19 Aug 1871
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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1871
Page
1
Fragmented OCR notes from Brunsw ick and surrounding areas report weather disruptions, flood damage, political chatter, church gatherings, and farm crop updates. Mentions Brunswick, Athens, Covington Examiner, Newton county, Meeker lectures, and the Fulton County chain gang, with protests over public works and farm yields.
In county news the colored population shows keen interest in a proposed railroad from the city to Thomasville. A large meeting at the courthouse featured addresses by local figures, with a pledge to push the project forward.
A San Francisco correspondence laments California shepherds as the most worthless, morally bankrupt wanderers, contrasting them with Australian shepherds. It portrays laborers and esthetic vagabonds as prone to vice, with harsh language about sheep-herding and social degradation.
Harvest prospects in Alabama face drought stress with regional variance. Mississippi and Alabama reports note poor fruit set in some districts while others show better conditions. Immediate rain is urged to salvage crops as editors caution against overstatement of condition amid scattered improvements. A Washington Star note mentions local private marriage rumors surrounding Hab Brignoli.
A distressed, compact tab of daily financials lists prices for grains, metals, oils, and bonds. It notes cotton futures, silver, gold at a premium, corn, wheat, oats, bacon, lard, and flour. plus railroad bonds, state issue bonds, and assorted goods with quoted rates and yields.
Fragmented notes mention social improprieties between a young Alabama girl and a gentleman, European propriety, and reactions of New York ladies. The piece then shifts to the presidency, noting the sickness of the President's horse and plans for a new grand State Department palatial stable to guard the royal stud and dairy needs, funded by an appropriation.
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