13 Sep 1867
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Newspaper
Cuthbert Appeal
Location
Cuthbert, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1867
Page
1
A stark excerpt dramatizes famine in the South with a boy begging for three grains of corn from his starving mother. The lines convey suffering, neglected poor, and a critique of wealthier regions. The text shifts to a moral tale and ends with a crude anecdote about misfortune and deceit.
A boy named Bill disobeys his father over buying a shot in a store. The father chases after Bill, falls on the steps, and appears badly hurt. Bill is found wounded by duck shot, while the elderly man overhears the tale and realizes the mishap. A Boston officer scene closes the awkward episode as boys seek shelter.
A letter from Honduras to an Atlanta citizen outlines Honduras climate soil and riches, praising its mild high country, fertile lands, and gold and silver mines. It notes San Pedro colony, transport costs, and potential profits from agriculture cattle or mining, with caution about language and initial hardships.
A visitor notes a dying anecdote from Malmaison showing Empress Josephine after Napoleon. She invites young ladies to view her diamonds, then explains true happiness lies beyond wealth and recounts gifting worn ship shoes to her daughter Hortense at sea. Hortense later marries Louis Bonaparte and becomes mother to the present Emperor of the French.
A long, rambling narrative describes the Mississippi River sinking shorelines at Memphis and New Madrid with subterranean flows and underflows. Reports claim tremors and land subsidence, wells and ponds draining, and atmospheric moisture reservoirs beneath the valley. The piece also inserts an anecdote about a farmer losing profits due to mispriced wheat and a moral on reading newspapers for information.
A jumble of antiquated observations on fresh air and health cites Dr Arnott's claim that canaries near sleeping bodies reveal carbonic acid buildup. It threads through tales of travel, superstition, and odd anecdotes, noting the dangers of poor sleeping conditions and the value of clean, well ventilated rooms.
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