05 Aug 1881
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Newspaper
Cuthbert Appeal
Location
Cuthbert, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1881
Page
3
News items cover local elections city marshal J.C. Cobb appointment, Marshal Ridgway resignation, and town events. Notices include business ads, church scheduling, a critique of a religious preacher, and acknowledgments of local figures. Reports mention a fatal shooting by Bartow Foater, agricultural meetings in Rome Georgia, and farm progress by the Gambles near the county.
Last Friday morning at Rankie plantation about sixteen miles from Georgetown two women fought after accusations of theft. One woman died within minutes. the other lies critically injured, fate uncertain. A third woman, sister to the deceased, joined the fray. The killer fled to parts unknown. Grange Warehouse directors plan to elect a weighor at Georgetown office next Tuesday the 6th. Ordinary election had one candidate and proceeded quietly. Miss Claudie Hill left yesterday for Perry, while Lubbie Morris visits Perry for a few weeks. Caterpillars appeared in cotton but not yet damaging. Fine peaches and grapes arrive in town and sell rapidly. Tam agent for Brown's, Excelsion, and Griswold cotton gins. cane mills, kettles, and presses.
L C Garrett of Eu faula Alabama offers Colton Gins and Presses Saw Mills and machinery scales. Prices and estimates furnished on application. jy22-Im
A fragmented notice notes cheap sale of medicines and turnip seed at a Georgetown Ga shop run by Bleedsoe. It oddly mentions vast paper production, railway rate wars, and a bizarre baby mix-up story from Oakland Tennessee with mothers resembling each other.
A Columbus Enquirer note reports the marriage of Dr SB Rambo of Rio de Janeiro and Miss Em mp IL Jones of Blaffion Ga. The ceremony occurred in Bahia with Rev Blackford officiating. The bride traveled 10 000 miles to join her chosen partner, and the couple now face a hopeful future together in a distant home.
A Georgia editorial argues usury laws fail to curb lending and that current homestead rules favor debtors while enabling exploitation. It calls for balanced reforms to attract foreign capital, protect creditors, and ensure fair collection. The piece notes Texas education growth and Texas university funding contrasts with lagging educational levels.
A short exhortation promoting natural healing over expensive doctors. It urges avoiding harmful remedies and relying on nature. It references a broad wine and advice from Hop Bittere as a remedy. The tone is cautionary and folk health oriented.
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