10 Nov 1871
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Newspaper
Cuthbert Appeal
Location
Cuthbert, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1871
Page
1
The Appeal lists subscription prices and advertising charges. One year costs 3.30, six months 2.00 with advance payment required. Rates: one square ten lines or less 1.00, 75 cents for each additional insertion. Announcing candidates 5.00. Obituaries over five lines charged at regular rates. Transients paid on insertion. late payment adds 25 percent. Letters to the proprietor will be attended to.
Randolph and adjacent counties learn that E McDonald has erected a large commodious warehouse on Depot Street near the public square. The central location will attract many old planting friends and new customers with ample arrangements for reception and storage.
Thankful for past favor we aim to wire general satisfaction and merit a liberal reserve. The latest commercial news will be at the service of friends and patrons at all times. Liberal cash advances made on cotton and goods in store.
Consignments solicited with personal attention for Setten Bagging Ties Salt Guano Thregh machines Cotton Gin Wages Baegies Marness and more. Plantacion supplies offered at lower market prices with yard rooms fire places and sheds free. City anticipates two new Rail Road thoroughfares boosting freight reductions and cotton values. Cuthbert E McDonald & Co. remains ready to serve planter needs and deliver goods promptly.
Andrew Female College in Cuthbert Georgia outlines three term scholastic year starting September and January, with regular tuition for day scholars and boarders, Bible and linens provided, and extra courses in music painting and calisthenics. President John B. McGehee invites patronage and pledges refunds if the college cannot meet expectations.
A reflective meditation urges compassion for those fallen or scorned. It cautions against harsh judgments and notes that a hopeful heart can endure, urging readers to avoid heightening others’ shame and to practice restraint.
A verse about a mischievous elf named By and by who delays every task. It warns that postponing actions to tomorrow leads to never starting. The speaker urges acting now to reach goals, resisting the elf's guiding habit.
A critique argues that constant wit and forced humor degrade conversation and dull serious thinking. It praises true wit as rare and thoughtful, citing Hood Jerrold and Sydney Smith, and condemns jokes that derail serious dialogue and moral sense.
The article discusses strict mathematical rules for human body proportions used by the Greeks and applied through a ruler from head to toe. A separate local notice reports an Oswego druggist dispersing acids on his doorstep causing ventilation through nearby saloon areas, with the bench now rarely occupied.
On a stormy night two wreckers Jasper Wilton and Jim Beset lure ships to the rocks for money. A steamer crashes and later Charley, Jasper’s son, dies in a rescue attempt. Jasper kills himself after Charley’s arrival. A lesson on slander and mischief closes the tale.
Eyewitness accounts describe a chaotic Chicago fire driving people into the La Salle street tunnel under the river. Bridges burned, gas works exploded, and a panicked crowd rushed into darkness as they fled with belongings and children, many injured or saved by improvised rescues.
A Hearth and Home essay argues one hour daily saves 365 hours yearly, equating to 73 days or three years of reading to become well read. It urges readers to swap idle evenings and gossip for purposeful study, noting any vocation can gain by dedicating moments to books.
An account recalls two intoxicated classmates at a Dartmouth commencement ball. John Buck wandered into the ladies dressing room and slept beneath a sofa until awakened by two women discussing his presence, prompting alarm and hurried retreat. The piece closes with a quip about bravado and humor from Josh Billings.
Jake Johnson brags of a mule that can kick a fly off a man without injury. Jim Boggs bets five dollars and is astonished when the mule ejects him into a ditch. Boggs withdraws from further wagering while Johnson insists the feat proves the mule’s skill.
A long list of wry maxims on marriage, women’s insight, and shared fortunes. Kingsley praises wives as light to a man’s darkness and urges open confidence with partners. The collection adds quips on fashion, travel, and social foibles, ending with a caution about military discipline benefits.
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