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Newspaper
Cedartown Express
Location
Cedartown, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1878
Page
1
Readable lines depict a bleak lament on the South with grim images of death and suffering. The fragmented verse invokes divine mercy and relief for afflicted people amid a harsh fate. It reads like a sorrowful plea against disease, death, and social peril.
A prisoner from Taladiga County Alabama recounts a lifetime of thefts from 1869 to 1878. He details hogs and cattle stolen, persons involved, and the sequence of escapes and captures leading to his jail time. He names families, farms, and towns across Georgia and Alabama as he describes 19th century crimes and his eventual confinement.
A parable from Rev Wise in Bridal Greeting about a husband and wife who struggle when they pull separate ends of a line and prosper when they pull together. The tale advocates unity, concession, and love for domestic happiness, ending with a note to try Dr Bull's Blood Mixture as a remedy for the blood.
A Berlin World correspondent recounts the public execution of Krantz in a prison yard. Guards, officials, and reporters watched as the condemned, strapped and blindfolded, received a swift ax blow that severed his head, with the body buried in a prepared grave. A fashionably dressed onlooker praises the victim’s hands amid moral musings.
The article argues that delaying housekeeping after marriage leads to greater difficulty. It contends that experience teaches faster and more effectively, so duties should be learned promptly. It promotes Dr Bull's Blood Mixture as the standard of purity for overall health.
The piece condemns the Hartridge and Burchard resolutions as attempts to overturn the Forty fourth Congress and deny Tilden’s election. It argues honest representatives should be replaced, praising True men to the front and decrying party betrayal. It ends with a medical advertisement for Minnetis Heratine and Metnebu’s Hevatine.
An 19th century advertorial asserts the liver governs health and happiness, linking digestion heart function and nervous system to liver action. It promotes Green’s August Blower as a cure for dyspepsia liver complaints with sample bottles at 10 cents and a three bottle trial, sold by Bradford & Allen.
A fragmented reminiscence traces the life of a 18th century reformer famed for mercy toward Lisbon and prison discipline. It notes travels across Europe, nursing the sick, and guiding early prison reform, ending with reflections on duty, fame, and the enduring idea of humane service. Feathers for winter fashion and social opinions punctuate the piece with brief remarks and ads.
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