Barnesville Sarette item from June 29 1899
Fragmentary notice from Barnesville Georgia dated Thursday June 29 1899. Sparse readable text lists location Barnesville and a dated entry but no clear action or full context available.
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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1899
Page
4
Fragmentary notice from Barnesville Georgia dated Thursday June 29 1899. Sparse readable text lists location Barnesville and a dated entry but no clear action or full context available.
Next week promises the richest program yet in the state with a series of performances offered for a $2.50 season ticket. Citizens are urged to attend, decorate their homes, and join in a week meant for pleasure and profit, aiming for a brilliant community event.
The note urges officials of the Central to clear freight cars from the depot area during large crowds expected for passenger train arrivals. It stresses providing public space and avoiding obstructions to accommodate the Barnesville business and visitors.
President Henry B Plant head of the Plant system of railroads and the Southern Express Company died in New York City after a period of frail health. He rose from poverty to wealth, earning national respect and esteem. He spent much time in the south and showed special interest in Florida as the country mourns his loss.
An advertisement offers a one hundred dollar reward for incurable catarrh and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as an internal treatment. F J Cheney & Co of Toledo, with endorsements from West & Truax and Wacpinc, Kinnan & Marvin, claim reputation and financial ability to fulfill obligations. Price 75 cents per bottle. testimonials available. Hall's Family Pills also advertised.
The Summers Buggy Company, through their undertaking department led by G. L. Summers, unveils a new rubber-tired hearse of the latest style. Summers, funeral director and embalmer for 30 years, is noted for courteous service. The firm offers ready public service and refunds long distance phone charges when services are rendered.
A Nov 16 1898 item from West Point Georgia features a reader testimonial praising Dr. Tichenor's Anti peptic for cuts bee stings and scalds. The letter notes constant household use and rates the product as invaluable.
A reader named J. W. Stafford endorses William Jennings Bryan and criticizes northern abolitionists while urging unity. He recalls Gov. Northen's address on race, denounces south haters, and predicts a busy town event featuring Bryan next week.
An advertisement touts the Syrup of Figs from the California Fig Syrup Co as the original, superior laxative. It warns against imitations and highlights the product’s gentle action on kidneys liver and bowels without gripe or nausea. The company locations are San Francisco Louisville and New York.
Texas advertisement proclaims one bottle of Hall's Great Discovery cures kidney and bladder troubles with wide claims. It claims relief for gravel diabetes seminal emissions rheumatism and bladder irregularities in men and women and bladder issues in children. The notice offers mail order for 1 cent with two months treatment and lists E W Hart as sole manufacturer formerly in Waco and W A Wright of Barnesville as a seller.
A Temple Texas note dated April 16, 1899, quotes W. R. Tyter D. D. S. praising Hall's Great Discovery for bladder and kidney issues. He says one bottle cured him and he would not take a thousand dollars for the benefit. Formerly of Barnesville.
A pleasant surprise party was given Miss Lucile Mitchell Tuesday evening. Rain spoiled the lawn plans but many games were played inside the house. Attendees included Grace Woodward, Carrie Elder, Mattie Nelson, Jessie Myers, Nettie Lee Grace, Annie Kate Smith, Rosa Hammond, Ida Thurman, Cecil Carson, Lucile Mitchell, Lee Carter, Clarence Collier, Warren Woodward, Walter Marshburn, Eddie Howard, Handley Blackburn, Heidi Sherouse, George Elder, and Kathryn Lockhart.
A vintage promotional note touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as the sole teething remedy used by mothers for over fifty years. It claims to soothe gums, relieve pain, cure wind colic, and aid diarrhea, selling worldwide through druggists at 25 cents per bottle.
Remnant stock clearance with deep price cuts across departments. Men’s Negligee shirts drop to 50c from 75c to 1.25. straw hats reduced to 35c 65c and 1.00. Bargain counter offers up to 75c 1.00 1.50 items. Oxford ties slippers and more at half to clear. Chautauqua promotion invites shoppers to visit.
In the dress goods department a special 8c summer dress goods counter features figured organ dies percales lappets swisses lawns and more with former prices 12 15 18 20 and 25 cents per yard now 8c. Also excess stock of 5c goods from 8 and 10 yard ranges. Ladies fine Krippendorf Drew and Selby shoes promoted as best in the city.
We will rent items from our furniture department to boarding houses and hotels during chautauqua at reasonable weekly prices. Make contracts early to ensure availability. Credit will be good here until Sept. 1.
A Northen capital supporter in Alabama argues in a letter to the Manufacturer's Record that steady conservative growth, not speculation, will drive southern industry. He warns of over speculation, notes cheap southern resources, and predicts southern dominance in steel and coal while urging capital to back safe, steady development.
Brief agency message records a request for assistance and contact details. The fragment notes an offer or invitation and a garbled line mentioning a person or alias Grif. No clear event or outcome is established.
A modern beauty thrives on good food and outdoor exercise, her health shining. When her system needs cleansing, she uses the gentle Syrup of Figs, made only by the California Fig Syrup Co.
A compact collection of rural maxims offers practical wisdom on caution, restraint, and prudence. Each line pairs a common situation with a cautionary image, highlighting shared folk wisdom about trust, restraint, and consequence.
An old tobacco habit cure advertisement promises No-To-Bac for fifty cents and a guaranteed effect. It claims to strengthen weak men and purify blood, with pricing listed as 0c and $2 and distribution through druggists.
An advertisement claims DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve heals wounds rapidly with no scarring, attributed to Dr W A Wincut and L HoutMeEs. The message emphasizes scarless recovery.
Notice offers several tons of guano at reduced price to close out. Promises doubled yields for peas potatoes turnips and forage through high grade fertilizer. Act quickly before stock is gone.
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