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Newspaper
Cuthbert Appeal
Location
Cuthbert, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1871
Page
1
The weekly The Appeal lists subscription terms of Oss Year and Six Months at set prices with prepaid options. It outlines advertisement rates for one square and subsequent insertions, yearly discounts, and penalties for late or unpaid notices including obituaries and candidate announcements. It specifies handling for transient ads, job printing, and correspondence to the proprietor.
REMOVAL PLANTERS WAREHOUSE E now inform Randolph planters and adjacent counties that RE. McDonald has erected a new large commodious Warehouse on depot street near the public square. Central location near business part of the city will enable us to offer more inducements to planting public and old planting friends and customers. We have ample arrangements for the reception and delivery of goods.
Thankful for past favors we offer increased advantages and personal attention to general satisfaction and merit. The latest commercial news will be at the service of friends and patrons. Liberal cash advances made on cotton and goods in store.
Consignments solicited with personal attention to sale of cotton and plantation supplies. McDonald and Co anticipate rail access improving freights and market value, urging planters to bring cotton to Cuthbert for faster sale and better prices.
Andrew Female College at Cuthbert Georgia resumes exercises Wednesday September 20 and closes the last Thursday before the final Sabbath in June. The year has three terms beginning September 24 January 1 and April 1. Regular course per annum fees include primary to collegiate levels with varying tuition, board, and incidentals. An extra course covers Greek French music drawing painting calisthenics and singing with separate charges. Payments due October January and April. president pledges patronage and funding, with a potential refund if the institution fails to deliver.
A reflective poem mourns departed kin and friends from childhood play to soldiers graves. It laments fading family voices and places once loved, noting the schoolhouse, meeting house, and hearth as memories that endure while the living fade away.
A lengthy portrait of Grand Duke Alexis Alexandrovich of Russia, son of Emperor Alexander I, detailing his appearance, education, naval career, and notable acts such as lifesaving, with mentions of his titles, entourage, and personal anecdotes from a period newspaper narrative.
An 1870s astronomy essay argues Jupiter may shine with its own heat and light, parallels the sun in development, and hosts belts and rifts akin to solar activity. It compares Jupiter to Earth and the sun, cites observations of belt changes during solar magnetic storms, and notes periods of rapid atmospheric shifts and bright auroras.
A critique of newspaper honesty and the editor’s role in truth. The piece contrasts public skepticism with the editor’s responsibility, noting how reporting relies on many sources and how errors occur infrequently given the effort to verify. A separate anecdote tells of a married New Jersey man who loses a diamond pin. his wife claims the reward. It ends with a Florida three acre banana field yielding $125 monthly.
In fall 1830 at Louisville I met Harris a rich young merchant who carried a large sum for his firm. On a steamboat he faced a crew of professional gamblers including a loaded dice duel when Harris risked vast sums. He won yet was forced to punish the cheater by binding him on a sandbank as the river rose, a fate Harris feared. Afterward Harris never touched cards. Gossip and moralizing fill the rest of the tale along with brief quips and local notices.
A chaotic anecdote about the artist Elliot famed in New York for erratic genius behavior. Friends confront his heavy drinking and delirium tremens fears then release a pretend rat in his Brooklyn studio to shock him. He chases the rat and remains unaware of the joke while the group reacts with pity.
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