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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1897
Page
5
A compact sales note touts Modern Medal Polish to remove odors and tarnish instantly, calling it superior in quality and low in price. The ad emphasizes perfection as a motto and contrasts with competitors, promising a gleaming finish without unpleasant residue.
Barnesville’s daily notes list visits by Mrs. J F Pound and family, Mr. C R Gwyn, and Miss Mattie Brewer among others, with many relations staying at Judge E T Pound’s home. Advertisements promote Bloodworth Bicycle Messenger and Gunny Howard coal while Druggist notices and cures for bowel issues appear alongside local health endorsements and an update on Dr. R O Cotter’s medical studies returning home from New York.
Reward offered by Mrs. R. J. Powell for the return of a pair of steel frame spectacles in a leather case. The notice is dated July 16 1897 and directs answers to Barnesville Savings Bank.
A milch cow is offered for sale by R. L. Swarts. Miss Ione Murphey hosted Tuesday night for visitors Miss Kirven of Columbus and Miss Wooten of Buena Vista. A large group of young people enjoyed a pleasant evening and praised the hostess.
Mr. J M Coppedge suffered a wrist gash about an inch long when a chisel fell from timber Monday evening. Dr B J Clark dressed the wound and it is hoped to heal quickly.
Dr. W. A. Wright, who has been quite sick for several weeks, is improving and hopes to be out again soon. Friends express relief at his progress and wish him a full recovery.
A Brooklyn reader Geo Ron Cairns, a Baptist evangelist, reports receiving the box of Dr Tichenor's Antiseptic by express on February 29, 1897. He declares it the best remedy for its claims that he has ever used.
Alderman J. I. Stallings won the primary with 148 votes in a low turnout contest. There was no opposition and the executive committee declared him the nominee. The slate includes mayor W. B. Smith and aldermen I. L. Rogers W. A. Prout and J. F. Stallings.
A promotional claim listing ten reasons why Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is superior for stomach pain dysentery and cholera infantum. It asserts instant relief no failures in severe cases chronic diarrhoea prevention of bilious colic and broad safety with lives saved. Sold by J H Blackburn Druggist in two sizes 25 and 2s.
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