15 Sep 1871
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Newspaper
Cuthbert Appeal
Location
Cuthbert, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1871
Page
1
The notice states terms of subscription require payment in advance with no attention to orders unless accompanied by cash. It lists One Year for $300 and Six Months for $200, emphasizing cash in advance.
The verse reflects on life as a transient toil and asks why worldly trappings matter. It contrasts earthly sufferings with a Christian hope of a heavenly realm where joy, peace, and unfading flowers await the faithful, guiding patience and humility toward the true end of life.
The poem extols light and creative power, claiming European praise as a premier production of its length. It weaves images of sun, heavens, Eden, and nature with divine and prophetic tones, ending with a note that Hon. Jacob Thompson, Buchanan era official and Confederate agent, accepts the pew departure.
Frederick Wells faces Bolton Bank failure and its impact on his engagement to Ellen Neal. Clara Thornly guides Ellen as Wells contemplates money, duty, and heartbreak while Charles Hayden weighs a future with Ellen. The scene centers on trust, social pressure, and the cost of wealth in a troubled engagement.
Ellen Neal faces a ruined fortune and a broken engagement as Mr Wells withdraws his proposal. A twist reveals the Bolton Bank collapse, but Mr Hayden expresses renewed love, and Ellen's guardian approves. The tale ends with the couple planning a future together as the fortune windfalls elsewhere.
Bouillon Wood, a French boy taken by the Blackfeet during the 1864 Saint Cloud massacre, arrives in Manistee en route to Grand Haven. He recounts a harrowing tale of family slaughter, captivity, and torture, aided by discovery of relatives in Michigan and support from Senator Ferry and Charles Paggett.
A Long Branch letter recounts Henry Wilson's steadfast temperance stance with wine refusal at a dinner and the 1813 Yankee ruse against the British sloop Eagle, where the Yankeeded to trick the crew with a calf a sheep and a goose, resulting in victory and capture amid public cheers.
The piece warns that overwork and dyspepsia can cause blindness and urges strict eye care. It lists light safety tips such as avoiding glare, reading with light from above left, and not reading in twilight, plus cautions about rubbing eyes and using saliva to open eyelids. It ends with a quip about an old man’s dinner wish.
A mix of old Quaker publishing advice and practical notes appears, urging authors to reveal their names, avoid tempting the printer, and respect editor duties. The piece shifts to veterinary instructions for sow surgery, then to terse vignettes of quarrels and challenges, including a New Jersey landlord and Missouri lovers, ending with a sharp exchange over a 30 day practice period.
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