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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1897
Page
5
Thanksgiving was broadly observed in Barnesville with businesses closed and people enjoying a peaceful day. Many men and boys hunted in the fields, and numerous large turkey dinners were served in the city. Thursday night services at the Methodist church featured a strong sermon by Dr. J. M. Brittain.
Rev. C. W. Oliver returned from Forest Grove church above Jonesboro where last week’s meeting yielded thirty baptisms on Sunday. Parishioners raised a purse of fifty dollars for Oliver and praised his reception, as he begins another week of meetings at a nearby church.
Dr. J. M. Brittain preached a large sermon at the Baptist church Sunday morning on The Fading World and the Unfading Word and the congregation greatly enjoyed it. His evening discourse on The Husband the Weaker Vessel was also well received. No service was held at the Methodist church Sunday morning due to the pastor's absence. league services occurred at night.
A Cleveland advertiser touts Salvation Oil as a remedy for rheumatism and pain, claiming its proprietor William H. Brown used it after twelve years of suffering and recovered. The product is advertised as sold everywhere for 25 cents.
The notice urges residents to pay city taxes before the week ends to avoid added costs. Capt. E. J. Murphey, clerk and treasurer, emphasizes the financial burden of late payments and urges timely compliance to save money for all.
Forsyth Georgia October 1897 attorneys announce loans for farmers from 300 dollars upward at seven percent annual interest. Prompt negotiations required with deeds brought to the office.
The Griffin Board of Health outlines a calm smallpox picture with twelve cases and no deaths since taking charge. All patients have been moved to pest houses, while other reports are traced and found nonexistent. The board pledges utmost vigilance and states no current cause for alarm.
A local notice praises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a sure preventive of pneumonia during cold season. The letter from Oolagah Ind Chief claims the remedy cures coughs and colds and has prevented pneumonia in many users. Available in 25 and 50 cent sizes from J H Blackburn, Druggist.
A Milwaukee Sentinel account recalls a Wisconsin cavalryman from the Second Wisconsin who rode between Union and Confederate lines at Fleetwood Hill. In a ten minute saber duel he captured a lieutenant and two men from Jeb Stuart's force, then brought them to Union lines. The tale echoes earlier Brandy Station lore and merges with Pleasonton’s Gettysburg patrols.
An old advertisement touts Hall's Hair Renewer as made with the finest glycerine and blended to be a premium hair dressing that keeps hair soft and evenly colored.
The brick church will be one of Georgia’s handsomest and most modern. It features stained glass, electric lighting, a Fox fur nace heating system, and soon arriving seating. The furnace was installed this week and will heat the building well, becoming a pride for Presbyterians and Barnesville residents.
The text notes that using cod liver oil with hypo phosphites of lime and soda yields a positive cure in many cases. In advanced cases where a complete cure is impossible, the remedy is advised to prolong life surprisingly.
A reflective poem by Margaret E K Sangster laments harsh words spoken in the morning that wound hearts. It contrasts courteous behavior to strangers with bitter tones toward loved ones and warns that late nights cannot undo morning deeds.
Harwood narrates a pine log’s journey from river depths to the sawmill carriage. He details the slit incline, steel teeth, lifting arms, the nigger framework, and two men on the carriage controlling board thickness. The piece ends with notes on ship beds and a Twain reference.
A young man asks to marry the old man's daughter. The old man pretends to bluff by coughing and posing the question of whether the suitor can support her in her accustomed style. The bluff is called and revealed.
The text portrays smoking in Germany as an art form with a developed industry. Smokers carry cigar cases clippers and tips in leather boxes. A province society collects tips and sells them to manufacturers to benefit charitable institutions.
An advertisement promises kidney bladder and genital relief for all ages and genders. It claims tablets improve digestion circulation and nerve function, cure weakness and debility, and even replace morphine injections. It offers one dollar per box or two dollars fifty for three boxes and lists J H Blackburn Barnesville GA and Haggard Specific Co Atlanta GA as sellers.
The buggy shop of Mr. Jackson G. Smith has been closed for several days while new pipes heat the entire building. The shops will reopen soon and operate at full capacity again.
Notice states the bridge across Potato creek on Barnesville Liberty Hill road near S M Howard residence will be let to the lowest bidder on the first Tuesday in December at 12 oclock noon at the court house door Zebulon. Pike County November 8 1897.
Georgia railway purchases 3220 feet of eighty pound steel rail for the Atlanta division. Rails from Atlanta to Georgia are eighty pounds while Macon to Goggins use sixty eight pounds. New rail laid from Macon to Goggins as the road bed is prepared for heavy traffic.
A signed testimonial from Mr Jas Hadfield of 350 West St New York City endorses Dr Bull's Cough Syrup as an excellent remedy for cough cold and hoarseness. The advertisement states the syrup is sold everywhere for 25 cents.
Five dollar home treatment advertises speedy cures for cancers rupture old sores dropsy blood poison and private diseases. Opium and morphine habit cured in two weeks with no charges till cured. Fifteen years success claims by Dr. O Henley Snider of Atlanta Georgia.
Monthly compensation of 65 dollars plus expenses offered for trustworthy active individuals to travel for a responsible established house in Pike County. Steady position with reference required. Send self addressed stamped envelope.
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