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Newspaper
Cedartown Express
Location
Cedartown, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1878
Page
1
A poem urging readers to recognize the plight of the moneyless man. It contrasts wealth with poverty, calling on banks courts and churches to show mercy and inequality. It ends with a warning that a higher welcome awaits the moneyless, if kindness exists.
The piece offers a humorous survey of marriage motives by Josh Billings. It compares marrying for love, practicality, or mischief to gambling, land mortgaged, and dry goods, noting how hurried or cautious unions arise. It playfuly ends with a quip about memory and self-knowledge.
Young Newton reports a duel between a rattlesnake and a cat on Duel Busha plantation. The cat seized the snake, saved by the reptile lunging, then died after the snake struck. The snake swallowed the cat, then Newton killed the snake and cut it open, finding the cat alive inside. A separate note claims European high-bred women avoid jewelry except in full dress.
A political letter urges Southern voters to block efforts in Congress to oust President Hayes and seat Tilden. It argues that the Forty-sixth Congress must uphold Hayes and warns Southern representatives against Mexicanizing institutions. The piece condemns Northern and Southern Democrats aiding the move and calls public action to defend the Union. Signed by D. M. Krux.
Mr Greeley questions a hopeful entrant who claims Cornell education and local weeklies. The interview focuses on journalism knowledge and qualifications, not connections, ending with a sharp dismissal and the young man leaving in embarrassment.
An advertising notice touts a fifty dollar bill exchange for a GLonk Flowser Syrup bottle, urging readers to sample the product at ten cents and promising relief for colds, coughs, and lung ailments. It cites endorsements by Georgia figures and claims the syrup cures consumption when other remedies fail. Sample bottles available. regular size priced at one dollar for fifty doses.
A fragmentary column describes delicate fashion aspects including veils, sun-umbrellas, and novelty biblically quoted fans. It highlights narrow ribbon trim, silver lace on bows, breakfast capes in white organdy, and floral head-dresses with fringe. Parasol styles in bright stripes to match costumes are noted.
In a rambling letter from a Georgia writer, Bill Arp reflects on borrowing, government figures, and church politics. He muses on preachers, soldiers, and democracy, wonders about who should serve in Congress, and notes social quirks and local characters with a mix of humor and critique.
A Supreme inquiry proposal appoints an eleven member committee to investigate alleged fraud in the 1876 electors from Louisiana and Florida, citing affidavits against state canvassers, and naming officials and federal figures linked to the suspected conspiracy. The measure authorizes subpoenas, oaths, subcommittees, and reporting authority to expose alleged misconduct and vote reversals.
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