16 Jan 1879
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Newspaper
Cedartown Express
Location
Cedartown, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1879
Page
1
A garbled public notice describes large outstanding debts and urgency to raise funds. It mentions individuals and groups facing due payments, threatening action if debts remain unpaid and referencing a two week window for creditors to come forward.
Fragmented OCR reads about a man named Harris found dead beside a road between Cedartown and Whitehem after a very cold night. The text references clothing, possible ignition of garments, and family involvement, with a local suspect or witness named Whitehead and mentions of hospitals and community responses.
Fragmented obituary content recalls Mrs Anne Byrd widow of Rev Elijah Byrd of Polk County Georgia and joins the Cedar Town church in 1853. It honors her seventy nine years of faith, benevolence to the poor, and long service to the Baptist church with family ties and community respect.
An auction style notice lists courses at Colartown Seminary School House near Herbert's, including Reading Writing Spelling Grammar and Arithmetic. It specifies enrollment details, monthly costs, and subject offerings such as Urdu and French, with pricing around 240 to 320 per month and a June 13 date.
Fragmentary text appears to reference medical notes or immunization records with broken words and names unreadable. No coherent event, date, or organization identifiable from the fragment.
An 19th century promotional notice touts Ayer's Sarsaparilla as a cure for scrofula and numerous conditions. It cites ingredients Stillingia Mandrake Yellow Dock and iodides of Potassium and Iron. The ad claims purity safety for children and lists Burbank & Jones as a local seller.
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