06 Dec 1894
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Newspaper
Bainbridge Democrat
Location
Bainbridge, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1894
Page
1
A fragmentary column blends moralizing notes on frugality and thrift with snippets about schools in Georgia and national issues. It cites postal finances, Christmas pressures, and advice on parenting, education, and sober living, urging gentleness toward children and persistence in work.
Gen Gordon in Chicago discusses Georgia postwar growth and Populist strength. He notes independence born from hard times, warns of Populist money policies, cites Kansas and Nebraska as their base, and predicts Republican-led Senate organization with Populists possibly holding balance of power.
A physician cites an old sleep aid of placing the right hand over the stomach at bedtime to calm nerves and induce sleep. He claims quick results and notes many patients report success. The piece also urges reforms and urges readers to share the paper rather than withhold it for lack of payment.
Reports claim Japan may threaten Port Arthur and Pekin as a war nears end while China appears unable to defend itself. Georgia official Col. Stovall brokers a German land deal for 10,000 acres near Brunswick. A cotton trust plan to control prices advances in Atlanta with a cross‑state committee. Typhoid treatment advances shown at Johns Hopkins and Columbian Hospital. Notices promote Decatur County settlement, Bainbridge growth, and Sea Island seed issues. Local editorials urge immigration to boost southern prosperity and discuss currency debates and political forecasts.
South Georgia celebrates Major A. O. Bacon’s victory enabling him to represent the state in the federal senate. He is seen as brainy and socially and commercially connected to the region, with a meteoric yet suppressed rise in Georgia politics. The Times-Advertiser predicts a career equal to any opponent and notes his conservative public policy stance aligning with Georgia interests.
Doctor H C Pimmons of Atlanta endorses Royal Germetter as a nearly specific for dyspepsia indigestion catarrah and nervous debility. It is an excellent remedy for stomach and bowel troubles and aids weak women. As a local application it gives prompt relief for piles cuts bruises and sores. For sale by I Zacharias.
The note argues hog and hog products will bring prosperity to Georgia farmers, stating meat at a set price offers advantages over cotton. It cites costs including guano bills labor and ginning, and contrasts hog farming with cotton.
A collage of legal notices dated 1804 records sworn oaths by J L Fain and J G Fain, notices to creditors and debtors, homestead valuation procedures, executor actions for the estates of Sno Newberry and John Higdon, and citations to show cause why executors should not be charged.
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