28 Mar 1895
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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1895
Page
1
Mrs Ella Cole Mills a well known Barnesville milliner opens a new millinery shop over the Penny Rack with a full stock of hats bonnets trimmings and the latest styles. She invites the public to call and inspect her goods.
A writer defends merchants against charges of overpricing while urging restraint in judgment. He recalls a farmer who claimed paying 120 cents on the dollar and cautions readers to avoid hasty conclusions. The piece promotes charity over criticism amid economic strains.
A personal column describing a Washington visit with jabs at Congress, a Grand Opera season featuring Melba, and a zoo hippo potamus sighting. The writer ribbing Sen Bite and Vice President Stevenson, compliments Mrs Cleveland, and muses on Barnesville depots and public library plans amid lighthearted bystander humor.
Invitations have been issued for the marriage of Mr. W. B. Merritt and Miss Katie Pope this afternoon at 3 in the Zebulon home of Judge and Mrs. J. S. Pope. Merritt, a Columbus public school teacher, is well known in Arnsville and highly regarded. Pope is a popular Zebulon young woman with many local friends.
The Literary Club will meet Friday evening April 5 at Maj J. T. Murphey’s home. Prof A M Fletcher reads the critique with music by Ione Murphey and Marion Bloodworth recitation by Marion Bloodworth. Papers by A M Lambdin L K Rogers R L Merritt B H Hardy. Current events by Mrs C W Steed.
The Barnesville area shops emphasize Easter readiness with a full dressgoods and millinery department. Berry Buanoce and Lona Warrie offer latest fashion lines, lace, white goods, and spring outfit guidance.
Mrs. R M Collier of The Rock died last Sunday and was buried at Mt Zion church in Piedmont. She was the grandmother of Mr. J C Collier and was well known and beloved in the area.
Dr Price’s Cream Baking Powder earns a gold medal at the Midwinter Fair in San Francisco recognizing its quality and popularity amid competition from other baking products.
One of the souths best known jewelry houses, J P Stevens and Bro, Atlanta on Whitehall Street, offers a fine line of jewelry and watch repairs. They excel at engraving and present special offers for visiting cards, as advertised in this issue.
An advertisement touts Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a blood purifier and healer for lung scrofula conditions like consumption, weak lungs, bronchitis, and asthma. It promises cure or money back if no benefit, urging early prevention and treatment.
The proprietors claim their medicine perfectly and permanently cures catarrh and offer $500 cash if they cannot cure your case. The guarantee emphasizes confidence in the product and invites customers to try it with a bold financial incentive.
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