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Newspaper
Cuthbert Appeal
Location
Cuthbert, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1877
Page
3
In the White Goods and Nations and Hosiery Departments the list runs long with lawns Nansooka Jaconets Piques Towels napkins and linens. All pieces offered at or below New York cost with trimmings 50 percent off and boots shoes and suits also priced below market including blue flannel suits and cashmere outfits across departments.
Iramense hat department offers low prices on ales with clear emphasis on value and selection. Local shoppers can compare prices across styles while noting the emphasis on affordable headwear and beverages.
M H Pulaski and Co announce improvements and full meal grinding for customers with delivery in the city. They pledge high corn prices, market meal prices, and loyalty to trade. Nearby vendors Boone and Dixson advertise whiskey, brandy, beer, cigars, and ice with notices of fresh mint beds and a broad grocery bar room mix in Cuthbert.
Town columns recount the Maso n ic festival at Ward s Station and related social chatter. Mentions crop prospects after rains, vineyard plans and local tastings, and a push to reopen Andrew College with trustees urging support while noting school finances. Also reports on railroad growth, civic plans, and upcoming commencements.
Wanted notices advertise a mix of confections bread and cakes from BG0 Bono Digign a Booos and Dixons. Clarely Califords Rhino Scuppernoogs St Louis Beer Alo and Porter are also named as brands or stops in a quirky supply round. The idiosyncratic wording mirrors a damaged OCR page with assorted shop references.
Dr A Keese and Dr Johnson have been deemed convalescent after several days of illness. Bill Jernigan narrowly escaped a fatal accident Wednesday while supervising a bridge timber at the bluff, struck by a sliding log and flung about 80 feet but suffered only bruises. The Wallacks plan an 80 entertainment at the courthouse next Monday with proceeds to the Band, which still owes on its instruments. Local thanks to W Brooks for a sack of flour from new wheat, with 24 bushels from one acre valued around 58 dollars, though cotton farming seems more profitable. Weather remains favorable with rain and sun boosting growth. Rev Chandler preached at the Presbyterian church last Sunday, first service in months.
Little Bobbie Morris is recovering from illness. Crops look great and peaches plentiful. Webb and Green report cotton blooms by the thousands. Webb found a boll as large as a partridge egg. Miane s Emmie Beall Goode returned from Wesleyan Male College in Macon last Thursday. A picnic is planned at the Georgetown Academy on July 5 with baskets invited.
A historic ad from ALLISON & SIMPSON lists fluctuating daily grocery quotes for bacon, bulk meats, sugar, coffee, flour, corn, and more. It proclaims low prices, counters competition, and promotes Virginia Salt, yeast powder, and Temple’s Parestine Lined Pampa, with a full catalog of meats, breads, and pantry staples.
In a caustic broadside the editor rails against a circulated rumor of a constitutional convention in his district. He brands the source as a coward and slanderer, calling for harsh reproach and accusing the insinuator of disrespecting his dead wife.
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