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Newspaper
Cuthbert Appeal
Location
Cuthbert, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1871
Page
1
The Appeal outlines subscription terms with $300 advance and $200 in monthly payments. Advertising rates apply to ten lines or less at $100 per month, with extra charges for longer notices and candidate names. Communications for promoting corporate or individual interests are billed as advertisements, and all such letters go to the proprietor.
Georgia proclamation by Governor Rufus B Bullock offers a $1000 reward for the arrest and delivery of Judge Smith of Whitfield County a murder suspect cited by the October 1869 Whitfield Superior Court Grand Jury. Sheriff reports tried diligently without success and awaits conviction.
Governor Rufus Bullock issues two proclamations in Cherokee County. One offers 1000 dollars for the capture of Thomas Fletcher, a reputed horse thief and convict escapee, with delivery to the sheriff. The second offers 1500 dollars plus 1000 on conviction for Thomas E Finch, a murder and assault suspect in 1844 cases, to be delivered to the Cherokee County Sheriff.
Governor Rufus Bullock offers rewards up to five thousand dollars for each masked suspect involved in a wave of violent crimes across multiple counties. The proclamation urges public cooperation with the courts and Grand Juries to identify and convict those responsible for assaults, arson, theft, and murder of citizens and property.
The speaker counsels John to start married life in a modest tenement with minimal furniture and one modest mirror, noting a wife is the true picture. Beware debt and avoid emulating the rich, as steady work and careful beginnings yield lasting rewards. The verse emphasizes frugality, contentment, and prudent planning to ensure a smooth life together.
Rufus B Bollock proclaims a five hundred dollar reward for the apprehension and delivery of Sam Smith Lewis Lynch Steven Smith and Joe Trapp felonious escapees from Bibb county jail. Civil officers have pursued them without success. Proclamation dated May 20 1871 at the Capitol Atlanta signed by secretary David G Corrina.
The document provides physical descriptions of four individuals. Sam Smith is dark brown with no upper front teeth and about 38. Lewis Lynch weighs about 130 pounds and is around 23 to 25. Stephen Smith stands five foot ten to eleven, ginger color, 180 to 200 pounds, square build, speaks with a cold, longest under jaw, teeth very white, about 34 or 35. Joe Trapp is black, about 130 to 140 pounds, and around 23 to 25.
A Georgia proclamation offers a reward of one thousand dollars for the apprehension and delivery of John Capland who fled to another state after forfeiting bond in the 35th Senatorial District Court. The notice, dated May 2, 1871, is issued from the Capitol in Atlanta by Secretary of State Jette Corrine.
Georgia Governor raises the bounty from five hundred to one thousand dollars for the arrest and conviction of Wesley Redman under the terms of the August 1869 proclamation. Secretary of State David G. Cotting seals the order.
A long meditation on the grave as a place of remorse and memory. It urges repentance for past wrongs to the living and contrasts mortal grief with the serene ascent to heaven. The text also notes that the dying rarely weep, seeking comfort from family and faith as they near death.
A fragmentary sermon critiques fashion, corsets, and names, urging plain dress, healthful living, and practical partnership over vanity. It argues sensible men prefer sensible partners and cites a Spurgeon quip about ministers living on souls but needing money.
A long fragment from a 19th century paper condemns drunkenness with moralizing rhetoric about its ruin on families and society. It includes a Wendell Phillips quote, remarks on advertising, and humorous items about churchyard gawkers and beets cooked properly.
A fragmented piece blends a child's bedtime verse with a set of marriage maxims urging mutual care and unselfishness. It alternates with brief quotes from a Communist interview and odd historical notes, finishing with a quip about a newlywed couple and a bride described as precious material.
A lively miscellany of quips verses and anecdotes. It notes a mother’s poem about baby and a humorous obituary line about a bank director. It recalls fashion details, a pew dispute in Middletown, and a Kentucky tourist question about whiskey. It ends with a joke about an Egyptian mummy exhibit in Maine.
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