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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1899
Page
4
Directors pledge a genuine week long program with the best features and daily attractions. Citizens of Barnesville and the state are urged to cooperate for a magnificent Chautauqua from July 2 to July 8 inviting all to attend and enjoy the statewide feast.
Sew Engine and Machinery. Summers Buggy Co introduces a twenty horsepower gasoline engine to drive new plant machinery. Fueled from an external tank and ignited by electricity, the engine starts in a minute and runs without attention. G L Summers praises its efficiency and expectancy of higher output.
A brief Tuesday storm in Barn esville brought strong wind rain and hail for several minutes. Chimneys toppled on homes of Mrs R J Powell Captain B M Turner Mrs C E Lambdin and Mr J F Stallings with minor roof damage. Horses were frightened and vehicles torn up though no major destruction reported.
They Are Selling Buggies. On one day last week, Messrs. J. G. Smith & Sons received orders for fifty two jobs, including buggies, phaetons, carriages and surveys. This is a fine record and it shows somewhat the great popularity of Smith's Barnesville Buggies. They are doing an immense business.
The colored ministers of Barnesville formed the Ministers' Union of Barnesville to advance religious moral and material interests of the community. Rev. J. H. DuBignon was elected president Rev. S. E. Perry vice president Rev. A. J. Cobb secretary Rev. S. C. Childs treasurer.
Atlanta prominent citizen Don Bain praises Barnesville as a self-made, growing town with waterworks electric light, a Gordon Institute school with 350 students, multiple factories including hosiery knitting and barrel works, 600 to 700 workers, and a population of 3000 to 4000. He credits local effort over external capital.
Advertisement asserts La Grippe danger lies in pneumonia and that Chamberlains Cough Remedy, taken with reasonable care, prevents pneumonia. It claims thousands of users show no pneumonia cases and that the remedy cures La Grippe faster than others. Sold by J. H. Blackburn.
The J. C. Collier Co. showcased a beautiful stock in Barnesville with a magnificent display across dress goods and millinery. Despite bad weather, many attended the opening and praised the selection, while the Gordon Institute Band led by R. L. Swatts performed Tuesday evening, enriching the event.
The Barnesville article urges the Southern Express Co to construct a new express building due to growing business and a cramped current office. Agent Swatts is cited as hampered in serving the public, with Barnesville rapidly rising in commercial importance.
Mr. J. C. W. Stallings remains ill on Ann street and his family appeals for community sympathy and assistance from local residents.
Miss Belle Rose and Miss Nelle Blalock of Barnesville visit Mrs. H. S. Bradley in Oxford. Rose, famed for a magnificent voice, receives praise from Oxford audiences. The Mendelssohn Chorus Club recital is a social hit with Miss Rose as star, receiving encore after encore and loud applause from a large cultured audience.
A long running advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup used for teething by millions of mothers for over fifty years. It claims to soothe the child ease gums cure wind colic and address diarrhea with immediate relief. Sold by druggists worldwide at 25 cents a bottle urging customers to request this remedy.
Barnesville showcases in windows grow like a city, with merchants A L Mills Maddux and Son J H Bate Co J C Collier Co W O Marshburn Morris Jacobs J R Deavers Penny Racket displaying attractive goods. The public praises the displays and hopes other merchants imitate the example to help Barnesville.
An advertisement claims deafness stems from inflamed Eustachian tube mucous lining and cannot be cured locally. It promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as the constitutional remedy and guarantees $100 for catarrh deafness uncurable by the product, with free circulars from F. J. Cheney of Toledo, Ohio.
Colliers displays a limited week of special attractions featuring clothing and footwear. Shoppers are urged to visit for value on outfits and shoes as part of the store’s promotional push.
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