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Newspaper
Cleveland Progress
Location
Cleveland, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1893
Page
2
Offeial organ of White County Cleveland Indiana lists postal and filing notices dated February 4 1963. Entries note post office matter and record keeping for Cleveland and Glen area.
J M Tiernan, a veteran mining engineer from North Carolina, defends Georgia gold prospects against misapplied science and politics. He argues northeast Georgia hosts paying gold deposits and urges improved methods to boost dividends. English miner Mr Rogers backs the view, predicting Georgia could rival Australia and South America. the text ends with a political jab about Muwaii annexation creating offices for good Democrats.
Reports from mountain districts warn that a man calling himself Cobb offers loans at six percent for many years with no collateral. He demands one dollar per hundred upfront as earnest, then vanishes two to three weeks later, leaving poor investors worst off. Authorities urge readers not to bite at tempting offers from unverified lenders.
The editor laments dwindling support as sleet and ruin fall. A promised subscriber fundraiser fails to arrive, leaving the editorial office with dwindling fuel and diminishing hope for publication.
The dialogue asserts women should freely choose attire regardless of fashion norms, praising crinolines and modern silhouettes while dismissing social scrutiny. It notes comfort and display amid March weather and hints at male tolerance in fashion choices. It also reports the death of General G. T. Beauregard in New Orleans.
The Richmond Dispatch reports plans for a Chicago Columbian fair production of a Negro opera based on Uncle Tom's Cabin. The finale reportedly shows a burning at the stake modeled on the Texas episode, provoking debate over its racist spectacle and appeal to Southern audiences.
The piece mocks grand schemes offered by orators years ago promising woods at one’s own price and doorstep delivery. It warns readers to scrutinize such promises, noting how eager hopes for a Jubilee-like future faded as costs and efforts mounted. It reflects caution and local humor about aspirational schemes.
A damaged passage notes the Franklin Printing Company and the Constitution book and job office have merged to form the largest publishing house in the south. The union promises stronger competition for regional print work previously shipped north.
A column features quips on spring poetry and editorials from the era, noting mood in women and imperative language. It parodies exchanges about trust and punishment while the Cleveland High School expands duties and seeks patronage for two teachers.
The writer urges farmers to avoid overcultivation and to improve soil health with compost, stable manure, and balanced fertilization. It contrasts European farming longevity with American expansion, warns against neglecting land quality, and advocates gradual, disciplined planting aligned to soil condition and crop needs.
An old advertisement extols Syrup of Figs as a pleasant tasting laxative that cleanses the system and relieves colds fevers and constipation without weakening the body. It claims wide medical approval and notes 50 cent and one dollar bottle sizes sold by druggists, manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. only.
Public sale by order of the clerk at the courthouse door in Cleveland County on the first Monday in March 1808 between legal hours. Property includes 24 acres in the Nes t, Blalock estate and other parcels, with homes and improvements, levied on as the property of Martha Gage and J Q A Westmoreland to satisfy state and county tax judgments. Details describe multiple tracts, undivided interests, and boundaries, with Sheriff Browne as official.
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