Old Si Seeks Change of Faith To White Church
A North Georgia river slice tells of Old Si choosing to attend a white church rather than his old African American congregation. He declares his plan to “be at home in the white folks’ church” while recalling kin, past preachers, and the pull of religious principle and tradition. The piece ends noting Old Si kept his word Sunday morning.
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Yellow River
Salfashum
Legion
Atlanta Constitution
The Kind Wisdom of a Poor Boston Thread Woman
A Miss Sedgwick passage describes a Boston thread seller with a large family. The old woman praises her crippled husband, values hard work, and finds happiness in family support and self reliance rather than outward comfort. Her daughters work later, and she spins at night.
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Boston
Abe
Miss Sedgwick
Circassia War Leader Shamyl and Circassian Emigration
Overview of the Circassian resistance led by Shamyl from 1829 to 1859, Russian suppression, key battles such as Akulga and Veden, the fall of Glounik, and Shamyl’s death in 1871. Notes ongoing resistance, emigration to Turkey, and future prospects with Shamyl’s son, amid broader tensions with Turkey and Russia.
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Circassia
Samuel
Ivelitch
Akulga
Veden
Glounik
Shhamyr
St. Petersburg
Shamui
Ardelkadir
Mohammed
Medina
Alexander II
Nicholas
Turkey
Shamyl
Gazette
Turkish Victories and War News from Europe to Cuba
A long dispatch summarizes Danube action with a Turkish success near Batoum and Russian losses. It notes Ottoman councils shaping mill operations and Turkey's war posture at Batum, Kars, and Ardahan. Other items cover Kars bombardment pause, finance notes, Cuban troop movements, and local Ohio reports.
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Constant Tinople
Kars
Erzeroum
Olti
Van
Batoum
Agaa
Akhtar Pasha
Ardahan
Army of the
Ardaban
Adler
Khbouban
Danube
Paris
United States
Transcaucasia
Erzercum
Barquiri
Bayazid
Maprio
Cuba
Erzerouu
Karabagh
Takmaz
Asia
Alexandropool
West Side Social Ties and Church Events Report
Isaac Farmer visits the West Side as several local groups report progress. Four probationers join Old Town on the 22d and five more enter Bethel Chapel fellowship last Sabbath. Wilson delays joining a czar crusade while Er i Lemany supports Turks. Nancy McCall returns from a Western trip. Reitz and Hode employ many workers at Carey's Run quarry. A Murphy temperance meeting at Carey's Run M E Church yields fifty pledges. another gathering is planned at Old Town Chapel next Sabbath.
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Isaac Farmer
West Side
Old Town
Bethel Chapel
Ae Wilson
Nee Bm
Eri Allemany
Turkey Creek
Wilson
Eri
Nancy McCall
Reitz & Hode
Carey
Murphy
Carey’s
M. E
Dr. Weir
Barwell
Capt. Kennedy
David Gates
William signs decree on army reinforcement in Alsace Lorraine
The decree authorizes reinforced troops in the Alsace and Lorraine border area. Alarming reports describe a large demonstration in Constantiengte and tensions rise as authorities respond to public unrest.
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William
Alsace
Lorraine
Ular
Constantiengte
Charcoal Iron Prospects Suppressed by Supply Contracts
The Iron Age notes charcoal iron to be in the worst condition among pig iron sectors with no near recovery. Fuel limits, long term charcoal contracts, rising coal costs, and winter blast delays force reactors to stockpile, causing overstock and price declines as furnaces struggle to finance inventories.
Cigar Store Caprice Sparks President and Stockholder Quip
Two boys stand before a cigar shop and trade coins for a five cent cigar. One boy claims majority, proclaims himself president while the other, a stockholder, can only “spit.” The exchange ends with the buyer enjoying the smoke.
Quote on Waaree religion and domestic duty
A quotation reflects Waaree beliefs claiming the religion makes a man feel it is as cold for his wife to rise and light a fire as for himself. The remark critiques gender roles and domestic expectations within the culture.
Various 19th Century News Snippets and Rumors
A mixed batch of brief items notes a $700 payment for a kiss in San Francisco, tax suit timing, a proposed New York capital move, the death of Tot Hayes in a Washington poor house, and claims of Texas wheat potential. Also cited are Illinois debt law, ice crop forecasts, ex President Serpo’s bid for office in Mexico, large strawberry shipments from Memphis, debt imprisonment in Massachusetts, debt-prone Boston resident, partisan U S political strife in Wisconsin, and a France political crisis with McMahon and Simon.
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New York
Albany
New York City
Tot Hayes
Washington
Texas
Thellinois
Charleston Delegation Seat Fight Reported Adverse
A Herald from South Carolina notes the House Committee on Privileges and Elections reported adversely on the Charleston delegation's claim to seats in the General Assembly. Seventeen members, led by General Mackey, are affected due to fraud and intimidation in the county, based largely on the Congressional Sub-Committee’s Charleston findings.
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South Carolina
Committee On Privileges and Elections
House
Charleston
Ceneral Mackey
General Assembly
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