13 Oct 1871
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Newspaper
Cuthbert Appeal
Location
Cuthbert, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1871
Page
1
The Appeal lists subscription terms noting one year for $300 and six months for $200 in advance. It details advertising rates: one square up to ten lines for $1 and 75 cents per additional insertion, with annual ads encouraged. Notices for candidates cost $5, obituaries charged by rate, and other promotional material handled at reasonable rates.
Guthbert GA female academy outlines three term scholastic year from September to June. Regular course fees list per annum 1200 3600 for primary 1500 4500 preparatory 1500? collegiate 2000 6000 plus diploma 500, incidentals 100, board and living expenses. Extra courses include Greek French music art and calisthenics with varying rates. Tuition due in October January and April, with student presence required at period openings.
A speaker gazes from a window at happy children and envisions a lost baby. The vision includes a little girl in a wine cloak playing, the child’s touch and kiss, and a roll of a wagon under an oak. The speaker awakens to sorrow, then finds solace in heavenly reunions with Christ. The piece ends with the hope of meeting the baby in heaven.
A narrator visits a condemned 20 year old murderer in a jail cell. The man explains drinking and anger led to the killing, laments lost guidance from his mother, and pleads for prayer as he faces execution. The piece urges boys to heed mothers and avoid bad company.
A moral admonition about choosing a life partner asks a young woman to evaluate a suitor's character and future fitness. The piece urges weighing ambition trustworthiness and shared happiness before saying yes. It ends with a humorous aside about a Hartford man advising a slender friend to masquerade as a billiard cue.
John Burrows bids Nelly farewell as he plans a hard life in the Far West to care for his mother and a future. Nelly, stunned by love and loss, learns she is an heiress from Grandfather Golding's unseen will. The fortune funds a Western town built by Nelly and John, who marry and rise together in pioneer America.
Mrs Mackintosh discovers her husband Mack and three other magnates in a private hotel room gambling at cards with voices including Judge Slocum and Colonel Benson. Mrs Slocum and other wives confront the scene, leading to a chaotic escape as men laugh and women plot a countermove.
The article argues candy is largely harmless if eaten at right times and mostly white starch sugar candies are preferable. It cautions against frequent between meals consumption that spoils appetite and digestion, while noting well-made candy can be a good food after meals. It also reports on Caroli na Heenan, a 22 year old 560 pound woman in London, praised for vigor and intelligence. It ends with a note that temperance correlates with lower mortality, citing statistics on deaths among temperate and intemperate groups.
A New York correspondent notes politicians often live long lives, with few deaths by violence. He cites Vallandigham and Peter Dagger as rare cases, compares to Upshur and Lincoln, and lists ages of many statesmen to argue that leaders generally enjoy longer existences than average, with Legare and Raymond as exceptions.
The article argues that good health and a strong body empower intellect and achievement, citing energy and digestion as crucial for success. It contrasts a vigorous physique with a brilliant mind in a weak body, noting many leaders combine both, while warning that intellectual gifts without health limit impact. It also recounts a tragic fall of a once-promising Southern lawyer, ruined by drink, illustrating the danger of neglecting health.
A humorous tale of spoiled butter and sharp talk about class and appetite. Two youths debate why butter is so strong and rank, joking about churning, aristocratic tastes, and drawing blisters from the spoiled spread while a reader observes the absurdity.
A quirky clipping notes oddities from a Tennessee hotel boss to a Springfield letter reveal long postal shipments and cheeky lines about postage stamps. It mentions an Ohio youth courting and a playful mock inquiry about fleas from a Western journal.
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