10 Jan 1889
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Newspaper
Bainbridge Democrat
Location
Bainbridge, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1889
Page
1
An 1889 Bainbridge Chronicle column urges individuals and farmers to maintain strict personal ledgers to track income and expenses. It argues self discipline, debt repayment, and honesty as keys to prosperity, warning that failure to self finance and the broader tax system threaten rural success.
The article describes Bainbridge 236 miles from Savannah and 115 miles from St. Augustine with artesian waters praised for health benefits. It cites depths of Well No 1 at 900 feet and Well No 2 at 1200 feet, noting dissolved solids, carbonic acid, and saline components analyzed by H. C. Watts, State Chemist, and I. Krzewicki, Clerk of Council.
A theft report describes missing notes and a cash sum of $100000 tied to a local incident. Authorities investigate a potential theft connected to a person named Pawar and a suspect in Baber County GS. No injuries reported.
A Albany News correspondent argues that idlers and shirkers are non producers and consumers burdening workers. He contends able bodied men can find fair work amid high demand, while the tramp persists in privation rather than accept subsistence labor. He calls for stronger public pressure and even gratuitous transportation to other regions.
A New Orleans timber correspondent notes strong interest from eastern banks and foreign investors as buyers from Wisconsin and northern states converge in the coming 60 days. Timber is now a premier asset, with pine and cypress tracts fetching higher prices than last year, rewarding early investors while warning against overpricing.
A western paper argues against large scale farming and urges small farms under good management. It contends that a owner with business sense and personal effort earns more per acre, hired help is costly and unreliable, and ten acres well managed can outperform a hundred.
The Americus and Pineville Line earned over 20000 dollars in November, the largest monthly income since operation began. Most freight originated from Americus with twenty two carloads of through freight on the eastern division. Rail traffic funds local banks and spurs economic activity in the river region.
Historical notes recount early trials on potato cultivation comparing flat culture with hill culture. Flat culture reportedly increased tuber count by 15 to 20 percent, corroborated by researchers including Cornell's Roberts and Rural New Yorker reports. A second anecdote describes Mrs. Benjamin Moyer regaining sight briefly before dying, then losing vision again.
A Methodist preacher told of finding heaven by aiding a sick church member. He sent fifty dollars of supplies, read Psalm 23, and prayed with her, promising to pay the bill if he did not see heaven. The next morning the wealthy member claimed he saw heaven after fifteen minutes.
Notice to debtors and creditors of Sherman Falford, late of Miller County, requiring claims be presented to Gt A Gon or attorneys O G Gurley and Geo F Westmoreland at Bainbridge. Debts must be paid promptly. Dated December 5 1888.
A disjointed fragment shows a druggist advertising a remedy for liver and blood diseases at a half dollar a bottle. The text includes broken quotes and mentions a saloon and public notice but lacks coherent details or verifiable names.
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