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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1896
Page
2
A devotional verse from Good Housekeeping by Bessie Gray extols a baby's divine beauty and innocence. The poem praises sunshine in her hair blue eyes rosy cheeks and pure heart, ending with the comforting influence of the infant's smile.
On a stormy midnight ride a lone traveler befriends a ghost, the late R. G. Jones of Tutherford, who haunts car No. 885 seeking a stop at Tutherford. The narrator helps by using his road pull to derail the train so the phantom can depart at last.
A traveling man recalls an unscrupulous railroad adjuster who swindled a farmer after a claim settlement, then recalls a Canadian Deseronto gas plant using sawdust retorts to produce a small amount of gas. The piece blends a cautionary tale with a technical report on local industry and energy.
In lower Broadway quick lunch rooms two women with seven packages enter a busy counter, order coffee then chocolate, display homemade sandwiches, request a plate knife butter pickles water and napkins for five cents each, while curious patrons watch.
The Chicago Post reports a courtroom exchange over a claim of overcoat theft framed as plagiarism. A justice questions the phrase while a playwright deflects, arguing for a clearer admission. The dialogue centers on how to phrase the accusation and the act of copying.
A reflection contrasts wisdom with folly noting a wise person balances future plans with present enjoyment and past delight while a fool fixates on the future. The text cites a proverb about catching a weasel asleep to illustrate vigilance and ends with a claim that happiness comes from never letting energy stagnate and quotes Adam Clarke.
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