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Newspaper
Cuthbert Appeal
Location
Cuthbert, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1874
Page
3
Local notes report garden season chatter and summer plans by B J Jackson, court house repairs near completion, and cotton land preparation. Reports of Andrew College activities, guano purchases, and a target practice prize for Stephen Zuber. Market remarks include shad prices and a quip about lager in jugs and vacations. Notices on legislative adjournment and subscription issues for the Georgia Grange are included.
Voters condemn proposed ordinance allowing shooting in private enclosures within Mekity city limits. They warn of harm from indiscriminate gun use and urge officials to preserve peace. The piece also notes property owners plan two brick stores on the square this year.
The notice laments the removal of Dr J B Smith to Macon as a great loss to the community and his adopted city. It praises his fidelity, aiding many families in danger and emergencies, and hopes for a bountiful harvest in his new field.
A Griffin News editorial argues Southern women drive economy and prosperity while defending fashion and domestic work. It asserts women’s frugality rivals men’s and cites Gen Colquitt as supporting evidence for women’s influence and industry.
The article describes farmers cutting labor and using fewer enslaved workers, with two young men taking charge of plows and planters seeking debt relief. Whites lead field operations as oats and corn expand, cotton and fertilizers shrink, and many unemployed seek food and clothing. The piece notes a shift to self-reliant landholders and hints at future wealth, while contrasting black and white labor access and ends with a domestic tip about starch and ironing.
A mad dog roamed Chicago streets on a Friday, biting score of people and wounding at least fifty. The animal, described as a large hunting species with delirious eyes and frothy mouth, attacked A Vanderburgh and others before being killed after a two hour chase.
The excerpt argues against planting inferior seed and urges planters to select and improve seed, citing the Dickson variety as a benchmark. It reflects on constitutional reform proposals including populist legislature, biennial sessions, ballot-based legislation, and code simplification, while noting seed oats value in a surrounding county.
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