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Newspaper
Bainbridge Democrat
Location
Bainbridge, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1907
Page
1
Fragmentary editorial comments discuss General Assembly actions, tax policy shifts, and reactions to Prohibition and cotton pricing. It cites Mark Twain quotes on acts, mentions a Bainbridge curfew ordinance, and questions political accountability, with scattered references to Savannah and rural concerns.
Secretary Taft’s opening campaign remarks defend the Fifteenth Amendment and warn against disfranchisement. He argues voting rights must expand gradually with fair treatment of both races, notes Booker T. Washington’s role, and stresses education and equality under law as the path to broader political participation. The address, widely circulated, links southern labor needs and national unity to African American rights.
Merchants in Bainbridge prepare for fall and winter sales as boxes empty and stock arrives. They weigh newspaper choices with The Democrat offering solid home circulation reaching both city ladies and rural matrons, promising broad reach to attract new and existing customers.
The Nash ville American calls for a revival of old fashioned virtues to curb frivolity, luxury, and money madness. It urges sober, honorable, pure character and ready hands to raise moral standards and resist demagogues and office temptations.
Officiating railroad clerks now test applicants for passes with biblical verses and a concordance. Applicants are warned with quotes such as Thou shalt not pass and None shall ever pass. The quip notes a cabin passage in the Whale and contemplates fare paid in the old journey.
A brief fragment voices a quip aimed at a spectral Tribune figure, suggesting newsroom or political satire from a bygone era. The line evokes newsroom rivalries and ironic humor amid historical media tensions.
A satirical piece argues that municipal leaders should retire to avoid mind fog and tax grievances. It likens officials to aging figures needing rest, urging fresh qualified people to take their places and promising improved governance and happier taxpayers.
English spinning and manufacturing firms show unusual interest in the Cotton Congress to be held in Atlanta next month. Two hundred delegates have been chosen.
A Southern outreach note predicts a mass move of Americas residents in October to tobacco regions near Bambridge Georgia and Quincy Florida. Several already hold positions there, including two Americas police officers, with seven more to depart October 1. Farmers seek farm superintendent roles earning from $500 to $1000 per acre in six months.
Judge Felton of Macon Superior Court pledges to grant no charter that resembles a scheme to evade the prohibition law. He says he will not be a party to any plan by which liquors could be dispensed in Macon and will sign orders only for legitimate charters.
Disjointed lines praise Judge W of the Albany Circuit a Prohibitionist and Christian gentleman. The text mocks phonograph politicians and hints at club funding blocked without his support. A noisy, period voice reflects local power struggles and publicity excess.
The Turner Birkhead hosiery mills, a leading industry in the East, have closed due to yarn shortages. Two thousand employees are unemployed as the largest U S industries have bought Southern cotton output, per an Associated Press dispatch.
Sradstreet reports in the wholesale market that fall jobbine trade has improved and goods ordered back have been ordered forward. Retail merchants expect a lively Fall trade and are preparing accordingly.
Letters from Mrs. M. McGough of New York Mrs. Wilda Mooers of Oregon and Mrs. Tressie Nelson of Tennessee praise Peruna for improving spirits stomach pain backache and fatigue after months of use. Each recounts initial symptoms and subsequent relief through the remedy.
The letters from women describe relief from nervousness backache dyspepsia headache melancholy and bearing down pains after using Peruna. They cite prior doctors and other remedies, then say Peruna restored health within days or weeks and praise its benefits for their conditions.
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