22 Aug 1873
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Newspaper
Cuthbert Appeal
Location
Cuthbert, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1873
Page
1
The Appeal lists weekly publication details and rates. It notes payments due with orders, discounted yearlong ads, and charges for repeated insertions. Notices for candidates obituary fees apply, and civil notices from corporations or individuals are treated as advertisements.
A column urges mothers to invite sunlight into homes as a cure for gloom and weakness, praising sunshine for toughness and cheer. The second item reports a July meadow shower of six inch reptiles with gilled fins and four clawed legs, dropped by a wind event near Elk River, with theories about water spouts.
A hostile crowd and Judge clash over a woman voter Soosan Auntny argues for equal voting rights, declaring women own property and should influence lawmakers. The piece sketches broader ideas on marriage, education, and citizenship, with satirical asides on Prohibition and social norms.
The piece argues licenses for spirit sales cover 130000 locations and 390000 workers are employed in grog shops with totals rising to 570000 when distilleries are included. It cites 1969 National Beer Congress data on $105 million capital and 56663 jobs, linking crime and murder to alcohol and urging protective measures.
A reader describes a distraught young man, clutching a pistol and a seven in a paper, who declares a failed love affair drove him to despair. He fled home, confronted by relatives, and states that Cupid’s god of love failed him as he ends his life.
A Colquitt county man attempted to sharpen a band saw inside the home to annoy his wife's mother. The elderly woman hid her spectacles and strapped the man with a hot flat iron to his most sensitive area, then searched for a cold patch of earth to sit on, forgetting he had a saw to sharpen.
A reader recounts Theodosia Burr Alston’s disappearance after leaving Charleston for New York with two children. The piece links Burr’s estrangement with Governor Alston, notes Freneau’s sympathy, and introduces Gibbs the pirate’s alleged confession claiming Theodosia’s ship was captured and her party forced to walk the plank. The account questions veracity and cites no documents.
The speaker argues that no person, not even the most virtuous, can live without fault. It is said that even the meanest villain can see others' errors while holy men struggle to avoid reproach. The passage reflects on humanity's imperfect nature.
Prices for American cotton at Liverpool show middling levels and a large share of low dusty cotton in 1872 73. Losses accrue to planters and exporters as low grades depress markets, with estimated global impacts and substantial financial damage to producers and traders.
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