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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1895
Page
4
The Barnesville Gazette extols Frank L. Stanton as the popular poet of the south, highlighting his enduring appeal and regional significance.
The excerpt notes the legislature passes a bill prohibiting prize fighting in Georgia. It mentions Lon Livingston endorsing part of the president’s message, sentiment on Christmas, cotton held by farmers, Gov. Atkinson against lynch law, potential candidacy of Judge J. J. Hardeman against Bartlett, Sam M. Inman joining Equitable Life as a director, Cotton States and International Exposition closing December 21 1895, praise for Hoke Smith, and that 80 percent of Macon voters in the municipal election are non property holders.
The speaker condemns futures gambling as a curse to the south. He declares any man who deals in futures will lose what he already possesses, arguing such speculation deserves punishment.
Gov Atkinson appoints Col H M Reid to the City Court of Atlanta over Judge Van Epps. While many doubt Van Epps is inferior, Reid is expected to prove a capable judge.
Citizens in Georgia are urged to support the governor’s efforts to enforce state law and punish any individuals involved in lynching, marking a stand against mob violence and vigilante justice.
Rufus W. Peckham, recently nominated for the Supreme Court by President Cleveland, is one of New York state's most successful lawyers and stands for political purity.
The text indicates Czar Reed holds the speakership in Washington and warns that if he resumes his former role, the populace will rise and topple the party he represents.
The text argues farmers are the most indecent people and should be removed from financial panics. It claims if they raise their own home supplies they will need little money.
The wife of Mr. D. Robinson of Hartwick suffered rheumatism for five months. He praises Chamberlain's Pain Balm as the only remedy giving her rest from pain and notes many severe rheumatism cases have been cured. Sold by J. H. Blackburn Druggist at 50 cents per bottle.
A call for a National Christian conference in Atlanta on the 18th and 19th urges reform across politics and morals. Signers include ex-Gov W J Northen and Judge W R Hammond, urging education, unity of reform forces, and boycott of candidates not openly pledging moral standards. A. B. Pore Milner Ga.
Georgia lawmakers debated the anti bar-room bill with a strong following in the House though it failed to reach a constitutional majority. The article urges continued organization and a vigorous campaign to end liquor traffic, predicting a battle in next elections. It emphasizes sentiment against liquor and calls for broader anti prohibition action statewide.
A vintage advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy that cures catarrh in all stages. It claims the treatment targets blood and mucous surfaces and offers $100 for any case it cannot cure, urging readers to request testimonials from F. J. Caungy & Co in Toledo, VA.
The article notes coal fields near Birmingham supply about thirty thousand tons per day, with Red Mountain ore beds and nearby coke limestone and coal ideal for iron. It describes furnaces as massive stone brick structures thirty feet high, designed to retain heat and reduce transport costs.
Advertisement extols Syrup of Figs as a pure liquid laxative that cleanses the system and eases colds fevers and constipation. It claims medical approval and notes bottles at 50 cents and one dollar, manufactured only by the California Fig Syrup Co with its name on every package.
A detailed description explains furnaces with 40 to 100 ton per day capacities. Raw materials enter from the top in exact weight proportions and melt into a lava that flows into lined furrows. Impurities rise to the top and are blown away. The molten lava cools to pig iron bars, then rolled to finished sizes. Observer Lirtiz Ben notes glassy eyelets allow a view into the melting zone.
December 2 1895 council proceedings show Mayor and Council vs Mrs H A Head concluding the fence on Mill Street is an encroachment. Marshal ordered to notify removal within three days. Finance committee lists payments totaling 1344.41 including Water Works Dispensary Streets and Police costs. Chief Police reports arrests and fines for November with totals and officers notes. Clerk and Treasurer present quarterly financials from Dispensary Water Works and Police Fines.
J W Hightower promotes a new Main street store with a complete line of hardware tinware glassware woodenware crockery and kitchenware plus stoves ranges and farm implements. He invites examination of goods and prices and highlights a large stock of household items scissors razors pocket and table cutlery and various cleaning and kitchen essentials.
A local seller advertises guns, shells, hunting suits, saddles, blankets, rubber and leather belting, iron piping and fittings. He invites customers to compare prices for the season and notes he can order anything not in stock on short notice for the surrounding country.
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