Proceedings of Barnesville City Council August 16 1897
Council in Barnesville Georgia on August 16 1897 notes all members present except Alderman Staf ford. Finance Committee proposes appropriations totaling 173 84 for electric light water works dispensary public property Bessemer Land & Improvement Co Standard Oil Bruce Lee. Tax committee recommends a 1 percent levy. Notice for mayor and three aldermen election on the fourth Tuesday in August ordered. Committees appointed to study vacant lot line changes near Presbyterian church and report soon. Marshburn to propose dog tax ordinance next meeting. Street Committee to review insurance on Gordon Institute and Union Colored School buildings. Minutes approved. G E Huguley Mayor T W Cocoran Clerk & Treas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Chamber
Barnesville
Alderman Stafford
St. and Pub
Bessemer Land & Improvement Co
Standard Oil Co
Bruce Lee
Clerk & Treas
Murphey
Cochran's Corner
Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian Church Corner
A. O. Murphey
Ch’r'm
V. O. Marshburn
R. A. Stafford
Marshburn
Smith
Gordon Institute
Union Colored School
G. E. HuGuLey
One Minute Cough Cure Promoted for Colds and Croup
A period advertisement urges immediate treatment for coughs and colds with One Minute Cough Cure. It claims to prevent consumption and treats throat and lung troubles, endorsed by Dr. W. A. Wricut.
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W. A. Wricut
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve Cures Piles and Burns
The advertisement proclaims DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve relieves piles, scalds, and burns. It emphasizes quick soothing relief and healing effects for these conditions and promotes the product across the page.
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DeWitt
Two New Brick Stores for Barnesville
Barnesville will host two new brick stores after the vacant lot purchase by Dr. C. H. Perdue and an adjoining site acquired by A. L. Mills. The contract for brick structures has been let to C. H. Morris with completion aimed for October first. Dr. Perdue’s store will house John T. Middlebrooks in a refined grocery venture, while Mills will move his dry goods and millinery into a larger, enhanced stock.
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Barnesville
C. H. Perdue
A. L. Mills
Mr. Mills
C. H. Morris
Dr. Perdue
John T. Middlebrooks
Middlebrooks
Mills
Pleasant evening at Mrs Arnold home honors Miss Corine Searson
A Monday party at Mrs. Arnold's entertained guests with Pillow Dex and refreshments. Attendees included Lillian Mitchell Floyd Murphey May Franklin Shi Gray Corine Elder Merritt Thurman Trella Henderson Robert Middlebrooks May Taylor Eugene Brittain Eva Harris Erle Murphey Emmie Matthews Robert Franklin Nellie Gray Ben Turner Annie Smith Gainer Turner Maud Murphey Alva Matthews Mamie Mitchell John Middlebrooks Jean Mitchell Charley Brittain Kate Phinazee Lily Turner B H Hardy Asbury Lambdin Dexter Blount and hosts Magnita Arnold and Lily Turner assisted local hostess team in a joyful social evening.
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Corine Searson
Magnita Arnold
Arnold
Pillow Dex
Lillian Mitchell
Floyd Murphey
May Franklin
Shi Gray
Corine Elder
Merritt Thurman
Trella Henderson
Robert Middlebrooks
May Taylor
Eugene Brittain
Eva Harris
Erle Murphey
Emmie Matthews
Robert Franklin
Nellie Gray
Ben Turner
Annie Smith
Gainer Turner
Maud Murphey
Alva Matthews
Mamie Mitchell
John T. Middlebrooks
Jean Mitchell
Charley Brittain
Kate Phinazee
Lily Turner
B. H. Hardy
Asbury Lambdin
Dexter Blount
Mrs. Arnold
Magnita
Keep Up Your Scott's Emulsion in Summer-time
What are your resources for the summer Have you an abundance of health for the long hot days or are you run down Scott's Emulsion of Cod liver Oil builds up the system on a solid foundation A tonic may stimulate Scott's Emulsion sustains it is wise to have a small amount available for use by all druggists at 50 Cents and 1 00
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Scott
J. T- Shoptrine
Savannah
Globe
Canada
New Foundland
California
West
Cincinnatti
Switzerland
McKinley
Georgia
Fire on British Ship Melanie Sparks River Inferno
November 28 1878 a blaze swept the British vessel Melanie loaded with petroleum. Captain Sharp rescued seamen by launching a boat through flames as explosions and burning oil spread along the river. An advertisement promoting Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery claims it cures consumption and related ailments, with Dry Pellets for constipation.
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Melanie
Sharp
Pierce
R. V. Pierce
Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute
Buffalo
Gordon Institute expands primary and intermediate classes
To Barnesville residents the Gordon Institute announces reorganized departments with two highly equipped teachers. The new seating capacity supports two hundred pupils. Public School attendance for the hundred days costs 5 dollars for full access, while those lacking hundred days may attend tuition free.
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Gordon Institute
B. M. Turner
Kaiser Wilhelm as Stage Manager at Berlin Opera
Anecdotes recount Kaiser Wilhelm observing rehearsals incognito at the new Berlin Opera House. Disguised in civil dress with a white cloak he watches from the box or stalls, sometimes prompting scene shifters and critics with his remarks. He joked that house rules apply to him too after a cigarette mishap.
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Berlin Opera House
Opera House
Kaiser
Coulisse
Westminster Gazette
First bale of new cotton drawn at Barnesville sale
The first bale of new cotton was brought to Barnesville and ginned at Milner. Mr. J L Hunt sold it before Chambers Drug Store to a crowded crowd, with strong price signals for Barnesville’s cotton season. The piece also carries a satirical sign off from Joe W Reeves about local commerce and a note on McKinley tariff.
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Barnesville
W. P. Miller
Milner
J. L. Hunt
Chambers Drug Store
J. C. Collier
Remarkable Cure of Chronic Diarrhoea Helped Veteran
Henry Steinberger of Allentown Pa says a 50 cent bottle of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy cured his chronic diarrhoea after years of failure with medicines and doctors. He endorses the remedy to veterans and notes availability from J H Blackburn Druggist. The piece also mentions Atlanta ministers condemning lynching and signaling shifting sentiment on the issue.
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Pennsylvania
Chamberlain
Henry Steinberger
Allentown
J. H. Blackburn
Methodist and
Baptist Ministers of
Atlanta
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Kaiser Wilhelm
A. M. Haywood
Evelyn, Ga
W. A. Wright
Joe W. Reeves
P. S
Meg Threp
U.S
William H. Champers
Hawkes
New York
Mr. B. H. Hardy
Barnesville, Ga
Gazette
Morris Jacobs
JR. Deavours
C. B. Rouss
N. Y
J W. Hightower
Barnesville, Georgia
J. W. Hightower
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