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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1897
Page
4
A brief memorial line echoes the sentiment that rest follows life’s race and labor. The phrase “Life's race well run, life's work well done” frames a tribute to a completed journey and a peaceful afterlife. It honors perseverance and achievement with quiet dignity.
The Gazette condemns Sunday beer and whisky drinking in Barnesville. It protests public gatherings around kegs on the Sabbath and calls for enforcement, warning that drunken individuals should be jailed or sent home to avoid further public attention.
Capt. Phil G. Byrd’s investigation into Georgia state convict camps reveals harsh treatment of prisoners by lessees. The report, based on extensive on site evidence, urges immediate remedy despite cost to end the disgrace to the state and its civilization.
Columbus votes on the prohibition question this Saturday. The city grapples with a decisive choice impacting local laws and daily life, with supporters and opponents rallying public interest ahead of the ballot.
Gov. Atkinson's administrations have been responsible ones and many delicate questions have been before him. It is no small thing to be governor Georgia.
A proverb-like note asserts that a man who sells his cotton while gathering it does wisely for himself and for his country, highlighting prudent farming and market timing.
Arthur B Connally long time chief of police in Atlanta died last week after a weeks long illness. He was an unusually efficient and faithful public servant.
A New Jersey minister employed a phonograph to lead his congregation in prayer and was reportedly "seen" by a Kansas Sunday school superintendent who conducted his school services by telephone the other day.
An advertisement claims Africana will cure rheumatism and scrofula and keep users cured. The note emphasizes lasting relief and relief from chronic ailments through the product.
The Gazette praises true Christian conduct in Barnesville while debating who qualifies as decent. It highlights Lincoln’s line about fools, lifts Rockefeller as a rags to riches example, and urges unwavering purpose, perseverance, and selflessness to seize life’s possibilities.
An obituary notes the death of Rev J W Burke in Macon last week. It lauds his long, useful life and the esteem in which he was held, urging encouragement for those who live honestly and steadfastly. Georgia honors his memory as he departs for another country.
A letter from W. S. Wiham, president of Barnesville Savings Bank, assures farmers that cotton will fetch above seven cents early in the season and decline as supplies hit the market. It urges selling early, predicts 1898 and 1899 as prosperous years for Southern farmers, and promotes diligence and frugality.
The Barnesville mayoral and alderman election is reported as settled by the primary. Tuesday's results list Mayor winner W. B. Smith and aldermen W. A. Prout E. L. Rogers and J. F. Stallings plus the executive committee members J. J. Rogers F. M. Stafford B. H. Hardy J. F. Howard W. S. Whitaker.
James Leffel & Co of Springfield Ohio runs an advertisement directing buyers to request prices and information on Leffel engines and steel boilers. They claim strong nationwide sales and invite inquiries for purchase.
An advertisement claims catarrh cannot be cured by local applications and must be treated internally. Hall's Catarrh Cure is described as a prescription from a leading physician, a blood purifying tonic acting on mucous surfaces, with testimonials available and sold by druggists for 75 cents.
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