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Newspaper
Cedartown Express
Location
Cedartown, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1879
Page
3
Haralson county sheriff Joux K. Hocoms Jr changes printing to Cedartown Express effective January 23 1879. Local notes mention mules cotton market activity firewood and rising health concerns while advertisements promote medicines magazines and books with various prices and claims.
A Wednesday night February concert at the Academy building in Rockmart is for the Baptist church benefit and was endorsed by the faculty. Notices announce a new grocery assortment in East Rockmart and a trial request in the Jim Rowe case.
Obituary note reports the death of Mr V H Opert in Polk County after a long illness. He leaves a wife and three children. fuller life sketch promised. Also mentions social updates from Cedartown and Rome visits, local printing changes, and a murder case in Haralson Superior Court with James Rowe sentenced to life imprisonment.
Notices in Cedartown and nearby advertise Col M Dwihell of the Rome Courier and a sale of a book titled Common Sense views of Foreign Lands. The book costs $1.50, with Jud Crabb offering copies in town. Also announced is the dissolution of W M Purucis & Co and admission of Joan H Parcutos as partner.
In 1876 Wheeler & Wilson launched the No 8 Family Sewing Machine and achieved unprecedented success. Rival makers cut prices in May 1877 to crush the new competitor, but Wheeler & Wilson matched the market with efficiency through automatic machinery and strong demand. The factory’s daily capacity reached 700 machines, and sales continued to grow yearly.
An early advertisement extols German Syrup as uniquely effective for severe chest diseases and respiratory ailments. It cites massive sales, guarantees satisfaction, and notes Bradford & Allen in Cedartown as local sellers along with other remedies like Bradford & Allen Liver Pills and Coussens Honey of Tar for coughs and throat care.
An old advertisement touts Tabler's Buckeye Pile Ointment claiming it relieves piles using Horse Chestnut extract. It notes the product contains Haculin, priced at 50 cents, and sold by Bradford & Allen.
A fragmentary advertisement lists Burbank and Jones promoting Christmas toys and household goods. It mentions Hall lamps chandeliers library lamps American china dinner ware and table cutlery with cash discounts and a call to order from Melride 400 Atlanta. The copy touts low prices, selection, and a line of Livan products claimed to be pure and reliable.
Ayer's Cathartic Pills are praised as mild yet thorough purgatives that cleanse the stomach bowels and blood. In small daily doses they promote vigorous health, have a quarter century reputation, and are advertised as safe for all ages without calomel or deleterious drugs. Sold by J.C. Ayers & Co. LowellMass and by Burbank Jones through druggists.
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