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Newspaper
Cuthbert Appeal
Location
Cuthbert, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1874
Page
4
A reflective poem contemplates the value of the life path, whether bright or dark, and the ultimate aim of reaching God. It contrasts toil, fear, pain, and joy with faith in Christ, ending that what matters is that Joy or Pain lift the soul toward Heaven.
An essay contrasts who is easily spared in dull markets with loyal long time workers who remain valued. It urges self improvement to gain promotion and warns the easily spared are the first to be replaced. It references local enterprise and a doctor’s quip about speech and love as a broader social reflection.
The text explains that during winter when only evergreens have leaves, carbon dioxide released by respiration is not fully absorbed by few leaves. Gases mix readily, so carbonic acid travels with the wind, reaching distant regions where leaves can absorb it, while oxygen circulates globally.
Mr. Shepard of the Cincinnati Horticultural Society says potash is a cheap and excellent peach tree manure. A $35 barrel lasted four years for 25 acres. he feeds two quarts of a diluted solution to each tree each spring. From about 2000 trees he sold 1500 bushels in 1867, 980 in 1868, and 1800 in 1871, with $12,000 of peaches sold in five years, averaging $1.20 per tree per year. Potash could become widely used if these results hold.
A reflection on parental love highlighting mothers sacrifices and enduring affection. The piece then summarizes cremation debates in Zurich Basle and Germany noting subscriptions, church support, furnace invention, and a Hebrew synagogue warden proposing new burial grounds. An old Baptist Methodist exchange ends with a quip on machinery and water. No human heart is vacant with either an angel or a devil living within.
The clipping notes praise from Marietta Jour nal Atlanta Constitution Sandersville Georgian Marianna Con rief Covington Enterprise and Christian Index for the Savannah Morning News praising its freshness editing and value to merchants and the public. The quotes call it one of the best papers in the South and a real live paper noted for ability and sprightliness.
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