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Newspaper
Cedartown Express
Location
Cedartown, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1878
Page
3
Local notes report Bob Hutcherson convalescing from measles and the Lambert murder confession beginning. Cavalcade includes weather oddities, visits by Miss Minnie Whitehead and Miss Eva Cobb, plans for Mossi Wright & Huntington, and a mute marriage at Cave Spring. Mentions rail Governor Colquit address, Lookout Mountain excursion cautions, East Point student Edgar Hubert furlough, and local academy close exercises amid dull weather.
A notice urges prompt school opening on July 8 for a strong term. The Reading Club and Library Association seeks public support, detailing separate roles for Reading Club and Library, and stressing a public library as a community asset with a rich, expanding collection from private and publishing sources across the United States.
Tax Receiver R. H. Wheeler will be in Cedartown on Saturday June 29 to keep books open for tax payments. This is the final day to come in and pay taxes. Wheeler signs as Tax Receiver with date June 20.
The piece criticizes Rome and its people for vanity and speculative aims while praising their city. It notes past selfish actions that blocked a railway to Cedartown and argues against a Cherokee Railroad extension through Rome, warning local residents to avoid Rome or its influence to ensure the line never builds.
For want of room to accommodate my growing trade I will relocate to the former Bank of Rome house, one door below Mr Peters, about July first, to meet old customers and gain new ones.—Mus. 1, B, Winnrass, June 20, tf Rome, Git.
An item notes ice cream soda water at Burnank and Jane's and mentions A McDinine & Co selling small lots to merchants. Rev Ammons of the Christian Church to preach at the Presbyterian Church Thursday to Saturday night. Baney letter paper available at Burnank & Jones.
An advertisement notes the dangers of intoxicants and opiates, urging that Dr Bull’s Baby Syrup contains nothing injurious and may be given to a delicate baby. It markets the remedy at 25 cents, framing it as a safe option for infants.
A prose piece extols digestion as vital to happiness and cites Merneury's HePATiNe as a cure for dyspepsia and liver complaints. It claims headache relief in twenty minutes and lists vendor Buimank & Jongs as the sellers, reflecting era language and marketing style.
The ad promotes a Mason & Hamlin organ set with nine stops and illuminated case in Savannah Georgia. It touts cash or easy terms, a lifetime guarantee, and rent-to-own options. An illustrated catalogue is offered along with new styles and a trial period.
Haralson County reports include jury box revisions with about 600 names, a local school examination for Miss Cheeny near Mr. Josiah Chambers, illness in district, and a horseback tumble with a dislocated shoulder. Notes cover a copper mine discovery, Mormon preaching, a fatal illness of Mr. William McBaine, and a long obituary praising his charity and virtue.
A historic clinical claim urges using Dr Bull's Blood Mixture to purify the blood and strengthen the immune system against illness. The text promotes medical preparation as a safeguard, urging readers to rely on the remedy for protection.
A local certificate notes a child’s worm issue relieved by Worm Ol after calomel failed. Cedartown ads promote home remedies and local firms sell and offer Hollow Ware and English Pots. Cherokee Iron Company restarts its foundry with job work and displays in-stock show cases. Daniel Walker leads inquiries.
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