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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1900
Page
5
The item notes Clark Howell's nomination for the senate and his upcoming marriage on July 12 to Miss Comer of Savannah. It mentions various political opinions and quotes from newspapers, and ends with congratulations to Howell.
The Augusta Chronicle argues Congress canpass a resolution to repeal duties on printing paper and pulp. It blasts a perceived monopoly, says paper taxes tax education and knowledge, and urges nationwide press action to attack the monopoly from Maine to California.
A Columbus Ledger column accuses Republicans of eight months of deception about the Philippines war. It asserts the press cannot suppress reports of ongoing fighting and argues for more troops and funds to subdue rebels and secure peace.
A historical critic argues that Lincoln's emancipation proclamation was a political war measure to secure re election, not an act of philanthropy. The piece claims the narrative has misled both African Americans and Northern readers and calls for future historians to edit such fables from Civil War teaching.
Opinion from D A Tompkins argues planters should raise only their needs to avoid cotton market sharks. A surplus bale, unburdened by debt, lets the farmer wait for favorable terms and control, while those tied to mortgages face constant market pressure.
Washington correspondent notes uncertainty in the Democratic vice presidential nomination with George McClellan as a leading candidate among southern lawmakers. Dewey emerges as a favored second choice if he agrees to join Bryan on the ticket and back the Kansas City platform, though he declines to respond.
Col Watterson of the Louisville Courier Journal compares party platforms to pudding and custard noting platforms are digested or soothed rather than stood on. He warns that without doctrinal differences platform writing is easy yet winded by competing interests needing a chef’s skill.
The Columbus Enquirer Sun warns that if the Cuban steal trend continues, the island could face severe losses and a dramatic reduction in its territory by morning. The editorial frames the issue as an exaggerated warning to emphasize escalating concerns.
Jeff M. Walker of Company F, 4th U S Infantry in Manila writes of quiet conditions and daily scouting against insurgents. He criticizes local natives as deceitful and dangerous, notes disease and poverty among villagers, describes Christmas observances, Spanish prisoners, and uncertainty over troop withdrawals and rainy season preparations.
A Montgomery race problem meeting featured Cornell University statistician Professor Wilcox presenting figures on prisoner rates by race. He argued that Northern conditions yield higher negro crime rates per 10 000 than the South and warned the American Negro is doomed to extinction under competing civilizations.
The piece argues for uniform 24x54 bales, citing Alabama Compress Association findings and M. B. Hamilton’s observations. It claims square bales store better, resist fire better, and may fetch similar or higher prices in Europe, challenging round bale claims. It also briefly notes local school events and railroad/industrial updates from Thomasville area.
A classroom geography exchange features Johnny Broadhead defining an island as a body of land entirely surrounded by politics, prompting the teacher to address the class.
A medium sized bay mare was found six miles from Thomasville on the Bainbridge road by Pony Gay. Anyone who has lost such an animal should see Mr. Gay.
In Savannah an ice seller is listed at ten cents per hundred pounds, keeping prices steady as the heat rises.
After meals take a teaspoonful of Kodol Dyspepsia Cure to digest food and prevent fermentation. It claims to cure the worst cases of dyspepsia, is pleasant to take, and lets you eat what you like. J. W. Peacock.
A year's subscription is awarded to the party guessing the population of Thomasville closest to the census figures. Guesses must be filed before the 15th at the office and will be carefully recorded. Send in your guess.
Reports claim that over fifteen hundred lives were saved through One Minute Cough Cure. Most successes involved grip, croup, asthma, whooping cough, bronchitis and pneumonia. It is advertised to prevent consumption, attributed to J. W. Peacock.
Mr. M. M. Hunley a long time mechanic banker died at his home near the city yesterday morning at four. The funeral will be held at three this afternoon at Varn burying ground with services by Rev. J. W. Arnold.
An advertisement warns that cholera morbus diarrhea and dysentery raise summer deaths and urges careful diet. It promotes Perry Davis Pain-Killer as safe, speedy relief with a teaspoonful for ordinary cases and lists a 25 cent price.
May 28 1900 council in adjourned session presided by Mayor Hopkins. Aldermen Hayes Pringle Mallette Ball Keefer present. They order streets posting and house numbering for free postal delivery, refer to committee. Donation of 200 to Thomasville Guards approved. sewer repair on Fletcher street authorized. accounts for payment approved and referred to committees. Pittman resignation request pending.
A short step from coughs to consumption is cautioned and the One Shnute Cough Cure is marketed as the early harmless remedy. It claims immediate relief for throat and lung troubles, endorsed by J. W. Peacock and favored by children and mothers.
The passenger department issues a pamphlet on Western North Carolina and the Asheville Plateau with illustrated half tone pictures. It also publishes the 1900 Summer Homes Folder listing top hotels and resorts accessible by its lines. Both publications available from RanDALu Curzen, Savannah, Ga.
An official notice announces an application for incorporation filed in Thom County Georgia. The document outlines the legal process and governing authority involved in forming a new municipal entity within the state.
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