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Newspaper
Cuthbert Appeal
Location
Cuthbert, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1873
Page
2
The Cuthbert Appeal notes brisk worm digging and local happenings. It reports Rev A W Clisby preaching Sunday the 25th, a possible change to the night train schedule, Mr Wooten buying a minibus for a local line, and upcoming construction at Allison & Simpson. It also recalls Rev Corby’s departure, Betty Bethea College operetta, and criticizes newspaper borrowing.
The piece describes a street scene with a child suffering whooping cough, a staffer disciplining a youth, and satirical quips on measles and a local editor. It notes Dr W E Besson’s soda fountain in Broad Street, appeals for a lost hundred dollar bill, and mentions the stock law and Demorest's June issue.
A note from Capt. St F Powell reports a grand ball at Hale's Sulphur Springs on Friday June 13. Powell and his brothers prepared an summer entertainment with Mrs Powell guiding guest comfort. Visitors are urged to arrive before the day to be welcomed and cared for, with mineral waters, scenery, and climate praised as unmatched in the state.
A Southern editor rails at former Confederates who joined the Union, marking renegades as doomed figures. The piece cites Lincoln, Thomas, Brownlow, Mahan, and Longstreet, contrasting loyalties with fates. It mentions Georgia events, a Muscogee grand jury indicting a policeman for murder, and ends noting cod liver oil products.
Doors open to settlers as the Atlantic & Pacific Railroad offers 1,200,000 acres in Central and Southwest Missouri from 3 to 12 dollars per acre with seven years credit and free transportation from St. Louis. Climate timber mineral wealth and schools draw buyers to this land of fruits and flowers. contact A. Tuck Land Commissioner St. Louis Mo for details.
The notice urges travelers heading to Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Nevada, Oregon, or California to use the Missouri Pacific Railroad from St Louis. It touts direct all-rail routes, first class service, and connections west. Maps, schedules, and rates are available from J F Thompson in Chattanooga and E A Ford in St Louis.
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