11 Jun 1891
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Newspaper
Bainbridge Democrat
Location
Bainbridge, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1891
Page
1
A garbled collection of clippings mentions mail theft fears in New York boxes, dairy trade talk, a 50 foot shale near Burnham, and a large fossil skeleton exhibition. It notes debates about Rome’s Colosseum, Hawthorne and the Delaware post, and a Georgian duel with Baron Rudolph de Korospatak.
The piece notes Southern farmers resist a third party threatening tariff reform and Democratic unity while Western Farmers align with reform against Republican prices. It contrasts Northern fears with Southern distrust of division and calls for home papers to defend steady governance.
Henry J. Foxrox of Quincy Florida provides detailed instructions for growing seed from Cuba, bed preparation, transplanting, soil and fertilizer choices, field layout, cultivation, topping, harvesting, and curing. The letter covers sheds, hanging, grading, packaging, and pest control using Paris Green and Jamestown weed against worms.
A speech criticizing public extravagance as wasteful and corrupting, arguing it burdens the poor and undermines trust in government. The excerpt highlights Cleveland’s denunciation of spending, noting a billion dollar Congress and a surplus used to justify higher taxes, prompting public protest.
A letter from a Bainbridge farmer urges reviving the old time fair after Pastor Will Osborn’s resignation. The writer proposes yearly programme changes and suggests a $400 to $500 prize for a drilled military company to attract exhibitors and inspire young farmers. He cites Columbus Light Guards as a potential visiting unit.
An aged goose owned by Hall White of Flows North Carolina is noted for long service. The bird is thirty nine years old, born as a gosling the year White's mother married, and is regularly plucked for feathers each spring. The goose survived a major freshet years ago and returned after months away, remaining lively.
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