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Newspaper
Cuthbert Appeal
Location
Cuthbert, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1873
Page
2
A fragment from The Appeal notes Jas P Sawtell and J C Irvine as associate and traveling agent. The text appears as a partial header with no further context or story details readable.
A garbled 1873 miscellany cites figures on hog slaughter, frost damage in Macon, and a piney mix of civic and editorial moves. It notes Memorial Day observations, a New York rights bill, a Kansas meningitis case, and a London Times Havana slave price. It mentions the Atlanta water works vote, Louisiana sugar failure, and a Baltimore tunnel project.
The U S Supreme Court reverses Georgia Supreme Court ruling on a 1868 homestead exemption and tax lien law. It holds the 1869 act retroactively enlarging exemptions impairs a contract, voids the statute, and remands for judgment reversal. Also notes Brigham Young resignations and Utah credit remarks.
A Telegraph correspondent details a severe hailstorm causing shattered glass and deep marks in soil. Stones described as large as a fist, four and three quarter inches long, with some weighing over a half pound, fell across the town. Residents report multiple panes broken and extensive property impact. The storm traveled from the west to the east and is described as unprecedented for the latitude.
The article recounts optimism about Grant’s campaign against the Modocs and hints at a peace aim after victory. It notes farmers facing liquor and tobacco sale penalties, cotton crop prospects due to strong planting and fertilizer demand, and reports on Madre Indian clashes with U S troops west of the Rockies. It also cites the San Francisco Bulletin on Modoc numbers and a Charleston Courier tour of historic South Carolina firsts.
The article outlines an 19th century Georgia act mandating yearly agricultural statistics. It details duties for county receivers of tax returns and county tax collectors to obtain sworn statements on acreage crops livestock and farm outputs by year end. It notes publication aims and historical discussion from Savannah News.
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