06 Mar 1874
Page 1
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cuthbert Appeal
Location
Cuthbert, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1874
Page
1
The Appeal announces weekly publication Fridays and details payment rules for ads. Notes include pricing for first and subsequent insertions, annual rates, and penalties for late payment, with explicit charges for obituary notices, candidate announcements, and promotional communications. The notice also covers transient ads, continuous insertions, and addressed correspondence to the proprietor.
Nellie M Garabrant recalls childhood valentines from four eras ending with a baby boy named Valentine. The piece blends nostalgic verses with reflections on babies, parenting woes, and the domestic chaos they bring, noting the paradox of cherishing children yet enduring their trials.
A starving wife Nina Allen seeks work for bread during a harsh winter. An upper‑class client, Mr Thornton, begrudgingly helps, then a mysterious sailor, William Leslie, reveals kinship and funds. Recovery follows as patience and thrift avert ruin.
A Cincinnati Gazette account discusses the hoop snake legend, recounting a West Virginia snake captured by a young physician. It describes a curved, arching reptile with a tail sting, constricting power, and reports from Rev. Edward Fontaine on similar sting snakes in Mississippi Texas and Louisiana.
A reflective critique traces how slander adapts like a living force using honey or gall to destroy reputations. It notes the pleasure crowds find in it while condemning its derailment of virtue. Education fails to shield from its polished, strategic reach.
A reflective piece contrasts poverty as an idea with real hardship, noting that wealth can corrupt via artificial wants while a daily wage earner free of debt lives more happily. It adds simple gardening advice for tree care and a beggar’s plea prompting aid and work.
A mosaic of quips and quibbles on women, ethics, and daily life. Jokes about lawn care, ironing, donkeys, and manners mingle with snippets on marriage, weather, and a minister’s long walk to wed. Odds and ends include horse meat in Vienna and a Morse atlas note.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.