09 Dec 1870
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Newspaper
Cuthbert Appeal
Location
Cuthbert, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1870
Page
1
An old short notice outlines subscription terms and advertising rates. It lists one square ads at $1.00 and 75 cents for each continuation, yearly discounts, and payment rules. It notes fees for announcing candidates and obituary notices, plus policies on private or corporate ads and mail to the proprietor.
The excerpt blends a poem lamenting false friends during hardship with essays on mental activity and practical uses of sawdust. It includes reflections on thought as brain exercise, overwork myths, and sawdust as bedding or absorbent, plus notes on punctuality and efficiency in work.
A wealthy broker John Gilbert, nearing fifty, marries Helen Sanford in a union viewed by many as a marriage of convenience. Her cousin George Rossiter, a cultured traveler and writer, captivates Helen and a secret romance forms as Helen’s stepdaughter Fanny suspects. The pair flee to Europe aboard a steamer, leaving Gilbert devastated as his wife and her lover vanish forever.
A long reflective passage recalls a decade past, noting aging, lost friends, and wartime sorrows. It urges gratitude to wives for daily toil and kindness, contrasts Jewish Sabbath observance with Sunday practice, and shares various quips and anecdotes from a broad social sketch.
A essay urges women to read newspapers to stay informed about present events and social progress. It argues educated sisters guard male virtue, shape family integrity, and elevate community character through daily journal reading and intelligent discourse. A Keene deputy sheriff and a clergyman anecdote illustrate moral instruction.
An excerpt discusses how much arsenic can kill a person, noting variability by patient condition. It cites cases of two grains killing an adult, ten grains daily without injury, and a drachm taken by Perrin with recovery. It covers poisoning signs, antidotes, and remedies including vomiting induction, stomach pump, magnesia, milk, charcoal, and iron preparations.
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