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Newspaper
Cedartown Express
Location
Cedartown, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1878
Page
4
A reader argues that in church services roughly two thirds of attendees are men and urges women to strive for greater male conversion. The writer warns against moralistic bases for salvation and notes women often outnumber men in charitable works, calling for earnest effort in spreading Christian faith.
A moralizing tale contrasts a young man who works as a mechanic with a woman who rejects the label. He later becomes wealthy, while she ends in widowhood and hardship, prompting reflection on the dignity of labor and the dangers of judging workers. Additional bits show two men debating coins for a cigar and a political update from Washington on Senator Lamar amid a resignation act vote.
A long OCR list records Polk County Georgia parcels offered or foreclosed for unpaid state and county taxes. It enumerates numerous land lots by number and district, with years from 1870s to 1876, all levied under the wild land tax statutes, credited to the Comptroller General of Georgia, and notes sale at the same time and place for each parcel.
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