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Newspaper
Cleveland Progress
Location
Cleveland, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1895
Page
3
The Cleveland Progress in Cleveland Georgia sets advertising rates at one dollar per inch for the first insertion and fifty cents per inch for each subsequent insertion. Legal ads follow the rate fixed by law. Bills are due and must be paid in advance.
Deputy Marshals Helton and Allen raided Mossy Creek Tuesday morning at Milton Moore's property. They seized and destroyed a fifty gallon still that had just been set up and wrecked 600 gallons of beer ready for fermentation. The still was unused and no one was found nearby.
A reader letter praises the paper Tur Prog ress for delivering news over politics and urges continued local coverage. The writer notes White County should be proud and pledges community support if the paper is favored with steady reporting.
Houston Pulliam, a respected local miner, suffered a devastating loss when his house burned two miles north of Cleveland on Monday. All belongings were destroyed and nothing was saved. The cause is unknown as he was at work away from home. Cleveland citizens plan a subscription to aid Pulliam.
A green county visitor entered a White County post office on Tuesday asking for cheap stamps. Clerk Glen offered options and he selected a one cent stamp on a two cent letter before being corrected. The man did not fit the local area.
The Proa ness teases a bold plan offering a drawing for fruit trees and other goods. Non subscribers or unpaid supporters risk being left out as more items are offered. Readers are urged to join by contributing chickens, eggs, butter, or any saleable goods.
An elderly man named Lakey from Flats, North Carolina, walked eighty miles through deep snow to see Cross in the jail. He learned Cross is his son and spent hours with him over several days trying to secure his release or a compromise but lacked funds. He left Monday in tears unable to take Cross with him.
Four inmates Hunter Cross and the Robinsons escaped Wednesday night from the county jail. They used a tunnel behind the dungeon rock weighing about a ton and removed a heavy rock with planks and sticks to crawl to freedom. Sheriff Brown vows pursuit.
The Dahlonega Nugget signals an early Congressional race in Georgia's Ninth District with Capt. R. Re Ashbury of White County urged as a farmer representative. Potential rivals include Congressman Tate and H. J. W. Hiam, while stalwarts from White County loom as possible candidates amid populist chatter and party talk.
A reflective quip contrasts appearance and wealth with true worth. It notes God created both cloth and tailor, family status, speech, honesty, and housing as unreliable measures. The piece ends with the dying man and survivors, asking about deeds rather than property.
Sheriff Brown visits Gainesville and local merchants stock Spring and Summer goods. Notices offer cheap legal forms, weather, and farming tips. White County eyes an Atlantic Exposition exhibit, and calls for a new jail. Judge Kimsey handles a burglary case in Clayton.
Notices urge residents to bring muskrats raccoons minks foxes beavers and otters to the Progress office for value. Also mentions local election plans a fire near Rev W A Simmons home and a proposed post office at Gold City with three miles from Leadsville.
A twelve year old pupil at The Glues county writes two poems titled Money and Hard Times. The verses describe money, debt, and poverty with simple rhymes and direct imagery of theft and hardship in White. The tone imitates plain spoken rural concerns rather than refined poetry.
A bold call invites paid up subscribers to enjoy sport when a flat is disposed of. It urges readers to subscribe now to be in the swim and Kend in their money, noting delinquents will not be included.
Mountain laconisms report snowmelt and mountain life with notices of deaths and church services. John Gibbs, an old veteran and Indian fighter, died at Vincent York's home last Friday. burial followed by many locals. Rev Frank Loyd to preach at Union church second Sunday in March. Rumors of a new steel mill and other industries, plus a call for capital and development to boost the Georgia region.
A resident of Carter County Pennsylvania allegedly sold a son in law half interest in a cow and refused to share milk claiming he sold only the front half. The son in law fed and watered the cow thrice daily while the dispute led to a damages suit as the cow reportedly reacted by injuring the seller.
A brief note extols Pyoon's Sarsaparilla for earning public confidence through perceived good, arguing that fair trials ensure lasting cures and trust in the product.
The ad urges early spring medicine use to purify blood and restore energy before warmer weather. It claims Hood's Sarsaparilla strengthens the system, overcomes seasonal decline, and renews vitality as a remedy against fatigue and cloying life weariness.
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