A Model Lawyer Squire Johnson Defuses a Suit
A Southern newspaper recounts how Squire Johnson, a model lawyer, handles a dispute between a client and cobbler Smith. The client refuses to pay until it costs Smith more than he gains, so the lawyer offers to settle by paying the bill to prompt withdrawal. Ten days later the client learns Johnson’s tactic succeeded and pledges continued patronage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Squire Johnson
Jones
Squire
Smith
Johnson
Brown
The Girl Who Wins in Modern Womanhood
A polemical piece praising active, educated women who can think and speak their minds. It argues that refinement is not tied to sickness or ignorance and that clever, fast, outspoken women gain respect from both men and society. The author asserts brains and presence define the winning modern girl.
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Fops
Dandies
Anyaas
Choose Wise Company and Steady Farming Help
Aimed at youths to seek the company of the intelligent and virtuous rather than the vulgar. Advices on forming good associations, striving for integrity, and avoiding low influences. Farmers urged to hire reliable help, provide housing, and pay workers regularly for smooth operations.
Learn a Trade and Be Self-Reliant Advice Essay
The text urges learning a trade as a foundation for independence, citing the cooper’s craft and printing trades as secure paths. It cites Stephen Girard’s lesson on value of skilled work, Horace Greeley’s words on type setting, and The Leisure Hour’s view of London’s size, population, and social metrics to illustrate the benefits of practical labor and self-reliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Academy
Artizan’s
Stephen Girard
Girard
Horace Greely
London
British Empire
Charing Cross
Palestine
Rome
Dublin
Edinburgh
Portsmouth
Anger Over Fourth of July in London Sparks Tory Furor
The English Tory press roars against American Independence Day celebrations in London. Critics remind readers the battle at Bunker Hill is far in the past as Southern voices like Gen. John S. Preston face sharp criticism for anti Northern rhetoric. Southern papers condemn his harsh remarks as unrepresentative of public sentiment.
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Sleepy Hollow
London
Bunker Hill
Standard
George
Americana
Redtot
Charlestown Harbor
New York Tribune
North
Robert Toombs
John S. Preston
South Carolin
University of Virginia
Times
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J. Feldenheimer
Main St
Tarboro
N. C
THE
Rocky Mount
Cotton Mills
Battle & Son
Rocky Mount, N.C
Edgecombe
Church Street
Eloise Shoeing
I. B. Palamountain
I. C. J. Ausin
R. H. Austin & Co
T. H. Gatlin
Gen’s
Main Street
Messra N. Morriss & Bros
Soul C.r. Spic Bolona & Pork
C. J. Austin
Poole & Hunt
Baltimore
Lways
Nagortal
D. N. Bogart
Washington N.C
Pet Musical
D.N. Bogart
Bingham School
M. Weddell & Co
M. Weddell & Ga
Odenmeimer Bros
Richmond
Etorses& Mules
Kentucky
Fifteenth Street
W. E. Lipscomb
M Bank
Pitt Stree
Halifax County
Halich
Simes
Palmyra
Roanoke River
Meels
John L. Baker
Halifax Go
Wilson
Blatchley
Botchley
Shas
G. Blatchley
Commerce St
Philadelphia
Ronen J. Cetgenwenr
M. D
Green Bank
Chas. J.C. Cline & CO
Bowery
New York
P. O. Box
Weben's Bakery
Tarbora
Bank of New Hanover
Jacob Weber
Ss. A. Stevenson Co
Cor
Main and
Granby Streets
Norfolk, VA
Avention
Chickering & Sons
Geo. Wood
Wer
Frice
Don
Mort
Wiesenfeld, Stern & Co., Cotton Factors and
J. B. Coffield
Edgecombe Agricultural Works
N.C
Jone
Leffell
H. A. Walker
Eee
R.C. Brown & Co’s
R. C. Brown & CO
Anentieg
William
H. Morris , Bro
St. #c
N. B
H. Morris & Bro
Heilbroner X Bros
L. Heilbroner & Bro
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