05 Dec 1873
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Newspaper
Cuthbert Appeal
Location
Cuthbert, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1873
Page
1
J. McK. Gunn promotes a large stock of clothing in Southwest Georgia offered at panic prices. The ad emphasizes affordability and fashionable styling as the best option in the region.
The operation, formerly led by Jac M Redding, will continue at the Farmers' Warehouse in Cuthbert under new management. The notice states ongoing storage and commission activities and signals a continuation of business in the same location.
The notice lists advertising rates and terms for the paper. One square measures 100 for the first insertion and 75 cents for each subsequent insertion with a liberal deduction for yearly advertisers. No attention paid to orders for the paper accompanying cash.
A twilight scene in Memphis features a boy and mother awaiting a midnight watchman angel and a dawn rite of public reverence. The unrelated items report governors’ salaries across states, with Louisiana highest at 8000 and New England states paying far less, plus a grim Terrbonne plantation incident and miscellaneous notes on Iowa iron-clad notes.
A chilling report from St Andrews Bay describes a man found dead near a bayou with the carcass partly eaten by alligators and a panther carcass nearby. The scene, observed by E L F and companions, includes a blood stained knife and marks of a violent struggle. The victim is believed to be a shipwrecked sailor.
At the State Grange meeting in Atlanta Dr J B Lavender of Pike County argued for diversified farming. He described turns to small grain corn and cotton, detailed turnip yields, clover and cow pea fertilization, pasture mix, and prudent crop rotation to improve soil and profits.
English census data show life expectancy rising to 41 years in 1871 from 25 decades earlier, with references to historical longevity trends. The text also notes James H. Lucks of St Louis with an estimated wealth of six to fourteen million dollars, his many properties, and tax payments, plus the Dawson Manufacturing Company continuing car orders despite national turmoil.
The Grange is an organization of farmers designed to elevate and enlighten the farmer through Association. It unites neighbors in a grand brotherhood with lecture rooms for truth, information, and brain culture, while also acting as a social, financial, and protective institution aiding members to obtain fair prices and independence.
The State Grange of Mississippi approves economy pledges for cash basis farming and lectures on cash versus credit prices to advance farming interests. A horse age rule suggests counting wrinkles after age nine to estimate age, with examples. A horse-shoeing match in South Brooklyn notes Boyle and Burns presenting scores of slides in eight hours.
Readers ponder the final moments of life as they imagine what a dying person perceives While an English writer notes the difficulty of knowing the inner thoughts at that instant the piece reflects on the sounds sensations and emotions surrounding death The dying seek signs from loved ones while the observer yearns for understanding of the unfathomable knowledge beyond death
Advice on easy grape cultivation for families. Plant Concord Delaware and Hartford Prolific vines in a sunny spot near a building, enrich soil with manure bones and ashes, and expect fruit in a few years. Keep pruning simple and use kitchen waste water to nourish vines.
A compilation of scattered English proverbs with garbled text and misread phrases. It appears to collect bits such as a quiet conscience, a wager as foolish, delaying promises, caution about debt, and prudence in borrowing and selling, all jumbled and incomplete.
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