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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1897
Page
5
Storewide markdowns across men and women footwear, calico and cottons, tableware at cost. Boston Dry Goods Co plans millinery and dressmaking staff for next season while raising $10000 to fund a new store, cutting prices on cashmeres and dress goods to clear stock.
A newspaper ad proclaims cut prices on meat and lard tobacco and groceries. It also seeks 1000 dozen eggs and offers entire stock of clothing and hats at strictly cost with proof of the claim. The vendor warns the stock is large and must be sold.
An urging advertisement invites neighbors to join a trade at a local residence. The note claims all activities are conducted on business methods and requests participation from the reader and a neighbor.
Freyer and Bradley Music Co stage a six day piano display at Magnolia Inn offering Christmas order options. The event highlights new models, pricing, and limited holiday discounts.
The city council orders tighter quarantine this week. No person from Atlanta or Griffin may stop here even with a health certificate. Officers are sent to Milner to inspect every train as officials press efforts to keep smallpox out of Barnesville.
Considerable cotton arrived this week as prices stayed low prompting farmers to sell. Barnesville had pledged to create the best market, and local reports say the town is delivering.
Widow Mrs Lucy Lyre of Jersey City testifies in a maternal health ad that Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound cured her long sterility linked to womb pains and leucorrhea after years of doctor visits. She credits five bottles with conceiving a daughter and urges other women to seek the remedy.
Mrs R. B. Goodwyn remains quite ill after a period of sickness. Friends and loved ones entertain hopes for her improvement as diligent care is given by her family and friends.
In Barnesville the Methodist church members consider improvements. A committee will present plans for a new brick and stone church costing $12 000 or $15 000 or to spend $5 000 to $6 000 on renovating the present building. No decision yet, committee at work and to report soon.
A historical note extols Browns' Iron Bitters as a sterling household remedy that benefits men women and children, claiming it contains elements of good health and is sold by all dealers.
At W H Chambers Drug Store a 10 cent purchase of Toilet Soap earns one guess of the number of Quinine Capsules in a sealed jar. The nearest guess wins $5 in gold on Xmas Eve. The shop displays Colgate soaps priced from 6 to 20 cents per cake.
Dr J M Brittain will not conduct Sunday morning services at the Baptist church. He and his congregation will attend dedication services at the new Presbyterian church. Sunday night Baptist services will be led by another, while Rev W S Stevens preaches at the Methodist church Sunday morning and likely attends Presbyterian communion later. Different congregations share in the opening worship at the Presbyterians.
Advert promotes Browns' Iron Bitters as a quick permanent cure for neuralgia and all diseases of blood nerves and stomach. It claims the remedy has been known and used for nearly twenty five years and is sold by all dealers.
A. O. Murphey seeks a bright quick intelligent man not afraid of work and a non smoker for a good position. Apply in writing via mail to Georgia Underwear Co secretary treasurer. Also a part time bookkeeper needed for afternoons must write legibly and state salary expectations in own handwriting addressed to Business Care Gazette.
A fragment notes that pharmacists claim Scott's Emulsion is as good as rivals and is often sold late, highlighting the industry view that the product measures up to competing tonics. The remark reflects pharmacists’ confidence in Scott's Emulsion and its market position.
The text urges buyers to avoid untried preparations and insist on Scott's Emulsion with the labeled standard of cod liver oil and hypophosphites of lime and soda. It warns against Bharaga ce eee ard substitutes sold on the market and directs to ensure the wrapper shows the man and fish and the price of $1.00 at all druggists. Scott & Bowne, New York.
The J H Bate Co jewelry shop opened Monday and Tuesday to favorable reception. The display drew many visitors who examined the goods and praised the new store. The guess contest on the number of pieces in the watch will be announced later.
W S Harwood recounts the pine board story from log to plank in a Western mill. He details the slit incline, steel teeth, log lifting arms, carriage, nigger frame, and the risk faced by workers during rapid sawing and width setting. He notes the carriage speed and workers’ high daily output.
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