27 Jun 1873
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Newspaper
Cuthbert Appeal
Location
Cuthbert, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1873
Page
1
The notice outlines advertising rates and policies for The Appeal. It details pricing for one square ads, subsequent insertions, yearly discounts, and penalties for late payment. It also covers notices for candidates, obituary counts, and that promotional communications for corporations or individuals are treated as ads. It promises prompt handling of proprietor communications.
A dramatic poem describes a master painter offering to craft a truth telling sign board for a rum seller. The vivid scene follows from a cheerful facade to the ruinous outcomes of drink. It warns of a boy, a mother, a coffin and a addicted life, all painted as a warning.
The Detroit Free Press reports a post excursion quarrel aboard a boat from Toledo. A passenger demanded the steward remove a man embracing his wife, insisting the steward act after claiming authority to eject disorderly passengers. The steward hesitated, citing the man’s right to hug his wife.
A discussion of primitive peoples and their prowess with simple weapons across continents. Describes Eskimo harpoons, Caffre ashagay and knobkerr, Australian boomerang, Patagonian bolas, and South Sea skill, noting how minds and tools confer dominance over beasts and terrain. Includes moral reflections on family duty and truth.
A striking conception highlights the remarkable superiority of human reason to the mental powers of the brute, presenting a philosophical assertion about cognitive distinction and moral insight.
A New Orleans advert invites information on a woman once known there as a girl from Evansville Indiana. The tale recounts a Civil War era adoption after losses at sea, her growth in Indiana, and a forthcoming $50 000 inheritance tied to a Crescent City sister. Adoption by Evansville family, impending marriage, and a legal path to claim the legacy are noted.
A Milledgeville correspondent recounts how the state capital was chosen near the geographic center and how a fond tale links whiskey and water to the site. He notes the capital later moved north, mentions headaches under Radical rule, and ends with moralizing reflections on virtue and danger.
A nostalgic verse narrates a male speaker's lifelong exposure to female attention. He recalls being picked up and kissed as a baby, fed and cajoled in childhood, lured through gardens for treats, and finally enticed by a wife. Across childhood to adulthood, he claims to endure all with equanimity like a lamb.
A collection of humorous letter fragments and quips from the era. Notable exchanges include Berkeley and Dorset about marriage, a nephew writing to an uncle, and a nobleman slipping a two word note saying Will you to a lady. The piece also mentions ink stain removal and social quips about tea, prayers, milk, and Memphis reporters amid a cholera scare.
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