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Newspaper
Bainbridge Democrat
Location
Bainbridge, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1888
Page
2
The page lists editors and proprietors B E Russell and Jno M Brown with a two dollar subscription, labels the paper as second class mail matter, and presents ticket items: President Grover Cleveland, Vice President Allen G Thurman, and Congressman Henry G Turner.
The text lists campaign stops for the Second Congressional District with dates and places such as Fort Gains Georgetown Cuthbert Dawson Colquitt Thomasville Camilla Issabella Morgan Newton and nearby towns. It credits H. G. Tunyer and A. L. Hawes as organizers or speakers.
The notice highlights a tariff impact on a farmer’s bill totaling 101.50 with a 33.80 tariff, versus 67.70 without. It cites Arkansas figures and names Senator James K. Jones, Hon. C. Rt. Breckinridge, W. L. Terry, and Pine Bluff merchant RK Knox. It discusses wheat gamblers and bagging trust and notes recent legislative election results in Mitchell and Pyomas counties.
The Macon Telegraph argues the campaign nears a critical moment with Cleveland and Thurman favored to win, while Republicans risk defeat and a party reeling from corruption and gratuities. It condemns GOP tactics and warns that another loss could end the party. It calls for conservative Unity to protect labor and reform.
The Georgia Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice Bleckly, holds four key points for farmland renters. A crop seized during distress is proof of tenant possession. A rent note transferee gains a special lien if the transfer occurred before maturity. A crop on rented premises can cover rent for the entire property unless subletting was approved. The note in the case is a rent payment contract rather than an advance agreement.
A brief rural note dated Oct 8 1988 comments on farmers gathering crops in good weather while some cotton crops lag behind. Col D McGill has gathered about thirty five bales and expects more. crops are blamed for a twenty five percent to forty percent shortfall due to rain. The writer expresses sympathy and mentions a railroad store and missing a Camp Meeting.
An 19th century style advertisement extols lung care urging readers to protect breathing organs from cold and coughs. It promotes Boschee's German Syrup as a universal remedy priced at 75 cents a bottle and promises reliable relief when other treatments fail.
An ad touts Greens August Flower as a remedy for dyspepsia and digestive discomfort. It claims the body suffers from irregular meals and poor food choices and promises health and happiness with a bottle sold for twenty five cents.
An advertorial mix extols Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery for consumptive relief and sleepless nights. It touts Ely's Cream Balm and Dr Sage's Catarrh Remedy plus King’s New Discovery for coughs and lung diseases. The piece promotes Darby's Prophylactic Fluid against fever and yellow fever, Arnica salve, and hair restorers, ending with various patent cures and testimonials from users and merchants.
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