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Newspaper
Bainbridge Democrat
Location
Bainbridge, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1896
Page
3
Beginning July first and continuing for the month, goods will be sold three days each week on Monday Wednesday and Friday at set prices. No charges for any customer and no goods sent out on approval. Remember.
The page lists church services for Baptist Rev D H Parker with Sunday and Thursday activities, Methodist Rev T E Daven with Sabbath and Wednesday prayer, and Catholic Church noting services on the second Sunday evenings and the following morning Mass. Invites all parishioners to attend.
Messrs Ivan Morgan and Cros Stegall plus families enjoyed a Spring Creek fishing week with ample fish. Miss Clara Bruton, recovering from Savannah fever, shows improvement under Drs Berry and Toole. J P Munnerlyn returns to assume command of the J P Williams upon her river trip. The State School Commissioner cancels winter teacher exams. licenses expiring before July 1897 must take July 25 exam. Townsend and Dickenson return from the Apalachicola coast, report health and a pleasant voyage. Trustees appoint C W Swalling as Principal, Beanie Jackson as First Assistant, Van Mitchell as Primary Instructor. A fine selection throughout. Miss Bessie Coogler hosted a birthday reception at Mrs Julian Wardell’s on Shotwell street. attendees praised the event. J W Butts of Steam Mill presented a 64-pound water melon from Sam Brunson. Hand bills announce a new weekly Democratic paper, the Searchlight, to debut August. Rev J M Glenn of Alabama and Geo D Reed of Mississippi involved. Welcome to Bainbridge, with hopes for peace and prosperity.
Cash sale items include Wester ground meal at 10c per peck, dry salt, and various tobacco brands such as Red Warrior at 22c and Good Luck at 22c. Household goods feature Circus Soap at 3 cakes for 10c, Snow Boy washing powder 3c per package, Pearline, pickles 8c per bottle, and pepper sauce 7c per bottle.
The Steininger Mercantile Co states that for three days each week in July, sales will be cash only with no on-approval or charging. The specified days are Monday Wednesday and Friday, and goods will not be mailed on approval.
Spot cash sale advertisement lists Mason fruit jars at 1 qt and 2 qt, Ness pitchers, glass butter dishes, tumblers, jelly glasses, decorated toilet sets, glass syrup pitchers, stand lamps, lantern globes, white granite steak dishes, nappies, and preserve dishes with prices ranging from 7 to 65 cents. Items emphasize unadvertised regular prices and bulk quantities in a early 20th century retail tone.
Readable catalog items include bread trays 18¢, covered pans 20¢, tin cups 20¢ a dozen, ladies black silk mitts 25¢, leather girdles 15¢, 1000 men s fancy tie scarfs at 10¢ to 5¢, gent s pique four in hand scarfs 5¢, and ladies countess scarfs 25¢. Many items discounted from higher prices as seller clears stock.
Gents and ladies bow sets in black or white sell at 10 cents each. White pique lace stripe puff front shirts 90 cents, values 1.25. White dotted Swiss puff front shirts 1.00, value 1.50. Polka dot puff front shirts 80 cents, originally 1.00. White plaited laundered shirts slightly soiled 80 cents, value 1.50. Embroidered front shirts 90 cents, value 1.25. Fancy stripe half hose 6 cents, previously 10. Wood pipes four to seven cents. Regular hair line half hose as low as 12 cents.
A terse price list offers 1 yard bleached towels at 9 cents each, linen duck towels 7 cents, damask towels 124 cents per yard, large damask towels 8 cents, immense size damask 20 cents per yard, Turkey red table damask 23 cents per yard, Turkey red doilies 25 cents per dozen, and challies reduced from 6 to 4 cents.
Readable sale notice lists silk stripe challies at 18 cents per yard and French challies silk strip at 12 yards wide for 18 cents. Ottoman crepon praised as fine as silk at 16 cents. Corded orairy organdie reduced to 15 cents and Latin miles offered to clear stock at 13 cents.
A short advertisement lists one yard wide scotch gingham nine cents, Chinese madrass cloths eight cents, silk aleen twelve cents, furniture drapery items sold, striped washable hatise for underskirts reduced from twenty five to eighteen cents, highlighting wide customer appeal.
Black serge one yard wide now priced at 2 cents. White and navy duck fabrics reduced from 12 to 10 cents. Gingham from America 4 cents, from Germany 6 cents, from France 10 cents.
Composite French dress suiting offered at 30 cents, with Grenadine stripe lawn cutting from 30 to 20 cents and Raven black stripe lawn reduced to 7 to 10 cents. Black ground white figured grenadine at 6 cents per yard, cost 25 cents to import. Black check lawn with white polka dot at 10 cents.
J. R. Graves, General Insurance Agent, presents a portfolio of time tested fire insurance companies. He emphasizes dependability and long standing service for clients seeking protection against fire losses.
Members of the Democratic Executive Committee are requested to meet at the Court House in Bainbridge Georgia on Saturday July 25 1896 at 12 o clock for important business. It is especially desired that every member be present. July 13 1896 A L Hawes C W Wimberley Ch m Secretary
Mr. G D Griffin enters active race for Tax Collector while many residents visit relatives in nearby towns. Weather damage hits western crops from strong wind. Several out of town visitors stay with local families on Broughton and Planter streets. Community remarks urge supporting home businesses and mutual aid.
The Democrat commends to readers in Decatur and nearby counties Messrs William Detwiler and J D Halstead as accredited agents to solicit subscriptions advertisements and job work and to receipt for bills. Courtesies extended to these gentlemen will be appreciated by them and by the paper.
A small blaze on Shotwell Street near the Baptist Church prompted a fire bell callout. A box of wood in Mr. Bates kitchen, beneath the stove pipe elbow, ignited the mantle and nearby timber but was quickly controlled by a few buckets of water during supper time.
J R Reynolds of the lower Spring Creek neighborhood caught a five foot, 125 pound shovel nose shark at the Flint River mouth. He used a home made hook and 75 feet of wire with the head of a large jack as bait. The shark, a rare visitor above tide water, was exhibited for 10 cents a head then iced. Also included is the schedule for the Steamer J P Williams with trips between Bainbridge Newton and Spring Creek.
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