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Newspaper
Bainbridge Democrat
Location
Bainbridge, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1885
Page
3
A rambling compilation of town items, personal notices, ads, and social updates from Bainbridge area papers. Mentions of locals like Belcher, Born, Williams, Brockett, and J. Padrick. church meetings, advertisements, and expositions. commentary on politics, economy, and plans for fairs and picnics amid colorful, informal prose.
An appeal for town merchants and citizens to close stores Monday evening to honor Confederate dead. A Memorial Association urges floral tributes and public remembrance, with Prof. Bethea delivering the grave decorations and a call to remember heroes of the Lost Cause.
Colquitt County letter from April 16 1885 reports quiet town life in Miller with a near prohibition mood due to whisky taxes. Mentions election contest withdrawal by Grimes over ballot issues, planned court actions, local sickness and deaths, and social events including weddings, picnics, a new art gallery, and two hotels. Also notes a local woman doctor selling curios and specimens, court schedules, shops, and an upcoming Camilla hanging promotional piece.
An Open Letter praising rising patronage for J. Steiniger & Co. Bainbridge Georgia urges residents to visit the immense stock of Spring and Summer goods. The letter touts fifteen years of experience, ample capital, and a wide, varied stock as proof of a substantial, businesslike establishment serving the county and section.
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