05 Mar 1885
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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1885
Page
1
An advertisement promotes Georgia Pacific Guano and related acids from John Merryman Co and Chesapeake, inviting buyers in Thomaston to compare prices. Cash price is 30.00 per ton, currency note 35.00 due Oct 1, or 375 lbs middling cotton due Oct 1, with assurances of favorable terms and competitive pricing.
A dated timetable fragment lists multiple freight and passenger train numbers and times between Barnesville, Macon, and Atlanta. Entries include day and night freights, through freights, and Barnesville accommodations with various departure and arrival times across early and late hours, plus connections via Nice Wincon and The Rock.
H. D. Featherstone writes from Springfield Tennessee praising the Female Regulator for curing his daughter of a long standing female ailment. He states immediate improvement after use and declares he would pay $50 a bottle if needed. The letter endorses the product and recommends it to others with confidence.
A.J. White offers private sale of multiple parcels in Milner and surrounding areas including 650 acres cultivated by W. R. Graham, 144 acres known as Tolan & Johnson lands, 24 acres Lavender place, 26244 acre lot on Upson line, several houses and stores near Main Street, warehouses, and 18 acres in Dalton. Terms easy and convenient. sale may occur anytime this year.
A sprawling item notes multiple local misdeeds nearby including burglaries in Atlanta and Milledgeville, a double homicide in Tatnall county, suicides and strange incidents. It previews the upcoming inaugural pageant in Washington with details on crowds, parade routes, ball arrangements, and officials, and mentions national news including a Chicago court adoption bid and Swiss expulsion of anarchists.
The writer notes a sigh in the heart despite a gay lip in Washington as streets wear bunting. The pension office is described as the most festively decked, covered with bunting, eagles, and shields, reflecting public mood and official symbolism.
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