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Newspaper
Bainbridge Democrat
Location
Bainbridge, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1884
Page
1
A Bainbridge newspaper column condemns the rise of rape, urges stricter vagrant-law enforcement, and warns against lenient punishment. It also discusses fraudulent tax returns, a humorous Artemas Ward piece, cannibalism anecdotes, and legality of railroad and contract law with public policy notes.
The excerpt records varied notes from Georgia politics and public life. It mentions Rev Clement A Evans as a potential bishop successor, Fort Valley school board funding, new Baker county post offices Dewsyville and Mimmsville, a steamer Franklin launched at West Point, Savannah militia lobbying for better state support, and national political commentary including endorsements of James H Blount and remarks on Cleveland. It also covers timber scarcity in South Georgia, farmer debt guidance, and Decatur County political prospects.
The sermon remarks that teachers are more valuable than lawyers doctors and ministers yet earn only 1000 a year. Beecher contrasts his own $210000 income with Butler's $100000 for legal work, highlighting perceived inequities between vocation and wealth.
The piece extols the power of a sweet minded woman to comfort the ill, ease sorrow, and soothe daily troubles. It narrates how a mother's touch and a wife’s smile lift spirits of children and husbands amid life’s harsh realities, praising maternal and domestic influence.
In Ohio the governor orders the militia to shield private property from damage as disorder continues in the Hocking Valley. Miners report workers delayed or prevented from labor by actions described as more idle than the miners’ own toil.
Mr J N Story of Worth, while hunting a few weeks ago, found five large deer in a putiebi and killed three with two shots from his Winchester. Story is nearly sixty years old.
In Decatur County Georgia creditors with claims against the estate of Zilpha Cooper deceased must present them for proof of debt. John M. Brown adm'r announces Aug 15 1884 as the effective date to file. all claimants should preserve evidence and comply with the law.
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