15 Oct 1870
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Newspaper
Cuthbert Appeal
Location
Cuthbert, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1870
Page
1
Rates and policies for the publication list subscription terms and advertising charges. Mentions one year $300 six months $200 advance, and advertising rates per square with deductions for yearly advertisers. Notices, candidacy announcements, and transient ads explained with payment requirements and handling of repeated insertions.
A poem fragment recounts three kisses shaping a life: a mother’s first parting kiss at childhood, a wild youthful kiss, and a farewell kiss on a dying beloved at the end. The speaker reflects on love, loss, and the enduring mark of each kiss on the heart and memory.
An essay-like passage argues fashion governs public virtue and taste, condemning self elected fashion leaders as potently as moral decay. It critiques ministers of taste, milliners, and dandies, urging rational living and inner thoughts over outward dress. The speaker laments society stooping to mere whim and idle indulgence.
A long meditation on how tiny acts shape fate. The piece cites Newton and Franklin to show small deeds spark great results, and warns against wasted life on trifles while urging steady effort and hard study. It references death, prophecy, and moral reflection, tying personal conduct to larger outcomes.
A reflective piece extols a wife as precious and beloved within marriage. It urges mutual respect, attentive affection, and shared joy to sustain happiness, noting a wife’s charm, wit, and romance enrich family life and society. A Maxwell House anecdote ends the column with humor about a diner’s order.
A mother is a historian who writes indelible lessons on her child’s mind. She should train children for heaven, writing eternal Godly truths that endure beyond time. The piece warns of the lasting impact of conduct, urges prayerful care, and ends with a humorously sharp exchange about marriage and death.
An elderly woman commented on the eclipse saying it proves one thing the papers do not always lie. Her remark reflects skepticism about press reporting and the celestial event.
A columnist warns many disappointments come from relying on others rather than self effort. Energetic people dislike being leaned on and should seek their own path to fortune. An old lady jokes that a cheap shroud for her husband would be hard to buy again.
A census taker visiting an elegant brick dwelling questions a widow and her children about ages. She coolly cites legal duty while revealing ages in a witty dialogue, ending with the official fleeing the scene. The column then shifts to reflections on poverty and charity, urging empathy for the poor and criticizing social masks.
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