Barnesville City Council Proceedings February 6 1899
Regular council meeting notes bills approved by finance committee totaling 2693.42 dollars. Actions include paying J B Hollis bill if correct, fire alarm bell purchase request, grant to erect dwelling on Zebulon street, and charges for Bankston for neglect of duty. Also mentions Water Board progress and marshal and electrician reports. Central of Georgia Railway pamphlet promotes fruit industry with W O Marshburn packing scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rogers
Psout
Gray
Anderson
Stalling
Han
Finance Committee
E. L. W. Wks
St. and Pub
Corona Coal & Coke Co
Carter & Gillespie Co
Stilwell Burke Smith Vaile Co
Standard Carbon Co
Chas
A. Conklin Mfg. Co
Potts Liq. Co
J. B. Hollis
Fire Co
W. K. Wilkinson
R. L. Swatts
Fire Dept
J. G. Smith
Zebulon Street
Water Rd
Bankston
Dewberry
W. B. Smith
Central of Georgia Railway Co
J. C. Haile
Savannah
Farmers Eye Shift From Cotton to Diversified Cropping
Farmers recognize the need for change and plan to move away from pure cotton farming toward alternative crops. Opportunities are presented, and the challenge is for growers to seize them and adapt their practices accordingly.
Robbed the Grave and the Electric Bitters Claim
A Philadelphia man recounts near death from illness and a turning recovery after three weeks on Electric Bitters. He credits the remedy with saving his life and keeping him from the grave. The Washington drug store advertises bottles for 50 cents. The piece also contains a brief Filipino versus American line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Oliver
Philadephia
W. A. Wiccur
Hearn's Shoe Store Cash Only Clearance at Cost
While the clearance sale lasts you can buy shoes for cash at cost. The promotion emphasizes buying at cost to avoid profits from others. The sale is limited to a few days more at Hearn's Shoe Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hearn
Hearn’s Shoe Store
Barnsville Real Estate Deals Lag Amid Quick Negotiations
S N Woopwarp reports rapid bargaining over farm loans and 42n acre holdings as Barnesville property transfers proceed. The note highlights a brisk market tone with lenders and buyers maneuvering to close.
For Rent or Sale House and Lot with Stables
For Rent or Sale. House and lot with seven rooms and two milch cows. Includes forty to fifty horses and mules. Cash to pay for corn and hay. Contact T. W. Cocuran at General Trader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dojer Place
T. W. Cocuran
On Schedule Time in Farming and Cotton
A 19th century farmer-narrator urges farmers to act with discipline and timing. He argues for diversification over a perpetual cotton focus, warns against low prices, and stresses elbow grease, planning, and self-reliance to secure a prosperous harvest and family welfare.
Quotations on Life and Manners From a Quiet Era
A reflective collection of maxims and social observations noting fate manners and money. The lines comment on posthumous letters reputations marital woes and the influence of habit against nature and fortune.
State School Payments Delayed In Georgia District
Epworth ElpyrR, County School Commissioner, reports a cash shortfall delaying the first month’s school payments. On March 1 funds should allow two months’ pay, with a partial March payment expected around the 26th. Schools to operate Jan 1 to Oct 1 with consolidated February reports for state review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnesville
G. R. Glenn
Board of Education
Middle
Georgia
State Department
Epwarp
Elpyrr County School
Klondike Prices Reported by Returned Miner
A miner returning from the Klondike recalls October prices in Dawson Territory with flour at 16 dollars per hundred, corn meal 25 cents a pound, bacon 35 to 60 cents, beans 15 cents, baking powder 1 dollar, canned butter 4.50, milk 1 dollar per pint can, beefsteak 75 cents to 1 dollar, moose meat 66 cents, sugar 35 cents, potatoes 50 cents, green apples 25 cents, watermelons 25 dollars, pies 1 dollar. He notes only two milch cows in Dawson despite high feed costs and a hay price of 400 dollars per ton, yet the owner is said to be making money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Klondike
Dawson
Quotations on Contentment and Fasting
A collection of wry observations on happiness ignorance and fasting. The pieces contrast opinions of the rich and poor and note a woman's laughter at age forty as earnest and genuine.
