12 Jul 1867
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Newspaper
Cuthbert Appeal
Location
Cuthbert, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1867
Page
1
A damaged OCR poem praising a statue of Clay in Louisville. It laments national strife and calls the statue a symbol of unity and strength. The verse invokes storms of contention and vows to uphold the nation through peril as the statue endures.
A fragmented Victorian era verse narrative traces Maud Mullet and Judge Jenkins through a summer romance, marriage, and family strains. The piece recalls social pressures, class gaps, and the tension between affection and duty as the judge contemplates consequences and fidelity.
The piece urges farmers to keep soils stirred to prevent hard baking and to avoid plough damage. It stresses mellow soil, air circulation, and thorough use of hand hoe to maximize crop benefits and yields.
A Brazilian letter extols vast Atlantic territories from the Amazon to Paraguay, detailing cheap land, naturalization after two years, and rights for emigrants. It promises easy sales, low prices, and a friendly system, urging readers to relocate to Brazil with assurances of political stability, religious tolerance, and industrial opportunity.
A moral tale follows Mr. Alden who coldly tells his children not to bother him as they seek affection and help. His selfish insistence on personal comfort alienates his wife and kids, eroding trust and love until the family becomes estranged and distant. The piece critiques neglectful parenting and the cost of prioritizing convenience over compassion.
A long, mixed passage sketches a girl’s nocturnal dressing routine and reflections on fate, then shifts to humorous vignettes. A crow at a Alabama whiskey shop belts out profanity to a circuit-rider preacher, provoking a chaotic church escape. Other fragments recount a bedchamber quip, a drunken husband tale, a courtroom clash over Blackstone, and a New York religious league’s anti Horace Greeley push.
A Vermont visitor aboard a North River steamer in Albany examines the ship then rings the bell for a dollar. He rings it loudly enough to alarm passengers while the captain enforces a bargain stance. The humorous scene ends with the bell still ringing as the crowd protests.
A pasted humor column sketches quick gags from a wartime era gathering. A Dutchman and Yankee joke ends with a sly line about keeping companionship alive. An earnest expectant father and a preacher’s quip reveal social foibles. A lobster mishap turns to a cockroach scare as dinner ends in chaos.
A boy recalls learning to shoot with Queen Anne's musket from an elder, the gun kicking hard and producing a thunderclap. He narrates a near disaster as the old man steadies a sapling, the weapon misfires, and the elder is thrown after a collapse, shocking both and leaving him fearing the recoil.
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