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Newspaper
Cuthbert Appeal
Location
Cuthbert, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1879
Page
2
A collage of brief notes spans Georgia and beyond, listing social, economic, and curious events. Mentions include religious and political figures, court and jail items, census and postal data, floods of numbers on cotton and taxes, fashion etiquette, and odd anecdotes from towns like Guthbert Atlanta and Rome. Also notes dynamite fish killings, Pullman cars, and Arkansas hot springs with striking temperatures and visitor counts.
In a Georgia incident, Wat Frink Dunaway, a milly hand, was killed when a lever and mule jammed his head and he was crushed while feeding the mill. The accident occurred as helper Grills aided and Dunaway fell, dying within moments. The local community, including Mr. Grills and Mr. Dunaway’s family, mourn the loss, with tributes to his character and faith.
Fragmentary lines show a Georgia region enjoying better farm conditions and increased wealth. References to crop yields, livestock feeding, and staged improvements hint at broader economic recovery and optimism across communities, with notes of local supply and market activity.
Fragmentary OCR text references an 1861 date and mentions figures like 54 95,440 and 250 dollars. It lacks coherent names, places, or events. Summary cannot extract a clear main fact or identifiable entities from the provided material.
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