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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1891
Page
8
The Times Publishing Company in Americus Ga October 15 1801 reports record tax burdens amid peacetime distress. Columns critique Georgia legislature for doing little but pass a large tax bill, note Confederate widows pensions, and mock national and local politics with satirical commentary.
Governor Tillman calls a Columbia convention to raise money and organize efforts for a strong Southern display at the Columbian Exposition. The Age-Herald notes the South must prove its resources to counter Northern and Western praise and misrepresentations. Senator Gorson predicts renewed force bill action if Harrison is re elected, while Cecil Gabbett anticipates a move toward a single regional rail system. The piece also comments on free passes for legislators and veto opportunities as Georgia faces last minute laws.
A humorous piece spoofing geography and social notions. It mocks surfac e of the earth, water, towns and cities, races, and maps with satirical questions and punchlines attributed to a Walveston Tribune style cartoon. It ends with a quip about a mariner's company as a jug.
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