20 Jun 1873
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Newspaper
Cuthbert Appeal
Location
Cuthbert, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1873
Page
1
The notice explains weekly publication basics and payment rules including prices for blank space and repetition, with 25 percent late fees after expiration. It details charges for office candidate announcements and obituary notices beyond five lines, plus penalties for nonpayment and bulk ad handling.
A poem by Jupee A. B. Meek extols a sunlit homeland with flowers breezes and stars. It praises maidens and landscapes from mountains to savannas and shores and laments temptation and heavenly visions inspired by nature and song.
A quirky essay describes many phrases using head as a feature. It notes types of heads from hot headed to pig headed and lists expressions like barrel heads and head winds. It briefly contrasts human and animal heads and mentions how the Heathen Chinee supposedly celebrate holidays by settling debts and making peace.
Report from Rome describes the discovery beneath the high altar of the Church of the Twelve Apostles during restoration. A marble slab hiding an empty chamber and a Phrygian marble tomb containing the bones and ashes of Saints Philip and James was uncovered, examined by Sacred Archaeology officials, and sealed. The piece discusses superstition and signs, then shifts to moral reflections and various brief items including plans for a Rocky Mountains tunnel and other anecdotes.
The passage extols Christian gentleness and faith as the foundation of happiness and warns against infidelity. It closes with a recipe for Brackberry Jam: six quarts of ripe blackberries three pounds brown sugar mash and boil two hours then jar and seal to keep two years.
A clergyman rose at a public dinner and offered a humorous, imploring blessing thanking God for abundant blessings and his capacity to enjoy them. The moment drew laughter as he laid a hand on his stomach while delivering the benediction.
The article notes that in 1872 estimated spending totaled 100 million dollars on bread 250 million on tobacco and 600 million on intoxicating drinks highlighting sizable consumer allocation and social patterns of the era.
A midnight rifle burst drives a doctor and accomplice toward the village as Old Jim Fenton investigates a graveyard scene where a desecrated grave is partially uncovered and a mysterious blanket hides the evidence. The column mixes general notes on health, farming, odd inventions, and humorous maxims with local lore and moralizing quips.
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