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Newspaper
Cuthbert Appeal
Location
Cuthbert, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1873
Page
1
A long humorous tale relays Aunt Sally’s confession from Utica New York about a nearly scandalous youth engagement to a minister, a fall through a parlor door, and the minister fleeing town, explaining why she never married. It also includes short moral vignettes and a mother’s final admonitions about obedience and respect for mothers.
The Appeal lists rate cards and terms for notices and ads. It details payment, insertion charges, yearly discounts, and penalties for late payment. It notes obituary notices, candidate announcements, and classified materials as advertisements. It promises prompt handling of proprietor inquiries.
A rural Illinois tale opens with comforting verses about rainbows after storms and guiding angels. It then mocks a lottery scheme by a rural girl selling 100000 tickets for 1 each with a $500 payoff option, doubting its viability. An old bachelor’s quip about being a lone rooster contrasts with market imagery.
A city visitor and a farmer plan to milk cows at night. The cow kicks, the milker falls into a mud puddle, losing his dignity and backing away from the fence. Billings notes in extensive columns that mosquitoes come from hard working but flawed bloodlines.
A.Willard at a New York Dairyman’s Convention warned that hard times breed schemers as Americans neglect trades. Farm sons seek clerical jobs, girls avoid housework for wages, and the nation imports workers and goods. He asks how to live with less work and high living costs.
A compact list of maxims for merchants covering integrity, punctuality, order, courtesy, and prudent finance. Emphasizes honest dealings, paying as you go, avoiding idle time, and building solid foundations before expansion. Encourages restraint in endorsing notes and maintaining professional conduct at all times.
A fragmented meditation on love and beauty as the speaker recalls a past beloved and a distant admirer. Questions of whether praise or beauty can bind a heart and whether the beloved’s memory lingers as the speaker reflects on tenderness, longing, and lost passion.
The article explains stoneware production with kneading clay like dough, turning on revolving tables, forming jugs and jars, adding handles and ears, painting decorations with a squeeze method, and baking vessels slowly. Workers shape and dry pieces before final firing. United States.
A western paper laments the growing belief that selling shoes for ten dollars weekly is more respectable than earning twenty dollars by making them, reflecting concerns over labor values and craft pride.
A historical notice underscores infant mortality with one third dying before age two due to neglect and ignorance. It warns mothers to avoid unneeded medicines, feeds babies at regular intervals, keeps them warm and clean, and ensures daily outdoor time while avoiding cold baths.
The deer and black snake prove superior foes to rattlesnakes. Bucks rush within ten to twelve feet then strike with bifurcated hooves to sever the snake. If needed, the buck repeats the attack until the snake is killed. The black snake entangles and crushes its victim, watching for life signs before tightening again. The moccasin is killed by the same method.
Professor Agassiz recounts an appearance of Juan Fernandez Island as it exists now. The inhabited patch hosts about twelve people with livestock and crops while surrounding waters are deep. The island runs ten to twelve miles long and four wide with a rugged cliff edge limiting landings.
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