Personal items and notices from Barnesville society
The column lists residents and visitors in Barnesville including Mr W B Yeal Miss Carrie Cook Mrs William Chambers and Mrs E C Elder. It notes Jubilee attendance in Atlanta and visits to Gate City and Griffin, store promotions at Hightower’s Cash Store, sales pitches for cut glass and spectacles, and local real estate for sale. Also mentions Dr R O Cotter in Atlanta, Reverend Wartrace generosity, organ gift for Milner’s Grass Roads Sunday School, and local residents returning from trips or teaching posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milner’s ‘Grass Roads
Wartrace
Tennessee
Barnesville
Ladies Art Club Meeting At Rog ers Home
The Ladies Art Club met Tuesday afternoon at the elegant home of Mr and Mrs Edgar L Rogers. A large number of members attended and refreshments were served. The group will meet again next Tuesday at the home of Mr and Mrs R A Stafford on Tompkins Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Art Club
Edgar L. Rogers
Syrup of Figs Widely Endorsed for Gentle Laxative
The article notes that children respond well to Syrup of Figs as a gentle laxative and enjoyable remedy. It states the true remedy is manufactured only by the California Fig Syrup Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pitts
California Fig Syrup Co
Barnesville Welcomes New Business Owner R H Maddox
Yesterday morning Edgar L Rogers sold his Barnesville shop to R H Maddox of Milner. Maddox will take over all stock January 1 and continue the business in the current location. Rogers plans remain open but will pursue other business and moneyed interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar L. Rogers
R. H. Maddox
Milner
Maddox
Barnesville
Rogers
Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption and Colds
An Illinois newspaper ad touts Dr King’s New Discovery as the sole effective remedy for coughs colds and consumption. It claims trials with other medicines failed and guarantees a cure, with trial bottles offered at W A Wright’s Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Repine
Tiskilwa
Ill
Dr. King
New Lot Candy Sold by Maggie and Francis Chambers
Misses Maggie and Francis Chambers offer a new lot of home made candy at Dr. W A Wright’s drug store. They report steady sales and encouragement in their enterprise. Col. William J Bryan resigns as colonel of the Third Nebraska volunteers, effective immediately as the regiment remains at Savannah Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maggie
Francis Chambers
William J. Bryan
Nebraska Volunteers
Savannah
Hall's Great Discovery A Texas Kidney Cure Ad
An 1898 testimonial promotes Hall's Great Discovery as a cure for kidney and bladder troubles. The ad claims relief for gravel and diabetes, and notes mail order availability from E. W. Hall in Waco Texas. A user from Barnesville Ga testifies to ten years of kidney trouble improved after less than one bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
E. W. Hal
P. O. Box
Waco
Texas
W. A. Wright
Barnesville
Cuthbert
Ak, M. Jones
Also Mentioned on This Page
Royal Baking Powder
ORK
Mr. W. B. Yeal
Carrie Cook
Atlanta
William Chambers
Griffin
E. C. Elder
Gate City
A. L. Mills
J. W. Hichtower
Mr. T. B. Lyon
Thomaston
Ola May McDonald
Meansville
Sallie Louin J
Hightower
P. O
J. H. Barr & Co
Alva Matthews
A. W. Brown
Hackshear
R.O. Cotter
Walter S. Riviere
3D Wineers
Rela
Reviere
Georgia
Charles A. Hunt
South Georgia
Gertie Bussey
Jeff Davis Institute
Zebulon
Emma Warner
Frank M. Stafford
Gov. Candler
Maybelle Veal
7. J. Simmons, Jr
Macon
Macon Evening News
J. H. Bare & Co
Lillian
Mary Middlemas
State Normal School
Athens
Normal College
Dr. Pierce
Golden Medical
World's Dispensary Medical Association
Buffalo
N. Y
Common Sense Medical
G. A. Conrad
Lisbon
N. H
Porter Drvo
Crem
Boston
The
Modarn
V. O. Marshburn
Mr. Rogers
Wave Crest
George 7. Beeland, Jeweler
Macon.ga
J. M. Brittain
Mt. Zion Church
Piedmont
Messrs
J.S. Milner
W. T. Waller
Brittain
Epworth League
Methodist Parsonage
J.H. Bate & CO
Opticians
Jewelers
J. W. Hightower
Barnesville, Ga
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