Engagement at Malate Drives Back Spanish Assault
Reports from Manila say a sharp night engagement at Malate on July 31. Spanish troops aimed to surprise American lines but were repelled with heavy losses. American casualties totaled sixteen killed and forty four wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Malate
Montery
Cavite
Miles
War Department
Porto Rico
San Juan
Spain
McKinley
Shafter
Santiago
Dr King’s New Discovery Praised By Town Editor
Tiskilwa Illinois editor trumpets Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds. Local store offers trial bottles and guarantees the remedy’s success with a strong endorsement and claim of a proven cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Repine
Tiskilwa
Ill
Dr. King
W. A. Wright
For Rent on Greenwood Street After Partial Furnishings
Classified notice seeking rental of a house on Greenwood Street partly furnished. Terms available by contacting Mrs Laula K Rogers or Mrs Lockett at the residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenwood Street
Laula K. Rogers
Lockett
Death of Little Walker Wright
The two and a half year old son of Mrs. Walker Wright died Tuesday morning at 6 o'clock after several days illness. He was bright and beloved by all who knew him. Funeral services were held from Dr. W. A. Wright's residence yesterday at 10 o'clock led by Rev. W. S. Stevens. The family receives the sympathy of friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Walker Wright
Walker Wright
W. A. Wright
W. S. Stevens
Stop Women Addressing Mrs Pinkham Offers Woman Help
A promotional passage invites women to write to Mrs. Lydia E. Pinkham of Lynn Massachusetts seeking medical advice for female ailments. It claims extensive experience and confidentiality with letters read and answered by women only and asserts broad relief across the population.
Collier Co. Makes Store Improvements
The J. C. Collier Co. reports changes this week with new shelving in the dress goods department for fine fabrics and silks. Up in the furniture department, additional shelving has been installed to create more display space for furniture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Collier Co
Rain Damage Hits Crops Across State
Heavy rains damage cotton causing rot across the state. Peach and other fruit crops suffer as wet weather rots fruit. Ground remains too wet to plow, fields grow grass and weeds, delaying fodder pulling and threatening cotton yields. Dry weather is urgently needed to save fodder.
Improve looks with health and bitters at Barnesville
Health advice links good looks to liver stomach and kidney health. Electric Bitters touted as a tonic. sold by W A Wright at 560c per bottle. Also notes Rev Hodges leaving Matthews Hotel management. Charles F E Marshall returns as proprietor with Hodges continuing ministry on West Monroe circuit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Wright
H. A. Hodges
Matthews Hotel
Charles FE. Marshall
Henry Matthews
Hodges
West Monroe
Marshall
Barnesville
Cabinet Sale At $2.50 Per Dozen For Three Days
A pantry offer announces cabinet size items priced at two dollars and fifty cents per dozen for a limited three day period. Shoppers urged to come quickly as the sale time nears its end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grice
Barnesville Mourns S L Taylor Move to Atlanta
The Barnesville community expresses deep regret as Mrs S L Taylor and her family relocate to Atlanta. She has long contributed to the city's religious, literary, and social life with talent and broad influence, and moves to pursue broader labor opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnesville
S. L. Taylor
Atlanta
Taylor
August Registration Opens For Aldermen Election
Notice announces Books of Registration opening on Wednesday Thursday and Friday the seventeenth eighteenth and nineteenth of August. Voters entitled to vote for three aldermen on the fourth Tuesday in August may obtain certificates of registration by order of EK J Murphey secretary and treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EK. J. Murphey
Populists Nominate Ticket in Zebulon Mass Meeting
The populists met in Zebulon and nominated W. S. Whitaker for Legislature, J. Dan Wood for Clerk, J. E. Slade for Sheriff, Sherman Brown for Tax-collector, P. R. Coker for Tax-receiver, J. B. Tyus for Treasurer, J. J. Alford for Surveyor, and J. R. Sykes for Coroner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zebulon
W. S. Whitaker
J. Dan Woodall
J. E. Slade
Sherman Brown
P. R. Coker
J. B. Tyus
J. J. Alford
J. R. Sykes
Wedding Presents and Engraving Services Advertisement
A letter from C L Boggs describes a child recovering from a severe diarrhea episode after using Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. The ad also notes wedding presents in cut glass and silver, engraving of invitations and visiting cards, and a reminder to contact for purchases. J H Blackburn sells the remedy.
