22 Oct 1875
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Newspaper
Cuthbert Appeal
Location
Cuthbert, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1875
Page
1
The notice states The Appeal published weekly on Friday mornings and that all papers cease at the end of prepaid time. It warns readers there is no action on orders unless payment is included with the request.
The piece argues that careless farming harms value and urges adopting science, skilled labor, and improved implements. It warns that wasted crops and damaged soils crush future yields, while proper manure and better methods can raise profits. It cites cotton and corn benchmarks to show farming can pay.
In Cartersville a farmer and his daughter Mary shelter a weary traveler who dies and leaves a bag of jewels. The lure of wealth drives the family to move, while Mary’s fiancé Winfield learns the traveler may be his own father, triggering a fatal family coincidence. Wealth brings no happiness as secrets unravel and two generations collapse into tragedy. Mary ends up working as a milliner while seeking atonement for past choices.
The Athens Watchman argues for cash-only newspaper sales to avoid credit trouble, noting small debts accumulate into large sums and readers enjoy papers more when paid for. It cites a Missouri clergyman who left the pulpit for circus life, choosing daily meals and money over poor annual pay.
A Civil War tale recounts Capt Jim D s horse a lean wooly creature that never gained fat. Around a campfire Split Dick asks did you ever try corn prompting a boisterous reception before he vanishes.
The Rev Lovick Pierce denounces the pin back fashion in a farewell address to ladies. He recalls early tights in Augusta 1807 and claims the current pinning exposes wrapped joints and ankles, mocking female propriety and modesty. He laments Georgia ladies surrendering normal standards to a ridiculous fashion.
A Pamaltetska Observatory in the Himalayas reports a shining spot on the moon's edge that reappeared brighter after nearly a year. Scientists claim a huge burnished mirror, at least 100 feet across, reflects light from Earth for observational purposes. The article suggests an artificial device placed at a lunar limb to study Earth and possible life on the opposite side. It ends with a curiously offbeat joke about dogs from Noah's ark.
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