoo
Michigan
J. D. Adams
E.D. Bryant
Lontiac
Thea
Sackett
J. H. Smith
Livingston County
Al Wilson
Hiram Cooks
Cleveland
Columbus Daser
Detroit
Messeneur
mercvon
Eryking
IeaF
RGF
Masgadgetts
Dan Rice
Ohio
Columbus
Niew
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