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Fragmentary OCR yields terse civic notices and brief items listing names places and dates. Readable bits hint at public matters and local actions but lack full context or complete details.
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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1899
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR yields terse civic notices and brief items listing names places and dates. Readable bits hint at public matters and local actions but lack full context or complete details.
In a lively appeal, B. M. Turner urges Barnesville to attend Gordon Institute’s commencement. He extols the faculty, student achievements, and the social and educational benefits of open hospitality, urging parents, friends, and the community to support the event for the town’s cultural and moral uplift.
Miss Trueletta Kreth of Raleigh N C has joined Gordon Institute as the new Art department member for the upcoming term. Professor Jere M Pound, president, says she comes highly recommended and is eminently qualified to begin with the fall term opening in September.
The Gazette notes Mrs Laula Kendall Rogers, previously ill, has improved considerably and is on the way to recovery. Initial worry has given way to rejoicing as the family hopes for a complete recovery soon.
The note recounts continued illness of Mr Frank Black who has been very sick for several days. Caring friends and skilled doctors have attended him at his Elm street home the Kitchens place and there is hope for recovery.
A brief note highlights DeWitt’s Little Early Ses as a well known remedy. The copy emphasizes its popularity and use in traditional medicine of the era. Local drugstore display cabinets showcase the product.
A letter from J. T. Cardwell of Fall Creek Depot Virginia praises Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery and Pellets for curing indigestion and liver complaints. He says after severe cold and declining health the medicine restored digestion, vigor, and nerve strength, claiming it builds sound flesh without creating flabby fat.
The listing notes a few ladies trimmed hats priced from 1.00 to 2.75 and a single silk Gloria steel red lot. It also lists one lot of ladies slippers at 1.00 and another lot of Brown Shoe Co. slippers at 2.25, all offered for a short sale period.
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