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Newspaper
Bainbridge Democrat
Location
Bainbridge, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1900
Page
6
Official notice from the Bainbridge Ga newspaper warns advertisers to submit changes for standing advertisements by Monday night to ensure insertion. The item notes the paper’s establishment and mail classifications with a November 24 1900 dateline.
The Georgia Governor issues a proclamation for Thanksgiving Day set for Thursday the 29th. The report notes statewide inflation of sentiment and political shifts, urging focus on business and savings amid growing Southern economic concerns.
The Thomasville Times-Eterprise editor reports a bill proposal to segregate education funding by race, directing negro tax revenue to negro schools. The piece notes editor John Triplett’s intention to speak on state affairs and references Southern political dynamics surrounding President Melvin.
Savannah Morning News notes rising egg and butter prices as Thanksgiving nears and urges Georgia farmers to raise more hens and cows to keep profits within the state. It also reports Central of Georgia railway earnings rising to 235,778 for week ending October 4 and a total up to 5,312,596 since Finance 3, compared with last year.
Citizens urged to support town businesses and industries to ensure growth and avoid driving prosperity elsewhere. Emphasizes patronizing local stores banks schools newspapers and machine shops. Warns farmers against abandoning cotton plans and urges unity among residents to back home enterprises.
The 1909 census returns highlight rapid population gains in South Georgia. Analysts praise the region for outpacing Middle and North Georgia and call it the Eden of the South due to fertile soil and favorable climate. Officials cite large district increases and a shift toward self sufficiency in farming. The piece also notes pecan crop prospects in Texas and Georgia and includes medicinal ads for Chamberlain products.
The text traces a succession of gifts and bequests across eras, from the horse to bicycle, locomotive to motor car, goose quill to typewriter, scythe to mowing machine, printing press to cylinder press, canvas to photography, loom to cotton factories, gunpowder to cordite, tallow dip to electric lamp, galvanic battery to dynamo, Hint lock to Maxim guns, sailing ship to steamship, ordinary light to Roentgen rays, illustrating a lineage of innovation and transfer of technology.
The Oak City Drug Co offers a full line of paints oils varnishes and painters sundries in the region with prices lower than the lowest. Shop for supplies and find a complete selection for home projects.
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