24 Apr 1874
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Newspaper
Cuthbert Appeal
Location
Cuthbert, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1874
Page
1
Notice of weekly publication rules for The Appeal including payment terms for ads and notices. Rates listed: one square ten lines or less 100, each additional insertion 75 cents, notices over five lines at regular rates, transient ads paid upfront with 25 percent late fee, political candidate announcements 5, letters to proprietor promptly attended.
Poetic reflection on home life focusing on love, togetherness, and moral guidance. It contrasts wealth with happiness found in flowers, fireside moments, shared music, and mutual aid. The piece emphasizes kindness, community, and supporting the vulnerable as true riches.
A fragmented excerpt on coffee drinking discusses mental stimulation, the science of caffeine, and different methods of brewing. It references Schultz style dilution, Java and Mocha aromas, and a caution about boiling vessels, plus a stray anecdote about a parson praying for rain.
The piece discusses George Washington’s early romance with a “Lowland Beauty” Miss Grimes of Virginia, his bashfulness and disappointment, and how this youthful passion influenced his character. It links to Henry Lee, George Washington’s friendship, and ends with reflections on love’s power and poetical musings.
The New York Herald describes a Sunday edition of 150000 copies consisting of 20 pages and 120 columns with 78 ads and 42 reading pages. Five rotary presses and two perfecting presses produced one copy each minute, driving eight ton stereotype plates, six tons of coal, and eighty workers.
The essay argues that most people gain livelihoods by hard work and that children can rise through industry, care, and skill. It warns against leapfrogging to virtue via education and stresses teaching diligence, sobriety, and neatness to prevent temptation to steal or compete through fraud. An Irish editor quips about keeping one's nose out of others' business.
The article argues women should pursue self-directed mental cultivation suited to their nature, as existing colleges fail to meet modern needs. It notes distrust of traditional education, shifting collegiate methods, and the rise of supplemental schools while recognizing social motives for college attendance.
The article explains cloves as unopened evergreen flowers from the Spice Islands now grown in tropical America. It details harvest, smoking and drying, and notes how oil content affects taste and odor, plus a brief method to observe the flower structure. It also critiques profanity, calling it a prevalent vice aging society, especially among youth.
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