13 Sep 1883
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Newspaper
Bainbridge Democrat
Location
Bainbridge, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1883
Page
1
The Bainbridge Democrat traces Georgia cotton totals with year over year gains and notes a river of issues from tax defaulters and fraudulent votes to public spectacles of reform. It mentions a deadly shooting in Atlanta, a fugitive gangster husband, and a Florida sponge sale topping fifty five thousand dollars.
A New York Times explanation cites a wholesale merchant who tests credit by requiring debtors to subscribe to the debtor’s local paper. He notes continued advertising signals strength, while withdrawal of ads signals trouble and prompts him to press the debtor. The ad strategy is seen as proving a borrower’s capability to publicize.
A fifty year old apple tree in Watauga county bears about fifty bushels of fine apples from nine large branches yielding thirty-two branchlets. The tree spans seven and a half feet in diameter and covers twenty nine yards. Florida property valued at eight million eight hundred thousand dollars for 1883, up four million from the prior year.
The court cites E C Mosely as administrator of James J Harris estate and Swicord as administrator of WM Swicord estate, both seeking discharge and letters of dismission. Hearings set for August 1883 and November 1883 respectively, with all creditors and kindred asked to show cause. Local ad text mentions Pohlman’s grocery stock as fresh and on hand.
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