25 Jul 1907
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Newspaper
Bainbridge Democrat
Location
Bainbridge, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1907
Page
1
The piece rails against banning cars on outer roads and criticizes drug sales while denouncing alcohol as worse for morals. It aligns with Governor Smith against dissidents in the state Democratic party and urges stopping lime and snare misuse to ruin fisheries.
Rev. Zed H. Copp of Bethany Presbyterian Chapel asserts in a Washington sermon that the sun fulfills biblical hell as a scientific necessity. He argues moral decline accompanies disbelief in future punishment and uses the parable of Lazarus to claim hell is a natural law and humanity can volitionally enter it through sin.
Dawson News argues that nearly a thousand bills are introduced each session, creating excessive legislation and enforcement challenges. It suggests a biennial legislature with governor-assembled sessions in emergencies as a remedy to cut costs and curb unconstitutional laws.
Post Office announces civil service clerk and earner exams for July 31 1907. Application blanks and full details available from Secretary Board of Civil Service Examiners, Post Office. Oklahoma adopts strict prohibition in its constitution to curb liquor manufacture, sale, and importation. The Turner County Banner endorses Griggs for reelection. Thomasville Press notes support and party figures.
Mrs Jula Ryder Pane of Truor Massachusetts says the New Discovery provides immediate relief and cures coughs and colds. The ad claims it cures weak lungs and sore throats after other remedies fail and is guaranteed by all druggists with trial bottles offered.
In Atlanta a special Augusta Chronicle report covers Dr. Mark Johnson accusing 90 percent of Georgia county school commissioners of collusion with a national book trust while the education committee discusses a bill to elect superintendents by the people. A debate follows on graft, taxpayer costs, and voter responsibility as lawmakers allegedly drink at public expense.
The General Agriculture Committee passed a bill requiring all secret societies except college fraternities to obtain a county license and post bonds from 1,000 to 20,000 dollars. Author Mel Michael argued these groups shield murder cases, urging strong local discretion to weed them out. passage is expected.
A call to the legislature for a strong enforceable anti cigarette law that targets youth before growth, arguing that laws without enforcement breed contempt for the law. The writer urges root-cause action to prevent tobacco use among boys.
The Dawson News critiques secret political thoughts and references Judge Roddenberry. It notes a forthcoming Georgia Senate bill to raise supreme court salaries from 4600 to 5000 dollars and appellate judges to 5000, condemning what it calls wasted public funds and rising taxation.
A wave of testimonials from women in Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Kentucky, and Canada extols Peruna and Manalin as cures for female weakness, menstrual trouble, pelvic catarrh, and general health. Readers are urged to believe the physicians and share the word.
The piece recalls a toast about Senator Morgan and President Cleveland as the two men clash over power. It notes Morgan’s quip that he was a senator before Cleveland rose and will remain after his retirement, reflecting the era’s partisan humor and political spite. It also mentions Congressman Griggs visiting Monont Airy to tend his political fences with a confident air, while warning that public forces can be unreliable.
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