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Newspaper
Cedartown Express
Location
Cedartown, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1878
Page
1
The Cedartown Repress promotes its newspaper as a thriving regional seller. It invites readers and advertisers across Polk and adjacent counties to support a broad literary and educational program and to consider moderate advertising rates with mail orders for distant counties.
Fragmented text presents Gertrude Beranss and Mae Prom A Moylet in a romantic lyric scene. It references a maiden named Gertrude amid a crowd, longing and social gaze, with ritual imagery of wealth, beauty, and a doomed heart as love calls but fate remains uncertain. The source emphasizes emotional contrast between public praise and private longing.
A late night gambling dispute at a Georgia tavern led to Frank White being fatally stabbed, allegedly by Mage Treadaway. An inquest returned a justifiable homicide verdict, while Jim Reed was jailed for hog theft, part of a wave of crime in the district as missing hogs and gambling continue.
A discussion on how insects especially butterflies carry pollen between flowers, aiding fertilization. The piece notes that flowers attract insects by color and scent and that some insects, notably Lepidoptera, gather nectar and pollen, transferring it as they move. It also touches on the evolving view of children's literature and the Lothrop publishing house's role in improving juvenile books with attractive, durable, illustrated editions.
A Boston Advertiser summary notes a London Musical Standard claim that a newly invented piano keyboard would be reverse ordered from right to left. The design aims to ease cross handed passages, requiring players to adjust to backward and forward playing, with the potential to transform piano technique and training for future pianists.
An article notes miners in Virginia City hold superstitions about death warnings from lanterns that burn blue and flicker to signal danger. It recalls a reporter's interview with a miner and quotes old beliefs about candles foretelling tragedy. Also mentions seasonal coughs and promotes Dr Ball's Cough Syrup, 25 cents.
Justice in Arizona excludes witness testimony in a civil dispute. The document notes a local magistrate ruling against evidence, with lawyers present and the defendant’s claim of injury or harm amid procedural challenges.
Fashion notes discuss dark silks in mixed fabrics, trims, and color coordination for wear, advising on complexion matching and fur trim styling. A long aside catalogs Jewish Greek and Roman nose types with antiquated phrenological ideas, then shifts to a health ad for Doctor Bull's Baby Syrup and a historical quip about Charles II's medical lore.
A garbled 19th century miscellany compiles stray items about politics, religion, crime, and social norms. It references narrow gauge railroads, a New Jersey burglary, a clergyman's altered Lord's Prayer, and the era’s social mores. The piece alludes to figures like Roscoe Conkling and Wade Hampton and mentions newspaper curiosities and public interest topics.
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