18 May 1893
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Newspaper
Bainbridge Democrat
Location
Bainbridge, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1893
Page
1
A Philadelphia lawyer drafts a striking will amid national debates on liquor regulation. The document names a widow as executrix and hints at strong property wishes. The text references a case from Texas and a federal ruling on police powers, illustrating era tensions.
In a spring bivouac on the riverbank Captain Keene oversees wounded soldiers from a scrimmage. A mysterious, bloodied stranger from the Eighth is tended to by his men, prompting Keene to reflect on loss, memory, and a hidden humane bond amid war.
In a wounded camp, Captain Keene shows kindness to Harney once cruelly insulted. Harney reveals love and a past engagement to May, Keene’s sister, and admits his own awakening from folly. Keene, pale and composed, mulls her fate and a letter, as the scene uncurls amid hospital ward life.
The author condemns debt as a moral rot and a destroyer of character. Declares that defaulting finances ruin households and erode integrity, comparing debt to the devil's mortgage on the soul. Urges paying all bills and repaying with honesty and frequency, quoting Talmage on love and obligations.
A reflection on life stages urging prudent use of youth for earning wealth and health, arguing that the later years should be spent in self care and fulfilling work for others. It emphasizes hygiene knowledge, tempered temper, and resilience drawn from life disappointments, claiming experience fosters harmony with others and acceptance that sorrow fades with time.
Jd Porritt prepared to furnish and deliver lumber of best quality to any site in the city and vicinity at short notice and hard time prices. Orders left at Thom asgeve's Bottling Works will receive careful and prompt attention.
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