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Newspaper
Cuthbert Appeal
Location
Cuthbert, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1879
Page
3
A mix of civic and fraternal notices details upcoming elections for AOU and Washington Lodge officers, attendance urges, and social items. Mentions a Christmas turkey discussion, a wedding at a bride’s father’s home, oranges from SR Weston’s Albany News, Campbell’s Gallery Christmas photo service, and Brooksville Lodge officer slate. Also notes local business ads and queries about remedies.
Public notice style page advertises dental services by Dr Ashton in Cuthbert Ga and promotes permanent dental work including natural teeth replacement. It includes promotional claims for pills and various liquor dealers Powell McEanzle Co and references to wholesale liquor in Southeast Alabama and South Georgia. It also mentions heating stores by RJ Anthony and a California Store selling Amethyst rings.
Goods Emporium of jerringer and Strauss advertises the largest assortment of staple and fancy dry goods clothing boots and shoes in the region. The wholesale department is busy with a strong jobbing trade and values shown to customers. Mr ER B. Wise is highlighted as a trusted representative inviting citizens of Randolph Clay Quitman and Stewart counties to inspect goods and prices.
A lively rural scene describes two bales of cotton driven through the square as warehouse representatives bid amid beer swaps, ending with the brick warehouse taking the lot. The piece also covers a charity supper at Powell's hall, a new Georgia Wine Company charter, thanks to local ladies, a university entertainment, a death notice for Cal. Wm. Culeman, and various town updates including a skating rink, a near miss with a gun accident, retirement of Capt. Kiddoo from the hotel business, and local prices and notices.
In Georgetown, cotton flows in rapidly amid rising prices. Talks of a Christmas tree gather steam after a Sunday School discussion. Mrs Meigs Tennille, wife of M Meigs Tennille, dies of typhoid pneumonia, leaving a husband and five children. funeral at family burying ground. A Sunday School lecture by M U Buykin draws a large crowd at Enon. A young lady complains of two broken engagements after a late night outfit. Reflections on an old romance surface with a sea voyage referenced. A dreary couple travels to Jacksonville, Florida. the man is paralyzed and uses crutches.
Advertisement and snippets from the era describe J W Watson offering a premium photography studio with new enlarging and reducing apparatus, extensive frame stock, and art displays in Eufaula. Also included are political opinions about Grant and Reconstruction, a Georgia farmer's success story, and migration notes from Texas.
Fort Gaines residents hear Rev W H Cooper on degeneracy of times. Miss McMichael and Miss Brooks visiting from Columbia and Stewart. W C Lovett and RR Blocker attend parties and conferences. Miss Emma E Flemming and others noted at a wedding. Oyster deliveries and local store activity reported. A wedding at the M E Church drew large crowds. heartfelt congratulations offered to Mr W St Graham and Miss Hammin Perry. Occasional notes on taxes and governance, a Virginia poll repeal push, and assorted social updates accompany a curious array of local items.
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