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Newspaper
Bainbridge Democrat
Location
Bainbridge, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1889
Page
2
The Democrat published in Bainbridge Georgia on March 7, 1889 announces an annual subscription rate of two dollars. Editors and proprietors Russell and John M Crowe remind readers that periodical mailing qualifies as second class mail matter.
Reports from Southwest Georgia describe Thomasville plans for an electric light plant and growing city status while Columbus Southern railroad work advances near Casada. Notes on births, land, agriculture, and regional events include a $60,000 inheritance in Key West, a 1300 pound heifer offered for top Southwest Georgia cattle, and preparations for the Georgia Chautauqua in Albany.
The Savannah News analyzes President Harrison's inaugural address, noting strong protectionist themes and a claim that opposition lies mainly in the south while the west and manufacturing states resist. It argues the president rejects a southern policy, pledges uniform laws, civil service reform, and a firm foreign policy.
The next House will hold 104 Republicans and 161 Democrats ensuring a slim three vote majority. With 163 votes needed for any measure, Republicans face limited scope if Democrats unite on election and federal election bills. Democrats can block unjust legislation by not voting, and Republicans expect absences on roll calls.
In a genteel chat over Bohea Mrs G and Mrs D discuss a pretty hostess who looks well after trying a noted remedy. They cite Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription for biliousness and indigestion, while Mrs le Davis from Green Post Office Alabama reports Ely’s Cream Balm curing her boy’s catarrh.
Local notes recount the February 14, 1889 wedding in Fort Mason's Methodist Church of Jesse Sims, a Lisbon merchant, to Hattie Johnson. The ceremony featured floral arches, organ music by Mrs. Mitchell, and a reception at P. B. Alsabrook’s home in Lisbon with a late supper. Also included are two short items on Prohibitionist Neal Dow and various Shiloh’s remedies advertisements.
A letter touts a woman in this county as making a remarkable recovery from a seven month battle with illness. The account claims Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds cured a persistent cough and sleepless nights after three months of illness. Also cited is Ely’s Cream Balm for catarrh and other remedies from Zacharias Drug Store in Bainbridge Georgia.
A garbled OCR fragment discusses lung consumption symptoms and hints at a supposed remedy or brand in a period newspaper tone. It mentions health, treatment notions, and unnamed products, with no clear events, dates, or identifiable people. The readable text is insufficient for a fuller item.
A fragmented ad style notice touts Shilohs Cure and Shilohs Vitalizer with claims of relief for constipation cough catarrh and diphtheria like ailments. Includes a proclamation style section about Bainbridge street extensions and local officials.
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