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Newspaper
Cuthbert Appeal
Location
Cuthbert, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1869
Page
3
The notice describes selling county bonds in $500 denominations to fund a new jail building. Interest at a set rate due semiannually, bonds redeemed in years. Also mentions a literary note about a sensational story and a lecture by Prof. Ryan, plus farm journal updates and a rest location near a store.
A church sermon discusses hope as the main spring of life, tracing it through the risen Jesus, the example of apostles, and the heavenly inheritance. It emphasizes mercy from God, the sacrifice of Christ, and the believer's need for divine power to persevere in faith. The message links prophetic unveiling, the Bethlehem birth, Calvary, and the empty tomb to Christian confidence and ongoing zeal.
The document outlines steps for Georgia's postwar legislative organization under military oversight. It requires oath for legislators, conducts checks by a military commander, and mandates conformity with Reconstruction Acts. It sets future ratification of amendments and military-backed enforcement, plus repeal of conflicting acts, noting The Georgia Herald as a Thomaston weekly.
The Commi lature cautions that high cotton output may reduce prices and profits while labor concentrates on a single crop. Despite danger, cotton mills rise with 86 mills in the South, 225,063 spindles, and 31,415,700 pounds consumed. Growth in sugar and fruit culture mirrors broader agrarian expansion in 1860s.
A sensational proposal by Secutor Trumbull declares constitutional limits on judicial review in political questions and contends courts must follow decisions of political departments. It would curb the Supreme Court and affect rulings on Georgia and Texas matters, provoking strong opposition as an unprecedented bid for despotism. The piece labels the measure a radical power grab by Radical reformers.
A Georgia meeting of the Central Society at Atlanta names the Executive Committee for each congressional district. Appointees include W Blewit Randolph P O, J B Buchanan Randolph P O, J V Jo Muscogee P O, J B Mitchell Taylor P O, B T Morgan Madison P O, J Boones Burke P O, Jas Hamilton Clarke P O, and J N Montgomery Madison P O among others. The list covers seven districts with multiple officials designated to key posts.
An advertisement extols The Great Pictorial Annual as a comprehensive guide for merchants mechanics farmers and professionals. It promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a staple tonic with sanitary benefits and notes availability from Pittsburgh Central Manufactory and local dealers worldwide.
We the undersigned Physicians express thanks for prior patronage and will continue practice in 1870 for those who paid medical bills or arranged payment. Charity cases and others will be handled. Names of parties failing to pay will be shared with the profession.
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