05 Mar 1891
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Newspaper
Bainbridge Democrat
Location
Bainbridge, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1891
Page
1
The piece reflects on Athens governance and possible improvement to Sayan while noting party dynamics. It mentions a white house goal, political rhetoric from Sam Jones, and a sense of urging change. The excerpt also references a Blakely morning, a pistol incident involving youths, and the commission's role in a broader Western and Atlantic business context.
Joseph James, a 29 year old carpenter from Monticello Florida born in Thomasville Georgia, traveled to Liberia in 1890 seeking wealth and status but found hardship, disease, and no real civilization. He returned to New York in February after observing farms, rice, coffee, and crumbling prospects. he calls African colonization a fraud and warns Americans against emigration.
A humorous verse sketch depicts life as a series of misadventures from birth to old age. It lampoons debt, taxes, misfortune, accidental danger, and domestic mishaps with rapid shifts in fortune and comic imagery. The narrator traces a man’s daily struggles through work, illness, weather, odds, and family ties.
Treasurer Bob Hardeman reports payroll totals for the session. Senate costs include per diem 13615.00, mileage 1872.80, committee expenses 290.74, totaling 15276.54. House costs 40210.50, mileage 5184.10, committee expenses 704.23, totaling 46098.83. A 48 day session costs 61375.37, compared with 57374.12 in the last legislature. The piece notes Georgia farmers use 300000 tons of fertilizer annually per Commissioner Nesbitt and questions the cotton crop’s revenue to cover this expense.
A 1890 instructional letter from Henri J. Peston advises seed origin from Cuba’s Vuelta de Abajo as best for Florida. It covers seed timing January to March, seed bed setup, transplanting, soil, field preparation, cultivation, harvesting, curing sheds, hanging methods, market prep, and pest control with practical notes and a closing offer of on-site guidance.
Idavile residents Postmaster Wm Timmons farmer John Leslie and hardware merchant J W Gardner attest Electric Bitters ease kidney and liver troubles. They report renewed strength appetite and improved health. Available at I Zacharias Drug Store for 30 cents a bottle.
During the La Grippe epidemic last season many users reported quick relief from chest and lung troubles with Dr King s New Discovery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds. The ad promises satisfaction or a refund and urges readers to try the remedy.
Decatur County Georgia public notice announces May 1891 tax sales before the Bainbridge court house for numerous land lots in the 21st to 23rd and 27th districts, decades of unpaid taxes from 1890 and earlier, listing parcel numbers and districts with sale to highest bidder. Tax collector Mark W. Bates oversees the proceedings.
State Chemist H C Watts reports on artesian water from Well No 1 Bainbridge GA noting its excellent drinking quality and slight salinity from dissolved minerals. Analyses show carbonic acid gas and usual artesian composition with higher solid content than typical southern Georgia waters. Other letters praise Botanic Blood Balm as tonic and remedy with testimonials from multiple states.
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