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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1885
Page
5
A collage of notices from Forsyth and Griffin regions includes real estate sale at Forsyth St, purchases by E L Rogers and J F Howard, moves by T B Siyon building tenants, a memorial association meeting, invitations to commencements, and praise for Dr Harter's Iron Tonic as a reader testimonial.
Advertises T Guernsey of Macon as supplier of builders hardware sash doors blinds mouldings paints oils putty glass lime cement lumber shingles laths and more. Notes W J Fincher moves post office to new Jackson Street room with lock boxes for public convenience. Also reports divorce suit from J W B Reid against Mattie M Reid nee Bound filed in Pike Fulton counties.
Publish house George Stinson & Co. of Portland Maine seeks new agents nationwide. They offer profitable, affordable lines and timing that suits home work. Women welcome, no experience needed, training provided, no overnight travel required, and trial costs are zero.
The Pike County Spring term lists grand and travers jurors including B A Lifsey J W Powell J C Crawford Robin Pilkinton and many others. The piece also discusses money supply and farming prospects with remarks on five year loan plans and debt payment strategies. It notes a remarkable recovery story about Mrs Willing of Manchester and a local school report from Miss Tyus in Barnesville.
The Monroe Superior Court, Monday at 10, opened with Judge John D. Stewart swearing Grand Jurors and Traverse Jurors for the first week. Several jurors and officials attended, including Solicitor General Womack. four prisoners awaited in jail for arson, burglary, and a misdemeanor. total new cases numbered sixty eight.
An advertisement extols Brown's Iron Bitters as a tonic that tones up the body, drives away misery and nervous debility, and brings cheer to the home. It claims to make bad blood good and to keep the town’s druggists stocking the remedy while hinting at future content on corn raising.
A speaker notes a belief in pursuing money by honest means if possible, and otherwise seeking wealth by any lawful path. The remark invokes a famous line urging industrious, legitimate earnings as the guiding principle.
A letter from Georgia praises Swift's Specific for female health, claiming rapid improvement in wife health after starting the remedy. The writer cites energy, weight gain, and nerve restoration, attributing long standing debility to blood and skin ailments to the product. A second testimonial from Indian Springs notes substantial weight gain and systemic renovation after treatment.
Captain W. Thornton of Talbotton, who recently failed in business, has reached settlements with his creditors and is able to restart his operations.
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