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Newspaper
Cuthbert Appeal
Location
Cuthbert, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1879
Page
3
From the World's Exposition Paris October 21 1878 Wheeler & Wilson are awarded one of the Special Grand Prizes for their New Sewing Machines the only Grand Prize for sewing machines over eighty competitors. Apriiiti formal at Barris Pry Goods Store.
Easter week brings spring dress plans and garden notes as cold snaps threaten crops. A large party plans an excursion next week while Grand Lodge events and a Graduates meeting draw attention. Firemen fix May 30 for parade as fruit crops suffer from frost. local notices urge participation and planning.
A fragmentary account describes an Old Folks Concert on a Tuesday night with students and local talent performing before Prof. Beards and Prof. Be Ridtes. The event raised funds for the professors and praised the performers, with repeats planned for the following evening and the audience enjoying scenes and wit from a grand metropolis. The report also mentions a lecture by J. C. Teatherford and plans for travel to Europe, along with church services at Macon Presbytery and prayers for Congregational hospitality.
A cluttered column lists ladies dress goods and hats, with notices about sales and auctions. It mentions Beeman’s shop promoting brushes and combs, a musical entertainment, and a string of local political chatter about Stephens and Democratic figures alongside general market chatter and vendor promotions.
Local items report frost damage to fruit and gardens, mischief at street level, and reflections on public health. Advertisements tout Guano fertilizers, various phosphate and bone meals, and note large volume sales. Mentions Sheriff Sarton and convicts assigned to Leckett and Fort Gaines.
Reports describe numerous fires nationwide destroying timber and fencing panels. Citizens commend those who aided the affected, noting the right spirit and unity in facing the damage and losses.
An old physician formerly with Eade offers a remedy for consumption and bronchial weakness. The notice touts a fast acting, permanent cure and urges readers to seek the treatment in Rochester at the Bower Block location.
A damaged ad text describes a wide range of buggy harnesses wheels plows pins and cooking stores offered at unusually low prices. Items include buggy wheels from $9.60 to 0 wagon lines at 175 to 2 pistols pocket knives buggy lines and lines clothing and leather goods. The listing mentions Georgia combination and new plows and iron tools with prices and introductions to farmers.
A fragment from a 19th century page references a curious phrase about tools and provisions, noting a single house containing aes in one house and an oar build foot long with a cellar. The item appears as an oblique catalog entry or note, lacking clear context or events.
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