06 May 1881
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Newspaper
Cuthbert Appeal
Location
Cuthbert, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1881
Page
1
A local retailer advertises a spring goods sale with a complete stock since the war. The ad touts dress goods white goods linens laces trimmings and a general line of new novelties plus broadcloth suits and cashmere. It emphasizes large trade and close figures on prices.
A reflective column cites fears of plagues earthquakes and divine judgment while urging calm trust in the Lord. The author recalls historic floods and wonders about planetary alignments amid weather and farm life news from Coosa river to Georgia shores.
A 40 year observer notes the cotton belt gloom with deeper debt and credit woes. Planters may shift to corn and meat, reducing cotton, while some regions still grow cotton but face late seasons and two week delays. The writer warns crop may fall below last year’s by a million bales, but hopes for a fair average. Also features on a new monthly Your Friend, and reflections on busy domestic life and the value of labor in American women.
A Waterbury man Herbert Stanwood vanished while sailing at Brunswick Maine last August. His boat was found with a hat and missing oar on Chebeague Island. He later regained memory in Savannah and Brunswick Georgia after being treated for brain fever, with hope of full recovery. A New York Tribune note adds a patent bible price of 13 dollars.
Garfield faces cabinet strains as Kirkwood plans retirement amid distrust of Blaine and calls for reorganization. The column advises buying a home, then shifts to anecdotes on pensions, temperance pledges, and quotes on home life and health warnings about colds.
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