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Newspaper
Cuthbert Appeal
Location
Cuthbert, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1874
Page
4
A meditation on the dwindling time before death, detailing ten days to seconds, the final quiet of the journey, and the stillness of body and breath. The closing lines invoke reverence for the dead and the paradox of honesty amid deception in life.
The Department of Agriculture released its June 1874 estimates showing U S cotton plantings at 8 785 756 acres, down 1 057 967 from 1873, a 10 74 percent drop. Texas is the sole state not showing a decrease.
Georgia agriculture shows signs of cotton decline as planters embrace self sufficiency. Grangers praise the move to grow food, forecasting Georgia becoming wealthier and more independent. A black couple travels from Arkansas to Augusta by foot, pleased with Western exchanges, and a published quip likens a newspaper publisher to a farmer paid in credit.
A bold prospect promotes a sewing machine with table and treadle claimed to do the work of an $80 model. It features eight attachments and an improved Button Hole Worker. Agents earn $30 plus daily commissions by demonstrating in households. 35,000 sold last year and 100,000 families use them. Propriety rights to early applicants. machines shipped for $10.
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