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Newspaper
Cuthbert Appeal
Location
Cuthbert, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1877
Page
2
The item covers Georgia politics with discussion of a proposed constitutional convention, homestead protection, and state safety for capital. It notes figures like Toombs and Hayes, reports on national issues, and mentions Missouri hog cholera, New York finance anxieties, and a Georgia delegate network including Me Coram and EJ Tlarner. It reflects a period voice and broad political currents.
March 19 report from the Evening Democrat describes feverish activity around the St. Louis Hotel as Packard recruits draw a thousand Black men to his cause. Citizens brace for possible street violence. police arrest Packard recruiters for treason while newsrooms publish prize offers and consolidations in Georgia and Florida.
The Herald urges Hayes to recognize Nicholls and Hampton, arguing Southern self government has improved conditions for Black and white residents in fourteen states, with no regional disturbances since reconstruction. It condemns party lines based on race and favors binding white voters to public issues over coercive unity.
A violent cyclone swept through Mirehill, Miller, Dougherty, Worth and neighboring counties on the Sth inst, destroying homes and crops, killing a child and injuring several others. The path continued toward Irwin, with multiple deaths and widespread ruin. Dispatches note a large Negro militia enrollment in New Orleans and assert Packard’s looming aggressive move. News also reports Presidential remarks on Packard and a New York Journal of Commerce claim about Mr Hayes’s religious ties. Thomasville mourns Hon. James McDonald, late State Senator, who died in office in Atlanta.
The piece predicts spring fashion will feature extremely tight dresses that will strip women of any remaining sense of superiority by making it impossible to put clothes on over the head.
A long OCR list of farm implements and supplies with prices appears. Items include leather and harness parts, plows, iron and steel components, bands, nails, tars, and stock tools. The list emphasizes hardware for plows, harnesses, and farm stock, with assorted price points noted across multiple line items.
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