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Newspaper
Cuthbert Appeal
Location
Cuthbert, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1871
Page
1
The Appeal published weekly by Lawtell and Christian outlines subscription terms for one year and six months with advance payment required. It lists advertising rates, publication practices, and policies including notices for political candidates and obituary charges, plus general business communications handling.
Governor Rufus B. Bullock proclaims the State of Georgia has taken possession of the Alabama and Chattanooga Railroad within Georgia. Officers are to maintain peaceful possession and restrain dispossessing actions until further order. The proclamation is dated August 12, 1871, at the Capitol in Atlanta.
The proclamation says Walter Wilson Joseph Hyde Richard Lazenby and Radford Perkins are charged with assault with intent to murder Ephraim Gibbs in McDuffie County on May 13 1871. A reward of 1000 total or 300 each is offered plus 500 for any accessory before the fact. At Atlanta August 6 1871 Governor Rufus B Bullock. Secretary Davin G. Cotte.
Executive Department of Georgia, August 1 1871, under the 1869 tax act approves a levy of four tenths of one percent on ad valorem property to raise five hundred thousand dollars. Governor Rufus B Bullock and Comptroller General Mapucer Bett oversee the assessment based on the Digest valuations.
Poem praising charity as a healing, guiding force in human hardship. It recalls Florence Nightingale tending wounded soldiers and the relief charity brings to the poor. The verse emphasizes benevolence, compassion, and devotion to God.
A condensed critique from the Christian Observer lists twenty seven harms attributed to tobacco and urges readers to avoid or quit the habit. It notes cases of improvement after quitting, including Mr A and Hon H G J, whose health and eyesight improved after long-term use. The writer, 8. Aueranger M D, cites thirty six years of medical practice supporting cessation as key to long term health.
A Sacramento era newspaper prints a sensational account from Leonodis Parker about Gregory Summerfield known as The Man With a Secret. Parker narrates Summerfield’s claim of a water-disintegrating discovery, threats, a promise of vast wealth, and a plan to extort money to avoid global destruction.
The article warns that dust from building, mills, and ventilation harms health, spreading germs and causing lung disease. It notes cotton bandages and clean vessels reduce infection, urges cleaning dirty carpets, and cites a lecture on dust interfering with wound healing. It includes anecdotes on preservation of blood and a sermon illustration about life’s voyage.
A workman recalls Edwards the Mason quitting alcohol after witnessing a landlord’s wife call for dinner. Edwards sees the contrast between the feast at the public house and his own family’s hunger, realizing his money funds others’ luxury. He leaves, vowing never to return, noting widespread intemperance.
A jumble of aphorisms and quirky anecdotes spans topics from etiquette and love to superstition and luck. It mentions a widow of Colt, a Muscogee county wealth total of eight million dollars, and local notes on worms, matches, and a raft across the Atlantic.
A dramatic account recalls General Morillo’s cruelty during the Colombian struggle for independence. A boy offers to spare his prisoner father’s life, endures two ears severed, and witnesses his father’s execution. The piece juxtaposes heroic defiance with treachery, ending with brief notes on trains, peddler Francis Williams, and other rapid items.
The 38 Que Street railroad line in New York on the Third Avenue runs with 1800 horses and 800 workers, supported by 300 passenger cars.
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