The Appeal Notice on Payment and Delivery
A Friday morning notice states the Appeal paper will stop when time paid for ends and orders will not be fulfilled unless accompanied by cash.
04 Jul 1873
Page 1
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Newspaper
Cuthbert Appeal
Location
Cuthbert, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1873
Page
1
A Friday morning notice states the Appeal paper will stop when time paid for ends and orders will not be fulfilled unless accompanied by cash.
Rates outline one square ten lines or less at 100 dollars per draft and 75 cents for each additional insertion. Yearly advertisers receive liberal deductions. Mark number of insertions or ads continue until forbidden. Transient ads due at insertion with 25 percent surcharge if unpaid after time. Candidate announcements five dollars cash. Obituary notices over five lines charged at regular rates. Private or corporate promotions treated as ads. Proposals for work executed at reasonable rates. Proprieter’s letters answered promptly.
A historical note blends a verse urging orange blossoms over pearls and diamonds for a bride with a sermon on work. The poem contrasts shining gems with orange flowers and links wealth to toil, then shifts to a didactic piece urging young men to value labor, avoid idleness and vice, and prepare for productive lives.
In 1854 Joseph Avery and two companions crossed the Niagara River near Chipewa. A log wedged at American Rapids left Avery stranded on a rock as rescue attempts failed. Crowds and raft efforts followed through two days of peril before Avery vanished into the rapids amid cheers and sorrow.
The Florida sponge fisheries produce 100000 to 150000 pounds yearly, employing many men and boats. Sponges are gathered with a pole and docks, kept visible in 30 foot waters, then sun-dried for days. They are washed, bleached, and shaped for market. Five sponge kinds exist, sheep's wool being the most valuable at about one dollar per pound after cleaning.
A survey of global infant care customs describes sand cribs in Guinea, shoe beds among the Lapps, fur bags and hooded wraps in various regions, boards for Flatheads, and baskets or paddling rests in India and China, illustrating diverse traditional cradle ideas and burial practices.
The article examines Hindoo widow life in India, noting remain unimportant after a husband’s death and the rare, often shunned remarriage. It recounts a Madras case where a widow’s marriage to a lover did not disinherit her, a decision praised by reformers and criticized by conservatives, with potential appeals to London. It also reflects on social purity and the icicle metaphor for character formation.
A reflective piece on dismal attitudes, describing how some people embrace gloom as duty. It contrasts self-centered sorrow with genuine longing for joy, noting that many sincere dismal souls resist happiness to honor their view of life as a sorrowful probation. The essay ends urging readers to seize roses amid hardship.
In Louisville a Sunday school class studying creation asked what came after Eve. A bright child answered a little baby, prompting laughter and a lighthearted moment as the group dismissed. The event sparked humor among the teachers.
Holizes offers a reflective note urging perseverance beyond aging and fading talents. He counsels not to let the heart grow cold, to carry cheerfulness and love as one approaches the twilight of life.
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