Local merchants push bargains amid hard times
In Cuthbert the fall and winter sale promises bare profit to help laboring classes. D Kempner distributes goods and urges patronage while promoting cheap dresses, oysters at Mone & More, and low boarding rates. Egg buyers seek 200 dozen at 16 cents cash per dozen. Various remedies and garments advertised by D Kempner, Harris store, and Quarterman & Ackerman with promises of cures and warranties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tt. D. Kempner
Mone & More
Spiler
United States
Frank Bernune
Cuthbert
Georgia
J. McK. Gunn
Pneumonia Season Remedies Advertised Across Region
An 19th century-style ad promotes Boschee's German Syrup for pneumonia coughs and lung diseases claiming high cure rates. It urges readers to consult Dr. T. S. Powell, test a sample for 10 cents, and notes regular bottle price 75 cents. Also touts Wilhoft's Tonic for chills fever malaria and liver issues sold by Wheelock Finlay Co and T S Powell in Cuthbert Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bos~ Wore
Druggvist
T. S. Powell
Boschee
Wilhoft
Wheelock, Finlay & Co
Wheelock, Finlay & Co., Proprietors
New Orleans
T. 5
Powell
Cuthbert
Sunday Sermons and Local News in Cuthbert
Notices announce preaching in all Cuthbert churches on Sunday next and an administrator’s sale of real estate on Tuesday. Crittenden & Bro advertise 1000 bushels of corn. the tax collector issued executions for delinquents. Prof Richard D Gay has joined the Male High School as Mathematics chair. Community notes mention strawberries ripening in December and a humorous anecdote about buttermilk. Local merchants Pulaski & Co plan panic pricing to drive dull times, while cotton thefts prompt calls for vigilant enforcement and swift punishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gay
Cottton
Prof. McNulty
L. D. Monroe
Pomona Grange Meeting Set for December First Tuesday
Pomona Grange No. 5 will meet at Powell's Hall on December first in a session stressing full attendance. Officers M. C. Epwards W. M. and O. A. Barry secretary urge members to attend for important business. nov 26-21
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomona Grange
No. 5
Powell’s Hall
M. C. Epwards
W. M. O. A. Barry
Sec’y
Georgetown
Classifying glass sparks cotton buyers’ odd wager
A humorous scene unfolds as cotton buyers tease a man who claims a carriage window glass can classify cotton by flaws. The prank backfires, revealing hidden losses, while another dealer boasts the device’s magic and mocks standard trading. A fledgling agribusiness innovator buys parched ground peas, hoping to advance seed culture with a new method. Read more at Grange Warehouse for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim
New York
Seed Rye and Barley for Sale by R J Woods
Southern Tennessee and Georgia raised seed rye seed barley seed wheat genuine red rust proof and all other varieties of seed oats offered for sale by R J Woods in Eufaula Alabama Oct 22 2m. An old clothes society would be in order in our midst. Mrs H F Rucker and daughter of Coleman Station send thanks for a bouquet of flowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee
Georgia
R. J. Woods
H. F. Rucker
Coleman Station
R. J. Wqods
Weather note and fashion tidbits from Eufaula
A brief from Eufaula Alabama notes a Sunday moon change and possible weather. It adds a hint that the Belle of Cuthbert may wear striped stockings as a fashion item.
Bethel Female College to be headed by P. W. Johnson
The Board of Trustees elected P. W. Johnson of Clayton, Alabama to lead Bethel Female College at this place. He will visit tomorrow to gauge local sentiment about reopening the school and may accept the position based on his plans and enterprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. W. Johnson
Clayton
Als
Bethel Female College
Prof. Johnson
L. S. Jacot
College Street
Fire Destroys Harri son Home in Quitman County
About twelve o'clock Sunday night the quiet town was awakened by a fire that destroyed a small framed house owned by Col. William Harrison. The blaze was caused by tenant carelessness. The piece also notes a westward migration to Arkansas and upcoming Georgetown Grange election, with fruit trees offered by A. J. Surles & Co. as the wedding crop looks strong despite hard times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Harrison
Fort Gaines Department Valedictory in the Appeal
The Fort Gaines Department editor resigns from the Fort Gaines portion of the Appeal citing unavoidable circumstances and business engagements. Unsettled accounts are referred to Jas. P. Sawtell for settlement. The Clay county representation is left without an editor but will be restored soon with a new reporter for local matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cursasrrt Appeal
Fort Gaines
Jas. P. Sawtell
Clay County
Capt. Johnson
Exchequer of Health
da. J. Wacxer
Classifieds Advertise Seeds Pills and Financial Warnings
An assorted advertisement page lists seed oat exchange offers for field peas, seed oats for cash, and store crowds with strong sales. It also promotes Besson Chill Pills and a medical tonic for dyspepsia and related ailments. A bankruptcy moralizing note warns of living beyond means and touts Dr. Jacxer’s California Vinegar Bitters as a cure-all.
Prescription Free Promises Quick Cure Text
Advertisement for a patent remedy by Prof. Wiggin of Charlestown offering a speedy cure for nervous debility weakness opium addiction drunkenness catarrh asthma and consumption with universal druggist participation. Original note dated March July 30th year unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prof
Wiggin
Charlestown
Mar
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cuthbert Appeal
Home Affairs
Kember
D. Kemper
D. Harris
Harris
Allison & Simpson
Besson
Quarterman & Ackerley
D. Kempxer
Quarterman & Acker- Aver
QuanterMan & Ackerley
Crittenden & Bro
John L. B
M.H. ‘Pulaski ,& Co
Owen & Sealey
J. Smith
Sabbath School Institute
Baptist Church
Dozier and
Kees
Fort Gaines Academy
M. H. Panasxi & Co
Richmond Dispatch
Wilson
Quitman County
J. E. Dozier
Arkansas
Messrs
A. J. Surles & Co
Fort Gaines Department
J. B. Johnson
Joan B. Jouxsonx
Owers & Seatty’s
Bausson
Curt. Pitts
Odtl
Quarterman & Ackerley’s
Carhartt & Card
Fairbanks
E. W. Massey
Macon
W.M. Tomlin
Hinds
W. M. Tomlin
J. E. Brown
Empire Nursery
A.J. Surles & Co., Proprietors
Nevers
P.toale
National Mixed Paint Co
Great Amer
Page Machine Belting Co
Hayne
Pinkney Sta
Ashley River
West End
Broad St
Charleston
S. C
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