Barnesville Council Proceedings February 17 1896
Barnesville Georgia council meets with all members present except W B Smith. Finance committee recommends and council approves payments totaling 98 38 to water works streets dispensary capitation tax Potts Thomson Liquor J M Hansel & Sons J J Rogers and others. Street renamed Water Works Avenue. Ponds drainage reports endorse continued ditching and sanitary improvements. License ordinance amended to remove rail for several fees. Refunds considered for J T Hunt and W B Smith Co. adjourned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Hansel & Sons
J. J. Rogers
J. R. Jenkins
Barnesville
Fen
Rue
Mayor & Counem
Eveney
Mill Street
Jas. C. Cattoway
R. T. Wuarre
J. R. Jenxina
Chr
R. L. Swarts
V. O. Maneupurn
Water Works Avenue
Stafford and Elder Ponds
J. M. Thomas Pond
J. W. Stafford Fish Pond
Edward Elder
W. M. Howard
V. O. Mansuzurn
A. O. Murrney
Barnasviniz, Ga
Fes
May 8
Coune
H. Connauly
M. D
W. C. Buntocs
Huguley
Cemetery
Howard
Council
Murphey
J. T. Hunt
W. B. Smith & Co
For Sale Nice Residence Lot on Zebulon Street
Real estate notice listing a residential lot for sale on Zebulon Street. Seller listed as M. G. Howano. No price provided. Property described as a nice residential lot suitable for home construction. Local posting appears in classified-style format.
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Zebulon Street
Midway Notes on Local School and Farm Outlook
The literary school taught by Miss Leila Holmes reports twenty five pupils and solid progress. Farmers faced limited work due to cold weather since Christmas but anticipate heavy cotton planting and strong home supplies. many mules bought suggest a large crop of cotton.
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Leila Holmes
Miss Holmes
Literary Club Plans March Meeting at Dr Rogg's House
The Literary Club met at Rev H P Myers home with large attendance. Next meeting set for March 3 at Dr J L Rogg's. Scott as poet and prose writer featured with papers by Mrs L K Rogers and Miss Clark, plus music and recitations by several members.
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H. P. Myers
J. L. Rogg
Scott
Marriage Announcement: Miss Sadie Gunn Weds W A Strickland
Announcement states the marriage of Miss Sadie Gunn of Washington Georgia to Mr W A Strickland of Concord Georgia occurred yesterday. Strickland is noted as a leading young man and rising landowner in Pike County. Gunn is a niece of Rev J W Beck and highly regarded in Georgia. Pike County residents extend congratulations.
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Sadie Gunn
Washington, Ga
W. A. Strickland
Concord
Strickland
Pike County
Miss Gunn
J. W. Beck
Georgia
Sapolio Boat Crosses Atlantic on Advertising Tour
Sapolio boat Sapolio toured the country advertisement with Cipain Andrews aboard. The 14 foot craft sailed from Atlantic City on July 20 1892 and reached Palos Spain on September 20 1892 a 69 day crossing. The craft visited Barnesville Tuesday and yesterday as part of the publicity run.
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Sapolio
Cipain Andrews
Atlantic Ocean
Barnesville
Capt. Andrews
Atlantic City
N. J
Palos
Spain
Mr W C Stafford Leaves on Florida Trip
West Brinfield merchant W P Holden reports a customer, Mr Fred Webber of Holland Mississippi, used Chamberlains Cough Remedy for a child’s cold and cough with success. The ad notes the medicine treats acute throat and lung disease and is safe for children. sold by J H Blackburn.
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Fred Webber
Holland
W. P. Holden
West Brinfield
J. H. Blackburn
Russian Countess Runs Private Berlin Brewery
A Russian countess with barley estates built a brewery to boost revenue and manage its processes herself. She inspected the pneumatic malting equipment at a Berlin brewery and proved knowledgeable about every detail. The brewer found her beer samples excellent, rivaling Bohemian and German products. She is believed to be Europe’s only woman brewer.
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Berlin
Europe
Philadelphia
Peat Fiber Cloth Promises White Bleachable Dyes
Peat fiber can be bleached to snowy whiteness and will dye any color. Cloth made from peat fiber is entirely antiseptic and resists parasitic organisms. Finer peat fabrics resemble the best tweeds and closely imitate camel’s hair cloth.
Pug Dog Joke Sparks Apology in Courtroom Exchange
In a Detroit Free Press item a judge or lawyer withdraws a charge after a humorous exchange about a pug dog allegedly evolving from a monkey. The witty remark leads to an apology citation involving a pug and a monkey.
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Detroit Free Press
Iron City Dish Washer advertisement promising value
An agent promotes the Iron City Dish Washer as a valuable washing machine priced at 3.50 dollars. The seller claims popular approval after demonstration and invites applications from W. P. Crayton of Barnesville Georgia.
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Iron City
Enterprising Atlanta Constitution Ad Highlight
An advertisement praises the Atlanta Constitution as one of the nation's most enterprising papers. It notes its new southern equipment and asserts the paper is better prepared than ever to produce a great issue.
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Atlanta Constitution
South
Lumber Yard Opens for Oak and Pine Lumber Sales
An advertisement notes the opening of a new lumber yard by M. M. Bxxtorr in Barnesville Gaff offering oak and pine lumber of any size and quality at cash prices. Readers are urged to place orders.
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M. M
Barnesville, Gaff
Murphey & Black Open New Repair Shop
Murphey and Black announce completion and move into their new repair shop on Monday. The shop offers prompt service and promises to handle customers’ work quickly and efficiently.
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Murphey & Black
Royal Powder and Georgia Governor Nomination Talk
The piece extols Royal Powder as a trusted kitchen aid able to produce fine biscuits cakes muffins and crusts. It also cites a Savannah figure Tomlinson F Johnson as reportedly seeking the Republican nomination for Georgia governor though he has not stated plans to be governor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tomlinson F. Johnson
Savannah
Republican Party
Georgia
South Georgia Methodist Conference Minutes Report Growth
The last South Georgia Methodist conference minutes show 61 206 members within the bounds of the conference and a net gain of 1 067 members for the year. The conference received for all purposes including salaries of preachers 224 891 03 dollars last year. Also notes a local reward claim by J J Rogers for cutting telephone wires. George Collier noted as former Wigwam chief now traveling salesman and in good humor on the road.
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South Georgia Methodist Conference
George Collier
Indian Springs
Castoria Slogan Parody in Advert Karoom
A playful recall of a famous advertising jingle about Castoria and its evolution through life stages, noting how the product name shifts from Castoria to Cystonia as a humorous twist on parental anecdotes and generations.
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