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Newspaper
Cuthbert Appeal
Location
Cuthbert, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1874
Page
1
Advertising Rates and Policies for Notices
Rates of Advertising One square ten lines or less 100 for the list and 75 cents for each subsequent insertion A liberal deduction to parties who advertise by the year Mark the number of times adverts should appear or they will be continued until forbidden and charged accordingly Transient adverts must be paid at insertion If not paid before expiry 25 per cent additional Announcing candidates for office 5 Cash in all cases Obituary notices over five lines charged at regular rates All communications promoting private ends of corporations 50 cents or individuals will be charged as adverts Work such as pamphlets circulars cards blanks handbills etc will be executed in good style at reasonable rates All letters addressed to the proprietor will be promptly attended to
A Farmer's Song Exalts Soil and Press as True Wealth
A poem contrasts city wealth with rural labor praising farmers who till the earth and feed the hungry. It honors the printer for publishing the daily sheet, praising the plough and the press as noble instruments of toil and true wealth in the modern age.
What Was Found In a Boy's Pocket
A sick boy’s mother searched his pocket and found a mix of items including marbles, a broken knife, wire, glass, twine, bullets, powder, sugar, crumbs, a watch key, and other small objects. A Western Exchange note mocks a preacher’s chrome gifts in Washington county.
Disposing of the Dead in World History and Belief
The article surveys cremation versus burial across civilizations. It notes Christian resistance to cremation, contrasts ancient Greek Roman Hindu Buddhist and Egyptian practices, and argues sentiment and tradition shape funerary rites more than science. It concludes with a call to humane burial respecting living feelings and future scientific options.
Sword swallowing examined at Jefferson Medical College
At Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia Professor Maury introduced Signor Carlo Benedetti a professional sword swallower to the faculty. He swallowed a 23 inch blade and a 29 inch sabre and later six thin swords. A musket bayonet was thrust into his throat and withdrawn with ease. Doctors warned of potential esophagus puncture from accidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson Medical College
Philadelphia
Maury
Signor
Carlo Benedetti
Benedetti
The Wonders of Atoms and Materials
The article explains atomic cohesion and repulsion, noting atoms are invisible and form equilibrium in solids. It cites iron bars, steel bars, and a Bunker Hill monument thought experiment, then describes Prof Norton’s machine testing wood bending and precise measurements to one seven millionth of an inch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bunker Hill Monument
Prof
Norton
Singular State of Man During Sleep
A reflective piece on sleep as a divine, involuntary state. It describes sleep's imperceptible onset, the body and senses pausing, and sleep as akin to death. The piece also includes a humorous tangent about courting pace and a quip about champagne and marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Man
Detectives Use Sand Tracing and Tobacco Clues in Crime
A European famed detective traced a box theft by analyzing sand along its travel route, then a Chicago amateur followed saliva and plug tobacco marks to uncover a letter robbery. The case shows science aiding justice as a postmaster and old friend are implicated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Memoir of Artemas Ward from Baldwinsville Maine to Indiana
A personal reminiscence by Artemas Ward born in Maine recounting childhood attention from neighbors the quirky boastful claims about honesty moral stance and an odd tale of Old Steve Billins in Baldwinsville Indiana He notes aging time limits and his desire to be portrayed with a languishing pose by a marble pillar and leaves a final signoff as ARremis WARD house
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Nabors
Tam
Baldinsville
Indiana
Steve Billins
Steve
Brother Billins
Arremis Ward
Advice on parenting and daily life through old newspaper snippets
The column critiques harsh parenting methods and urges gentler discipline to avoid unnecessary hardship. It notes a Benton Mississippi woman loyal to the Detroit Free Press since 1839, praising regular subscription as healthful, and remarks on Commodore Vanderbilt turning 80 yet active in finance, transport, and railways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benton
Mississippi
Detroit Free Press
Courier Journal
Commodore
Vanderbilt
United States Treasury
New York
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Western Exchange
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First American Congress
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Greece
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Troas
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Torres Straits
Bornon
Gold Coast
Rabbie Gamaliel
Nicodemus
Jesus
Jacob
Joseph
Canaan
Holy Land
Crime and Science
Bill
William
Artemas Ward
Himself
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