19 Dec 1907
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Newspaper
Bainbridge Democrat
Location
Bainbridge, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1907
Page
1
The fragmentary text blends weather, travel fares, politics, warnings and social commentary. It references Palestine, a mummy, theater hours, crises in Savannah and Atlanta, and debates on taxation and prohibition. The tone resembles a scattergun newspaper column outlining diverse issues.
Representative Wallace of Arkansas introduces a bill to prohibit express carriers from moving spiritous malt or vinous liquors into states where local bans exist. The measure, referred to the Judiciary Committee, argues interstate traffic could be restricted as a police power of Congress. Several similar bills and a Rivers and Harbors convention report follow.
Attorney General clarifies a midnight December 31 cutoff banning the sale manufacture and display of intoxicating liquors within state limits with only home storage allowed. The measure restricts churches wine use to outside the state and sets prescription and record keeping rules for drugs and alcohol sales under misdemeanor penalties.
A collage of world notes and local oddities includes price shifts on hash and hair, cereal market advances, and a record 200-case day in Atlanta. Reports cover liquor sales, influenza fears, immigrant movement, a bull attack during a field standoff, and a fatal stabbing deemed accidental.
A group of twenty railroad workers urge the state commission to require cash fares on cars, proposing a one cent per mile hike and a flat rate open to all. They claim most conductors would favor ending mileage books and special rates, to curb on-car payments.
Letters from readers in Washington Chicago and Cleveland describe Peruna as restoring health from catarrh and deafness to strong lungs and headaches. They credit the remedy with long standing relief after trying doctors and other medicines.
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