26 Sep 1873
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Newspaper
Cuthbert Appeal
Location
Cuthbert, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1873
Page
1
All papers stopped at expiration of time paid for. No attention paid to orders for the paper unless accompanied by cash. One square ten lines or less is 100 dollars for the first insertion and 73 cents for each subsequent insertion. A liberal deduction made to parties who advertise by the year.
An immense crowd of up to 50 000 gathered to see a balloon inflated in Brooklyn. The balloon tore apart at four pm sending gas streaming out and nearly suffocating bystanders as the crowd watched plans in Macon to tear down the armory and repurpose materials for public schools. The city eyes relocating the Marietta Military Institute laboratory, while state taxation remains at four tenths of one percent with no new school tax this year increasing the burden on property owners.
A satirical piece riffing on Lot’s wife turning to salt. It imagines a modern salt wife selling relics, touring as the Saltsman, and turning a profit from the old biblical tale while lampooning urban life and show business. The tone mimics a crusty, humorous newspaper quip.
A New York fashion survey shows demand shifting toward French worsteds and English goods for winter outerwear. Diagonals stripes and small plaids lead, with beaver-backed cloaking fabrics popular. blackid and Gera cloths remain steady. Lord Taylor notes a decline in union stripes and a rise in small checks and broken plaids as fashion moves away from broad patterns.
The piece urges respect and care for aging parents, noting the duty of children to provide welfare and happiness throughout life. It contrasts dutiful, attentive offspring with those who neglect or mistreat their parents, warning of remorse and sorrow for such conduct and urging kindness in old age.
A reader discusses how to make a mustard plaster without water using white of egg to avoid blisters, citing a physician and trials. The note then shifts to Titusville lawyers who swear off alcohol for a year but secretly keep a duck and shoot it for thirst.
The writer urges agricultural societies to recognize boys. He suggests liberal premiums for boys in prize categories, a dedicated Boy's Department with capable judges, and active youth participation to build later leadership and wider social knowledge.
An amusing observation from Greenfield Gazette notes an Orthodox dog attending services at Meadow Church with its master, a Baptist. The animal sits on the pulpit platform during worship, then enjoys a meal during intermission and returns for the afternoon service, reflecting on religious choice and urging others to worship freely.
The passage lists remarkable records: Niagara Falls as the greatest cataract, Mammoth Cave as the largest cave, the Mississippi as the longest river, the Mississippi Valley as the largest valley, Philadelphia’s city park as the greatest, Chicago as the leading grain port, Lake Superior as the largest lake, the Pacific Railroad as the longest, Missouri’s iron mountain as the heaviest mass, Girard College as the best Grecian architecture, the Croton Aqueduct as the largest aqueduct, and Pennsylvania’s coal deposits as the most abundant.
A neighboring town youth attends a rural gathering with flair, mingling among the women until leaving abruptly after a lively exchange about the pleasant evening. The piece also notes distribution of a pamphlet featuring Hon. Ben Hull and cites a humorous Irish remark about Lynchburg, ending with a reflection on wit and ridicule.
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