Roads And Backbones Of Pike County Described In Vivid Metaphor
The article contrasts Pike County roads with larger county projects in White Floyd Chatham and Bibb counties. It criticizes local grand jurors for pursuing minor road fixes while praising substantial bond projects and ongoing improvements. A vivid allegory likens hill climbs to a mule pulling a heavy wagon toward a dangerous precipice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pike
White Floyd County
Chatham County
Bibb County
Potato Creek
Lookout Mountain
Zebulon
Barnesville
Grand jurors cited for neglect of road duty say mule deserves mercy
A letter from J. Dan Woopa Lt. denounces grand jurors for their apparent inconsistency in road policy and calls for humane treatment of a wounded mule, noting the need for better roads and urging action rather than criticism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anon
Dan Woopa
Bulletin on corn culture and free bulletins for farmers
Bulletin 41 from the Georgia Experiment Station covers corn culture with details on fertilizing, cultivation, and variety tests. Bulletin 42 on peach culture will follow in a few weeks. Director Redding offers free copies to any interested farmer upon request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia Experiment Station
Redding
Boy's throat injury from swallowed whistle after mishap
The six year old son of Mr. P. H. Maddux suffered a painful accident when a whistle he was blowing slipped to his throat and he began to swallow it. He appeared stunned but is improving and expected to recover soon.
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P. H. Maddux
Dr Kings New Discovery hailed by druggists and merchant
Aug J Bogel of Shreveport and J F Campbell of Safford praise Dr Kings New Discovery for coughs colds and consumption. The ad asserts a quarter century track record and urges readers to try a free trial at W A Wiicur Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Bogel
Shreveport
Elliott Partners Move to Barnesville
Mr J S Willis of Upson county has moved to Barnesville and joined M M Elliott in forming M M Elliott & Co Willis plans to bring his family soon and is praised as a good citizen and business man Barnesville welcomes him and wishes success
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. S. Willis
Upson County
Barnesville
M. M. Elliott
M. M. Elliott & Co
Willis
Hall's Great Discovery Cures Kidney and Bladder Ailments
Texas wonder claims a single bottle of Hall's Great Discovery cures kidney and bladder troubles including gravel diabetes and rheumatic symptoms. Two months treatment for ¢1 by mail if not at your druggist. Sole manufacturer E W Ha P O Box 218 Waco Texas. Sold by W A Wright Barnesville.
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Hall
E. W. HA
P. O. Box
Waco
Texas
W. A. Wright
Barnesville
Cuthbert man purports cure by Hall's Great Discovery
An 1898 testimonial from J T Stevens of Cuthbert Georgia claims gravel sufferers were cured after taking 60 drops of Hall's Great Discovery. He prices the remedy at $1 000 per bottle and offers the claim as proof of its value.
Monroe Advertiser Change Hands In Monroe
The Monroe Advertiser changed hands last Saturday with B F Hill Jr and M C Cabaniss leasing from Ada O Sanders administrator on Capt W E Sanders estate. Cabaniss is an old newspaper man and Hill will strive for success. Hill graduated Mercer University with high honors a few years ago. The Monroe County superior court met yesterday at 10 30 am with Hon Edward J Reagan presiding. Lawyers J J Rogers S N Woodward of Barnesville and M F Hall of Jackson attended. Cyrus H Sharp, 25 year clerk, returned as clerk January 1 after Bloodworth’s brief retirement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Telegraph
Monroe Advertiser
B. F. Hill, Jr
M. C. Cabaniss
Ada O. Sanders
Mercer University
Superior Court
Monroe County
Edward J. Reagan
J. J. Rogers
S. N. Woodward
Barnesville
M. F. Hall
Jackson
Cyrus H.sharp
C. M. G. Bloodworth
The Work of a Carriage Wheel Yet to Begin
A brief, paradoxical reflection notes that a carriage wheel’s labor starts only when it is tired, and that the wages of sin resist both hard times and monopolies.
Fertilizer endorsements from Georgia farming clubs
Testimonies from Griffin Lamont Goggans and Goochans clubs praise the Southern Phosphate Works of Macon through D J Proctor. Members state long use with guaranteed analysis, satisfaction, and readiness to recommend to friends and farmers statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamont
Redbone Club
Monroe County
D. J. Proctor
Southern Phosphate Works
Macon
Proctor
Georgia
G. W. Lancrorp
Barnesville
J. G. McGovucn
Horne
H. N. Sappindgn
E. F. Mappox
N. J. Owen
Goccans
Goggans Club
Hunt to Handle Southern Phosphate Goods at Barnesville
Mr. J. L. Hunt will handle the Southern Phosphate goods at Barnesville Georgia this season and will be glad to see his friends and price them before they buy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Hunt
Barnesville
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Royal Baking Powder CO
New York
Goungil
Counciil Chamber
Rupert Homes, Clerk & Treas
Sam
Nature
Habit
Scott
VB Sowne
Elliott & Co
Astor IT
Monroe
Tutt
Yutt
Forsyth
Frank
E. R. Roberts
Stephen D. Jackson
Lee J. Sutton
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