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Newspaper
Bainbridge Democrat
Location
Bainbridge, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1901
Page
2
The item records the Official Gazette masthead for Bainbridge Georgia dated January 31, 1901 with editor M. Brown and imprint details. It indicates establishment in 1871 and mailing classification as second class matter. It notes Bainbridge postmark and the local newspaper's formal notices.
The Savannah News argues timber reserves could last sixty years at current use but supports expansion of systematic forestry. It notes private and government efforts to renew forests, plans for tree planting along railroad rights of way, and a push to balance land use with agriculture. The piece cites Georgia as highly wooded and urges maintaining a well wooded state while converting part of land to farming.
The Macon Telegraph urges moving forward as new conditions arise after war and peace. It calls for cautious yet progressive conservatism guided by reason, embracing responsibility and learning from history without dwelling on regrets. The piece frames postwar governance as an ongoing contribution to human wisdom.
Senator Bacon condemns granting the president authority to raise U S army strength by simple order, arguing only Congress can expand armed forces and warning of executive overreach and erosion of legislative prerogatives. He cites historical drift toward executive power and calls for constitutional restraint.
A historical note outlines regulated prescription pricing by bottle size and quantity, compares credit store and Hicks’s prices, and explains that cash buyers pay about half. It warns customers that some druggists may overcharge by exploiting ignorance.
An order of the Ordinary authorizes sale at public outcry on the first Tuesday in February before the courthouse door. The properties include 500 acres in the 22nd district once owned by W E Smith for L A Smallwood and her heirs and timber on lots 235 434 and parts of 233 209 in Decatur and adjacent county. Proceeds will fund education maintenance and wards of L A Smallwood. Cash terms.
M E O'Neal requests permanent letters of administration for the estate of T B Brooks late of New York now in Decatur County. Creditors and next of kin must appear at the administrator's office within the legal period to show cause why administration should not be granted to M B O Neal. Witness dated January 1001 by T B Maxwell Ordinary.
Notice designates the Bainbridge Searchlight newspaper in Bainbridge Georgia as the official medium for sheriff ads. January 10 1901. Also dissolving of The Bower Co of Whigham Georgia by mutual consent with signatures Bower McNair and McNair dated January 14 1901.
R L Hicks advertises the Gregory plantation of 500 acres one mile north of Attapulgus in Decatur county, offered at a bargain. For further information apply to J G Grewedaco.
A damaged notice describes a ten horsepower steam boiler at a mine in fair condition with limited legible details. The fragment mentions May and a location but lacks full context or ownership identifiers.
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