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Newspaper
Cuthbert Appeal
Location
Cuthbert, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1874
Page
1
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A dramatic monologue urges restraint on wine to protect women from sorrow and ruin. The speaker pleads to pledge a woman not to wine, condemning alcohol’s harm to lovers, families, and households.
A reflective piece recalling human folly and honesty. The speaker notes that honesty depends on surveillance, purses carry money, and generosity is rare among the selfish. He questions virtue after death and hints at linguistic quirks with the word heroine. Flirtation is defined as attention without intention.
A long flow of admonitions argues Americans waste money and time, favor show over substance, and avoid productive labor. It cites census ledgers on workers from farmers to clerks, urges home economy, and recalls practical home duties and moral living.
The article lists eight practical experiments for local agricultural clubs to pursue this year. Topics include best forage crops and root crops for the South, efficient implements, fertilizer application methods, rice on uplands, curing drilled corn for forage, feeding stock, and summer pasture strategies. It urges faithful reporting to build a reliable knowledge base.
Poem lines describe empty cradles and beds, noting many graves with little hillocks that symbolize angels watching from the sky. The verse evokes loss and small joys departed, with imagery of graves as resting places for departed children.
The article argues farmers live far apart and toil hard, needing weekly social recreation. It advocates forming a farmers club for a half day of relaxation and shared knowledge, believing leisure boosts mood, ideas, and practical results beyond constant labor.
A preachy reflection on praise guiding children, noting that praise boosts effort and spirit, while harsh discouragement harms. A speaker tells of a homeless man who regrets wasted time and crime, concluding punishment lies in prolonged misfortune rather than prison.
A Stonington native told a New York man "I am a self made man" after a sharp bargain. The New Yorker replied that it relieves the Lord of a great responsibility, highlighting the exchange's humorous moral tilt.
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