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Newspaper
Bainbridge Democrat
Location
Bainbridge, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1889
Page
4
Macon Telegraph highlights Georgia in a livestock report with 1 549 531 hogs and an eleventh place among states. The piece mentions dairy and meat trends, local ads for tonics, hair restorers, and patent medicines sold by I Zacharias in Bainbridge as part of the era's commercial notices.
The advertisement extols Electric Bitters as a universal cure for liver kidney and blood diseases with testimonials from Druggists like Sult Hare and others. It claims relief for rheumatism malaria headache constipation and indigestion with a guarantee and prices 50 cents and 1 per bottle at I Zacharias Drug Store. It also weaves in campaign rhetoric about candidates and endorsements to boost credibility.
Petition filed at the November 1888 term in Decatur County Georgia requests three commissioners to lay out a new Militia District in the northern part of the 1387 District GM. It cites sufficient male population and convenience for residents, naming many signers including Burrell Roberts M D Buckhalma and W J Barber among 36 others.
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