28 Jul 1871
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Newspaper
Cuthbert Appeal
Location
Cuthbert, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1871
Page
1
The notice describes subscription terms and advertising rates for The Appeal. It lists prices for six months and yearly advance payments, notes charges for notices over five lines, and states that nonadvertising content promoting private ends will be charged as advertisements. It also mentions printing jobs and prompt proprietor attention.
Governor Bullock issues a five hundred dollar reward for the apprehension and delivery of Pleas Fricks to Lumpkin County Sheriff with another five hundred dollars on conviction of felonies. The proclamation notes multiple indictments for assault with intent, arson, horse stealing, and related crimes and cites Fricks as at large despite civil efforts to capture him. Dated July 12, 1871, Atlanta.
The governor of Said State Waenrgas issues a proclamation dated June 7 1870 offering 200 dollars for the capture and delivery of Alexander H Evans to the Taliaferro County Sheriff for the murder of Jesse Nunn. An additional 500 dollar reward is offered for his arrest and 500 dollars for conviction. The proclamation is signed by Rufus B Bullock with secretary Davin Cortise.
Official information reports James Toombs, a condemned murderer under death sentence in Houston county jail, has escaped and is at large. A reward of five hundred dollars is offered for his apprehension and delivery to the Houston county Sheriff for punishment. Issued from the Executive Department in Atlanta on July 14, 1871.
A passionate reminiscence of a kiss and sheltering embrace. The speaker describes lips, breath, and heart in blissful union and asks whether such exquisite delight can be tasted again. The poem explores longing, devotion, and the intoxicating power of a single kiss.
In Augusta July 18 reports describe eye strain risks from reading and sewing and outline safety tips to protect vision. Advice covers lighting, posture, gradual light transition, and avoiding glare followed by a strange remedy of applying saliva to awaken eyes.
In Frankfort Indiana Perry County two Williams daughters are said to suffer nocturnal spells described as witchcraft. Neighbors report crowds nightly as the girls, sane by day, frenzy at dusk, scaling roofs and speaking in unknown tongues, while eating flies and trembling with spasms before falling rigid yet not dropping. The piece blends sensational oddities with local gossip and brief notes on other varied items.
A dense classified notice invites readers to advertise a wide range of wants and needs from jobs and rentals to sales and lost and found in the Cuthbert AppraL. The ad emphasizes services like sales, lending, real estate, and miscellaneous items including a piano and a carriage.
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