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Newspaper
Cuthbert Appeal
Location
Cuthbert, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1879
Page
3
A sprawling assortment of goods fills shopfronts with promotions for dress goods, boots, Crockery, and household items. Advertisements push Cherry Hill Nurseries orders, Black Draught remedies, heating stoves, and photography services, alongside strong mentions of Beringer & Strauss and Isaac Easley as premier local merchants in Eufaula Alabama.
A local note recounts Tobulas discovering a missing turkey with a trap set using the carcass. The trap ensnared a horned owl measuring 54 inches wingspan, captured the next morning. The city council also cuts entertainment taxes to $2.50, hoping to draw more and better shows. Further items note astronomy night, war battle pages, a potato contest, strawberry plant sale, advice to a young man, Bish Barry, and Dr. Robertson’s recovery.
McKenzie and Co Thia Grocery Erm of Balaal holds exclusive agencies in Alabama and Georgia except Atlanta for sale of Extra No 1. They tout a cheaper, purer draught beer, and stock Gibson Whisky as sole agents. They claim low freight through bulk lard purchases, warn of dangerous adulteration, and advertise copying services and photo work in Eufaula and Piercogart with warranted quality.
The Souhelt Bullock County Alabama records a Thursday evening nuptial between D M Davidson Jr and Mattie Moss with ceremony by Rev W E Rogers. The item includes congratulatory wishes, farm weather notes, and a few local anecdotes about farm life, a famous hog exhibit, and a shop sign for E W Picket Co.
A dense catalog advertises leather and buggy harnesses from 8 to 22 dollars, wheels, collars, lines, and plaster products. It touts the largest pistol and pocket knife selection in Cuthbert, plus ready made plows, heel pins, plow rods, and farm implements. Agents promote Be Gederett line cotton goods and a broad range of stock and Turner items as new and improved.
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