17 Jan 1873
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Newspaper
Cuthbert Appeal
Location
Cuthbert, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1873
Page
1
Public notice about publication deadlines and paid content for the newspaper. Rates listed include one square ten lines or less at 100 dollars for the first insertion and 75 cents for each further insertion. Notices for candidates and official announcements priced, plus charges for general advertisements and corporate or private promotions.
A verse urging active living and the joy of labor. It praises giving, sympathy, and cheerful service to light the hearts of the weary and bring happiness to others. The poem emphasizes practical duties, kindness, and the reward of joy returned to the giver.
A political meeting was disrupted by a man loudly calling for Mr Henry between speakers. The chair urged restraint as interruptions continued and a line of remarks about Henry, George Eliot, and Middlemarch followed amid unrelated classroom and employment exchanges.
A historical extract traces generations from Adam to Moses and Noah to Abraham, noting lifespans, transmissions of creation lore, and the spread of peoples through the Middle East. It discusses Bible geography from Armenia to Palestine and Egypt, and contrasts ancient lines from Seth and Cain with Late antique geography.
A reporter offers a comically garbled wedding scene with surreal imagery, describing the bride standing on her head with floral adornments on her feet and lips, while gazing at the groom beside her. The account blends romantic flourish with misperceived details.
A Baltimore speech by Mr. Greeley outlines farming maxims urging prudent cultivation area, stock control, soil nourishment, deep tillage, manure as capital, crop diversification, and caution about new western luxuries. It also cites bachelor mortality, marriage benefits, and a Solomon proverb about discretion in women.
The opossum is widespread in the United States and uses hollow logs and tree root holes for shelter. It does not hibernate, eats varied foods including musk melons, bears a calm demeanor when threatened, and is often killed for food by people though dogs fear it. It fights to survive when captured, resists domestication, and moves on after short residence in any location.
The article argues labor must be valued and time saved with better tools and systems. It cites that using more workers than needed wastes money, and machinery can increase output per hand, especially on Southern plantations. It urges farmers to use arithmetic to make farming pay. It also includes editorials on human nature and practical remedies like medical mixtures for ear ache, ending with a moralizing note on decisive action and luck.
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