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Newspaper
Bainbridge Democrat
Location
Bainbridge, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1908
Page
2
The Banbridge Ga paper reports on Florida’s second governor primary, Georgia’s prohibition momentum, and key quotes on safety and service. It notes Northern resistance to reopening liquor, the South’s push for temperance, and Governor Smith as a local optionist supporting state law while enforcing it faithfully.
The piece argues Congress ends free railroad passes, rails against railroad control of politics, and warns Georgia voters that restoring rail power could end the white primary. It notes Roosevelt presidential petitions, cotton prices and southern mill growth, citing Gov Johnson of Minnesota on a cotton goods monopoly.
The document lists candidates for state offices including secretary of state and railroad commissioner with terms and vote for options. It also notes campaigns for judges and a congressman seat in the 2nd district Albany circuit and remarks on international affairs and wheat harvest saying leaders may watch developments.
The Pennsylvanian Railroad shows ease in selling bonds at a fair price and $16,000,000 of 4 percent bonds of the Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad selling at 95 1 2. The system plans large scale improvements funded by new borrowing. These actions create employment and boost general circulation, aiding business and economic recovery.
The piece discusses advantages of fall plowing for soil moisture and early spring work, noting snow capture by stubble. It then recounts a historical English practice where schoolmasters in Cumberland received a "cock penny" from boys before Lent, a novel form of payment.
Mrs. Hickam describes her youngest son walking in his sleep. He arose after bedtime, dressed, and went into the woods, returning with kindling the next morning unaware of the act. Mr. Hickam frets over an explanation for this uncommon peculiarity.
The piece recalls Freeman in social settings and public life. It notes his sharp tongue and stubborn contradictions, contrasting his dinner table conduct with outdoor ease. The Mendip memory describes a sturdy wagging horseman imagined as the historian in native Chambers' Journal prose.
A Scientific American piece explains gasoline tanks rarely explode. Combustion requires precise air gasoline ratios often absent, and even heated tanks would burn rather than explode. Large volumes burn longer, but smaller mixed amounts can demolish boats.
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