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Newspaper
Cuthbert Appeal
Location
Cuthbert, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1879
Page
2
Fragmented OCR notes describe a violent riot and political dispute with scattered names and places. Mentions include Henry County Weekly, Georgia Railroad, Augusta, and Waycross figures. The text references a mob, a battle, a civic action, and a young Methodist girl among jumbled details.
An 19th century dispatch reports many newcomers arriving in St Louis from the south. A significant number are destitute and another 600 are expected on the steamer Grand Tower. Local authorities urge restraint and warn residents against assisting evacuees, seeking public calm amid protests and threats.
The land is level and cheap with crops improving. Last year yields were eight bales of cotton per male and twelve bushels of corn per sere along with potatoes oats and peas. Cotton sold 35 to 40 cents a pound while peas and potatoes sold at 50 and 20 cents per bushel respectively. The area shows healthy and unhealthy pockets. build away from ponds. People are plain and kind. Yellow fever fears exist but are not confined here. The county is undeveloped and growing. one to four dollars per acre. The town has ten stores and about 125 residents with a projected seven thousand bales of cotton this season. About 600 tons of guano are expected to be sold. the Avanta option factory is preparing to restart after settling difficulties.
An ad announces coffins and burial robes in metal and wood in all grades. It claims items are fine enough for the rich and cheap enough for the poor, with various sizes available to fit different customers.
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