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Newspaper
Cuthbert Appeal
Location
Cuthbert, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1881
Page
2
A jumble of letters and news notes from Cuthbert and Barnesville recount funerals and wealth, a revolver incident, a Garibaldi reference, an appeal for agricultural funding, local visitors and civic praise. The fragmented items include editorials, farm discussions, and social notes from 1881 Georgia towns.
The report describes an assassination attempt on the president by Charles Ay Guittengjiwhd, a Chicago attorney, and notes the ensuing medical care, guard, and national reaction. It discusses the constitutional process for filling a vacancy, noting the absence of a confirmed vice president, president pro tempore, or House speaker, risking confusion and mischief.
The article surveys Georgia towns like Cuthbert, Milledgeville, and Barnesville, praising mixed gender colleges such as the Grange Male and Female College and Andrew College while noting failures of several single sex institutions. It argues mixed colleges prosper with patronage, contrasts with languishing male or female schools, and cites regional examples and outcomes.
An early hour gathering at a commodious academy featured exams in rhetoric philosophy arithmetic and algebra led by teacher Georgia Passmore. Students delivered speeches compositions and music, followed by a valedictory and a reflection on cotton farming and labor's value. The Livingston Journal notes local commentary on boycotts and labor in Oglethorpe County.
An old classified item advertises a full line of shoe findings white oak and harness leather and strings. It lists buggy harness from 100 to 320 dollars per set and wagon and harness for 20 suited. Also promotes Haiman mow stocks at 175 dollars and notes agents for cane mills cotton presses iron railings and gear screws.
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