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Newspaper

Townsend Messenger

Location

Townsend, Montana, United States of America

Date

Apr 05, 1895

Page

3

Medallion dispute spurs Kentucky court action

Old Charley Molier presses for truth in a tense suit over a missing medal linked to Joe Blake. Lawyer Clayton probes Molier while the Gray Sulphur Springs trial draws locals, with public sentiment split on whether the claimant is Little Joe or impostor.

Joe Sam Blake Clayton Sam Molier Sam Blakewell Kentucky England Gray Sulphur Springs Vivette Lexington Maysville Couch Charley Molier Ness Tam Ohio Tom Blake Charley Blake Jef Joe Blake Samuel Blake Cumming Cincinnati Coleman Snow Ledge Colburn Jeff Blake Crane

Quaker Reform Expands Tolerances and Taboos

The yearly Meeting of Friends reports major changes in discipline to broaden marriage rules allowing members to wed nonmembers with meeting consent and permitting retention of membership if the marriage defies order. Women gain equal voice, tobacco abstinence recommended, liquor penalties extended, and plainness ideals kept. Slavery references are removed and fourteen updated queries now spell out the society’s modern condition. A separate anecdote contrasts Mr. Lawson's civic restraint with police duty during an intoxicated incident and Lakow committee scrutiny.

Society of Friends Sibyl Philadelphia

Tiny Type Setters and Old Jokes From Philadelphia Notes

A Germantown Independent item highlights the youngest typesetter in Philadelphia, a seven year old girl keen on spelling and reading copy who loves the trade. Other clippings recount a street anecdote about Lieutenant Darby and a delivery wagon labeled Eagle Bakery, plus a chatty exchange about aging and tombstones.

Germantown Philadelphia Phoenix Lieutenant Darby Montgomery Street Los Angeles Argonaut Eagle Bakery

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