20 Apr 1882
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Newspaper
Bainbridge Democrat
Location
Bainbridge, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1882
Page
1
The Bainbridge Democrat prints a humorous verse lampooning careless typewriter and handwriting habits. It mocks crooked a's e's g's and other letters, noting how sloppy forms confuse readers and undermine proper spelling in a playful editorial style.
A detailed account of the August confrontation between Murat and Davoust during Napoleon's Russian campaign. Murat presses a vain battle plan against Davoust amid tensions with Eckmul and Napoleon, leading to stern rebukes and a fragile alliance.
A Pickens County farmer lapsed into a temporary male to female delusion described as malerific mania. He shunned male doctors, sought a female healer who rubbed him into a supposed feminine crisis, after which the physician Dr Folger noted it as a unique case. The episode amused the community and left the man a laughing stock on Sundays.
An eye witness in Missionary Coan's book describes November 8 1837 when a sudden quake and gigantic wave devastated Hawaii. The sea rose in a towering flood sweeping away homes canoes clothing and more leaving about two hundred people straggling among wreckage and with frantic rescuers.
A dated listing details fines licenses and general taxes paid or assessed by numerous individuals and businesses in Bainbridge Georgia. Items include carriage and dray licenses, tailor and junk licenses, lodging house licenses, various fines, and substantial tax totals with sums like 2000 1000 and 700 recorded.
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