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Subtitle: Idleness.
Title: Colored American - October 21, 1837
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Colored American (1837 - 1842)
The writer expresses his disdain for idleness and "laziness," and encourages every reader to emphasize usefulness and the virtue of honest labor in their lives.
Description of file(s): one scanned, one columned, newspaper page
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Subtitle: Idleness in Our City.
Title: Palladium of Liberty - April 10, 1844
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Palladium of Liberty (1843 - 1844)
The writer admonishes the parents among his readers who allow their children to roam the streets without sending them to school or at least directing them to learn a trade.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column