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Newspaper
Cuthbert Appeal
Location
Cuthbert, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1880
Page
3
Local retailer announces a sale on jeans with prices starting at ten cents per yard and climbing to premium offerings. Shoppers can choose from broad yardage options and higher grade fabrics at varying prices.
The page reports campaign chatter in Cuthbert with Gov Colquitt support, local merchants bragging of new goods and sales, and notices of weddings and business openings. It notes Me Avrien M Rexrrck and Miss Sallie Atkins marriage, Andrew College opening, and Otis advertising campaigns amid lively trade in Eufaula.
A candidate appeals to Randolph voters to elect a representative to the state Legislature. He criticizes rotundity and Clarke for tenure, pledges opposition to lobbying and spending, opposes building black colleges in Atlanta but supports one in Cuthbert, and promises a 10 hour workday resolution.
A candidate from Randolph County proclaims to end talk of war and soldiering, presenting himself as a peaceable, hardworking citizen. He condemns lawyers doctors teachers and clergy as rulers, emphasizing honesty and common sense over elite influence.
A local speaker claims mastery of shin gles, asserts four inch quality, and urges all working men to unite for laws protecting laboring classes. He references duty to defend women and children against storms, endorses true Democrat rotator doctrine, and urges rural voters not to misread as election argument.
A Saturday altercation in Georgetown between Col. Wm. Harrison and Mr. Legrande Guerry ended with two ashore and Harrison struck by a two pound weight thrown by Sam Guerry before friends intervened. The dispute stemmed from political rivalries as farmers brace for windstorm damaged cotton.
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