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Newspaper
Bainbridge Democrat
Location
Bainbridge, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1885
Page
2
A Georgia editorial roundup laments legislators profiting from grants while debating anti free pass bills. It endorses a Democrat critique of a lynching in the state and praises Jefferson Davis. The piece mocks bachelor marriage bills, defends a congressman, and contrasts Northern visitors with Southern calm, noting springtime bustle softens Yankee pace.
The Swedish workman’s annual expenses range from 2150 to 300 dollars, with essential costs for room, food, and clothing. A single man spends about 30 to 79 dollars on a room, 70 to 89 dollars on food, and 130 dollars on clothing, totaling far above comfortable means. Married workers with families face higher living costs, often requiring additional earnings from a wife or children.
A letter from a relative of Tom Brantly defends his memory while condemning lynch law. It argues Brantly was not insane, criticizes mob justice, and urges jury reform to prevent vigilantism. The piece cautions that courts and juries must be pure and impartial to sustain lawful justice. It closes urging readers to subscribe to The Democrat.
The New York Tribune published Bayard’s remark on party governance, warning that ruling to place followers in office damages popular government. Richmond Dispatch retorts with a reversibility flourish, echoing Archer of Virginia and suggesting the counterclaim would negate the rule.
A Macon Telegraph note claims new facts about the Branily lynching in Bainbridge Georgia suggesting brutality severe enough to warrant swift punishment if proven. It urges editors to consider the evidence and condemns allowing the wretch to roam freely to commit crimes elsewhere.
A mock Georgia bill proposes taxing unmarried men aged 30 or older at 250 dollars annually to fund education in the county where they reside. The act would require collection like poll taxes and allow relief by marriage, urging women to join reformers in ending the so called evil.
Savannah News reports Mr. Joh Hancock, brother of Gen W S Hancock, staying in Savannah two days. A postal inspector, he has lived in Bartow, Florida, two years, came south in 1883 for a New York firm. He praises Florida and notes the Grant funeral cortege crowds tomorrow.
A resolution by Mr Connell reads after adjournment urging married men to form a Protective Association to defeat the Connell Bachelor bill. They invite editors and state ladies to attend the meeting to promote matrimony and raise funds for government and social aims.
A Troy Alabama letter defends T K Brantley Jr of Sumpter County Alabama amid a Bainbridge lynching report. The writer recalls Brantley as a warm hearted, gentle man who worked as a salesman in Troy from 1883 to 1884 and suggests mental illness, not brutality, caused his death. The note laments the death and urges lawful action and caution before judging.
In Atlanta a discussion among gentlemen centered on the future Georgia governor. Names mentioned included Pat Walsh Rufus Lester Pope Barrow Nat Harris and Carlton as possible candidates with Barrow noted as the county choice and others weighing Prohibition era hopes and likely dark horses.
In New York World a physician warns that mouth breathing is a common but overlooked danger across ages. He cautions parents to keep children’s lips closed when asleep to prevent facial distortion and later diseases, citing nose and throat issues as root causes and referencing George Catlin’s observations on nasal breathing and health.
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