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Newspaper
Cuthbert Appeal
Location
Cuthbert, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1881
Page
3
The Cuthbert Appeal reports church notices, meetings, and social events. It notes a pastor and teachers meeting, local visits, a county school update, weather impacts on crops, and community notes about theaters, residents, and businesses. It highlights Union meeting plans and local festivities with plans for lectures and performances.
The Wednesday vote was orderly though light with many candidates. County results show scattered totals for Ordinary and various county offices. city race saw J W Sealy win mayoralty over Kiddoo by 65 votes. Notices include wood prices, clothing ads, and religious papers promotions.
An 19th century style fragment notes longing for relief from pain and cites discounts on Zephyr events and Saques for ladies misses and children at WICF. Pulaski & Cos advertise fine cigars at low prices on Easley street.
A father speaks on Charley Ross ransom after failure to recover his son, citing 60,000 spent and 400 lost children examined by detectives. The text also notes a man requesting divorce over mismatched circumstances, detailing a crude ground related to farm work and a wife deemed unsuitable for the occasion.
A local weekly column reports on a peaceful county election with little opposition and notes on residents including Jule KM Neal and Miss Annie Bird. It recalls Christmas reflections and a large ball at Guerty's Hall, highlighting holiday cheer and social gatherings amid quiet politics.
A 14 year old unnamed boy named George Bush accidentally shot a white boy, Kelly, with a small shot gun last Tuesday morning. Kelly suffered 27 shot wounds to the left side and a shattered left hand. doctors fear permanent impairment. The shooter’s motive is described as unknown. Separately, Dr Marshall's Lung Syrup is advertised with enlarged bottles and free sample offers through J. V. Toombs.
An old fashioned advertisement promotes buying furniture to please the wife and daughters, promising a room out of Furnitura and mentioning a Silk Dress alongside the promotion. It references J. McK. Gunn.
Local ad claims you cannot farm well without proper gear and urges buyers to visit J McK Wunn for low prices on clothing ware and farming utensils, promising ample stock for the year. The notice uses auctionlike language to attract customers to a sale event.
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