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Newspaper
Bainbridge Democrat
Location
Bainbridge, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1908
Page
6
The report notes a prosperous year for local farmers with strong moisture, ideal planting conditions, and rising prices for staple items. It highlights peaches, melons, cantaloupe, figs, pears, plums, strawberries, garden truck, and a thriving blackberry crop, with prosperity easing access to essentials.
Hon W W Harvell of the Clismax neighborhood was in the city Monday in good health following a serious lagrippe attack in January. Work on the A and St A B railroad advances rapidly with progress toward ward completion. Regular trains will run to Youngs once the G A L Co and the line settle a small disputed strip. About three miles remain as a connecting link. Rivers and minor waterways are at normal levels.
Little Mary, 3, daughter of Rev. J. A. Smith, was burned by hot ashes dumped in a grove opposite the Methodist Parsonage. She stood barefoot on the embers Saturday last and suffered severe burns, though she is not in danger of permanent injury.
Washington politicians forecast a tariff fight despite suppression efforts. Tariff revision is seen as a hard, possibly brutal task, with monopolies urged to push for stronger economies. The piece notes party divisions and broad solicitation of interest groups while listing classified ads for furnished rooms and a portrait business in Chicago.
Local endorsements tout Dean's Kidney Pills as a cure for back pain and kidney issues. Mrs. Molly Mossey of Augusta Georgia reports her backache eased after two doses and kidney secretions returning to normal, with an appeal to buy from Foster Milburn Co as US sole agents for 50 cents.
On Tuesday morning a burglar pried open a front hall window sash and moved a small table. Mrs. H C Allen and Miss Kate Griffin woke and alerted neighbor Mr. C H Caldwell who confronted the intruder on his veranda. The suspect fled toward Shotwell Street leaving a stove wood billet as a possible weapon. Tracks show a sharp toe shoe likely a white man. no suspect named. The piece ends urging homeowners to lock doors and shoot intruders after night.
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