Floral City Cash Store tips and home grown sales pitch
Joe W. Reeves extols the Floral City Cash Store as a community anchor with cash-only brisk business. He urges residents to stock up on sugar and canned fruit, swap cans for farm produce, and prepare preserves for winter while praising local stores and the city’s charm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe W. Reeves
Royal Baking Powder Endorsed For Health And Economy
Government tests show Royal yields 160.6 cubic inches of leavening gas per ounce far surpassing alum powders which deliver about 60 cubic inches. Royal is a pure cream of tartar powder praised by health officers for digestibility while alum powders are condemned as unwholesome. The message urges consumers to reject alum and use Royal for health and economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Boards of Health
Matrimonial Snag and Resting Mismatch in Marriage
A Harper's Bazaar piece discusses how differing notions of rest between husband and wife create friction. The man seeks a quiet fireside and the wife desires new interests and social interaction after a day apart. Each side fails to understand the other, widening emotional distance over time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper’s Bazar
Reverend Costly Credits Remedy With Saving His Life
The Rev. W. B. Costly of Stockbridge Georgia, while tending to pastoral duties at Ellenwood, was struck by cholera morbus. He credits Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy with saving his life after he happened to take a bottle. it relieved him at once. For sale by J H Blackburn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
C. L. Boggs
Stumptown
Gilmer
W. B. Costly
Stockbridge
Ellenwood
State
J. H. Blackburn
Administratrix Sale of Pike County Real Estate
By order of the Court of Ordinary of Pike County Georgia the estate of Chas E Lambdin is offered at public outcry on the first Tuesday in September 1898 at the county courthouse. The sale includes a four acre dwelling on Greenwood street Barnesville and the east half of lot 22 in the 7th District totaling about 100 acres. Located properties bound north by J Collier south by C H Rivere east by Greenwood street and west by Thomaston railroad right of way. Proceeds go to distribution with cash terms. Annie Lamppin admx of Chas E Lambdin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court of Ordinary
Pike County
Greenwood Street
Barnesville
Chas. E. Lambdin
J. €. Collier
C. H. Rivere
Thomaston Railroad
Annie Lamppin
Will Claims Cure for Eczema and Cs
A claim asserts a remedy can cure eczema and related conditions for lasting relief. The message emphasizes a lasting cure and ongoing effectiveness.
Hall's Great Discovery Kidney Cure Promises Quick Relief
In Texas a claimed remedy Hall's Great Discovery is advertised to cure kidney and bladder troubles and related ailments for men and women and children. The sole manufacturer E. W. Hart offers mail orders for 1 cent and two months of treatment. A Texas tax collector J B Lewis confirms household use with satisfaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
E. W. Hart
P. O. Box
Waco
Texas
W. A. Wright
Barnesville
Bellville
J.B. Lewis
Austin County
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ROYAL
Royal Baking Powder CO
New York
Mrs. Pinkham
C. E., Marshall
Dailipicd
P. Stevens & Bros
Alabama St
Atlanta, Ga
West
V.O, Marshburn, Mer
Jacob's
Floral City
Barnesville, GA
Baltimore Clothing
M. Friedman
Prop
FOOD
Thought
Ayep
W. N. Richardson
Eureka, Fla
Market Street
Jas. L. Hunt
Wyatt Baird
Middle Ga
Hunt
Baird
Malsby & Company
Forsyth ST
General Agents For
Erie City Iron Works
The
Geiser Manufacturing Company
New Birdsall Company
Munger
R. Hoe & Co
Henry Disston & Sons
James Ohlen & Sons
Gardner Governor Company
Penberthy
Tion
Administratrix Sale
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