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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1922
Page
3
The warden defended prison practices denying abuse claims and saying punishments were limited to light licks. He testified about Denson, a ward veteran with epilepsy, who allegedly resisted work and was subjected to multiple licks after being told to cooperate.
Testimony described a farm prison where punishment from warden Smith included flogging with a leather strap. Smith admitted shortages of shoes and socks, blaming funds, and said he would have bought more if money were available. He claimed he corrected weevil contamination and defended detention conditions as best possible. Lipscumb’s death prompted questions about withheld funds and communications with his family.
J R Birch former prisoner and warden office clerk accuses state prison of whipping violations. He says records show lashes beyond the legal 10 and cites warden Smith. Milledgeville women Moody and Morris condemn unitary conditions and tubercular ward lacking medical care.
A cryptic note mentions Morocco lacking a news item and directs attention to a book. It references a person named Jane and includes garbled phrases suggesting a connection to Morocco and a potentially literary or archival context.
Old time remedy revived as Wyeth Sage and Sulphur Compound offers natural looking darkening of gray hair. Sold in drug stores, the preparation is applied with a sponge or brush to strands, promising dark glossy results by morning without claiming medical benefits.
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