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Newspaper

Barnesville Gazette

Location

Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Feb 13, 1896

Page

3

Barnesville city notes and visiting notables listed

A long list of local residents and visitors in Barnesville includes Dr J J Townsend Milner G T Weldin Liberty Hill D I Hill Atlanta and many others. Mentions of bank cashier HW Powell, architect A C Bruce, Rev J R McClesky and hotel manager E A Brown. Also notes about Gordon Institute chapel planning and a upcoming June commencement.

A.c.bruce Bruce & Morgan Atlanta Gordon Institute

Local visits and praise for Gordon Institute progress

Mr. W. B. Veal visited Griffin on Tuesday and Mr. W. J. Goggans, a Monroe county farmer, was in Barnesville yesterday. Citizens owning property urge support for Gordon Institute improvements while Dr. W. F. Glenn of Atlanta praises the missionary work and Methodist church session.

WW. H. Bolton Milner L. A. Edwards Oakland City Garden Institute W. J. Goggans Monroe County W. F. Glenn Atlanta Weslean Christaan Advocate Barnesville Missionary Institute Methodist Church Glenn

Syrup of Figs: Pleasant Laxative Remedy Ad

An old advertisement touts Syrup of Figs from the California Fig Company as a cleansing liquid laxative to ease colds headaches and fevers with no unpleasant after effects and a pleasant taste.

California Fig Company

Memorial Association Meeting Notice

The Barnesville Memorial Association will hold a meeting at the Block House tomorrow Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Every member is requested to be present as business of importance will come up for transaction.

Barnesville Memorial Association Blilock House

Look Out There Elizar Selling Bargains for Workers

An ad announces deep discounts on groceries and household goods aimed at working men. Prices quoted include 5 cent packages of soda, 10 cent pepper, 30 cent tobacco, 10 cent berries, 10 cent raisins, 13 pounds for 25 cents, and 25 cents for seven bars of laundry soap. The message praises thrift and labor values while urging workers to shop to save money.

London

Daisy flour promises smiles and family esteem

An advertisement boasts Daisy flour will brighten mouths with smiles and earn wife’s appreciation as children view the provider as kind. It urges visits to the store, claims shared hardship, and notes continuing sale of Trash Movin soap as the “biggest, blackest and best sop on earth.”

Reeves' Boys Headed for New York Markets

J C Collier of the J C Collier Co plans a ten day trip to New York and Baltimore to buy spring stock. He will visit principal eastern markets to secure the best bargains and bring back a superior assortment for Barnesville. He travels by the Seaboard Air Line and expects a profitable trip.

J. C. Collier J. C. Collier Co New York Barnesville Collier Seaboard Air Line Baltimore

Indian Women and the Indian Weed Medicine

St Louis dispatch notes that Indian women are proverbially healthy and strong, carrying babes on their backs during confinement and travel. They gain endurance from a local weed used to make a medicine sold as Indian Weed Female Medicine by J H Blackburn and kept by local druggists.

St.Louis Post Dispatch J. H. Blackburn

Barnesville Gazette announces business continuation

A Barnesville Gazette item notes continued operation after an earlier announcement. The piece mentions friendly expressions from the public, refutes claims of selling old goods, and pledges to challenge competitors and fill a retail void with new offerings.

Barnesville

Good woods At Living Prices

Advertises summer fabrics and a wide range of goods from hosiery to laces. Promises unmatched shoes and hats, up-to-date clothing fits, and inviting terms cash or credit. Encourages customers to visit Barnesville market and promises space will reveal benefits.

Barnesville

Blackburns Drugstore Promotes Cough Remedy

The text praises Jnc. H Blackburn Druggist for the latest in drug goods. It touts Chamberlains Cough Remedy as famous for curing bad cold croup and whooping cough and urges a trial with satisfaction implied.

Jnc H.blackburn Chamberlain

Lieutenant Piper Departs for Army Promotion Board

Lieut. A. R. Piper left Tuesday night for Fort Leavenworth Kansas where he must appear before the official board of examiners of the U S Army for a promotion examination. He will be away about ten days reaching Fort Leavenworth today and his examination begins tomorrow likely.

A. R. Piper Fort Leavenworth Kansas Board of Examiners U.S. Army Lieut. Piper

Also Mentioned on This Page

Landreth W. AV. Wright Best Garden Seed Main Street Forsyth Main Streets Forsyth Street Thomaston Street Barney Green Ann Street Mill Street Ann East Streets Georgia A. J. Carden Edward Elder Rea Estars & Inturanse Agency Barnesville,ga J. J. Townsend G. T. Weldin Liberty Hill D. I. Hill of J. W. Woodward New Oz R. L. Swatte J. A. Stafford The Rock Fruit Farm Company M. E. Laney of Jonesboro R. J. Williams HW. P. Powell Barnesville Savings Bank J. S. Pope Zabulon G. E. Huguley W. M. Kersh Atlanta Constitution H. W. Hardwick Matthews House Royal Baking Powder A. S A. L. Mills Cochran Mrs. Rountree Miss Rountree Swainesboro Rountree W. A. Wright M. W. Smith of Griffin Jackson G. Smith Charlie Wagoner W. D. Wagoner Central Railroad Rogers, Ga Lois Rogers Wesleyan College Macon R. W. Rogers George W. Grice Arthur B. Pope Griffin District Ministers Institute E. A. Brown W. J. Lawson Express Office J. R. McClesky E. L. Reeers W.O. Gwyn Zebulon Dr.c D. Hart of Miss Nettie Perdue Mrs. R. L. Bush Brown Avenue E. Rumble Gogganeville W. T. Hammond Upson County Railroad Mrs. I. S. Jonas Mrs. Jonas Mathews House Mrs. Wynn John T. Chambers Jr Mrs. I. ©. Collier Piedmont H. P. Myers M. E. W. Rose B. Lyon Reid's T.l.adams Hellenville L. A. Collier H. B. Mays C. O. Summers Greenwood Street Mr. '. J. Williamson Mr.Hunt of Rice & Hunt C. C. Batey Murfreesboro, Tenn B. J. Clark Mrs. Batey Clark Spencer and Duke Jackson J. P. Thurman Themaston Street G. L. Summers Summers Buggy Company Maud Hammond Annie Redding Mr. W. B. Veal M A.clark, M. D B. J. Clark, M. D Clark & Clark Physicians and Surgeons J.C. Collier's Ackburn W. B. Smith, F. D B. Smith Woodwar Mitchell Prof. Smith Commercial College OF Nowentucky University Wilbur R. Smith Lexincton Kye Corbett Fitzsimmons G. W. Grice Barnesville, CA Scott Elizar Reeves’ Boys V. C. Marshburn Tutt Fred A. Beasley George L. Summers Milburn Barnesville, Georgia
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