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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1885
Page
5
Publication note from The Barnesville Gazette records J. C published by McMichael and entries entered at the Turnesville post office with the usual class mail designation.
The piece contrasts Chicago’s new $2,000,000 Board of Trade building with a socialist counter parade. It notes prohibition debate in Troup County, postal and citrus trade views, political reflections on Cleveland, local disasters, and various regional notes from Georgia to Greece.
A dated testimonial heavy on claims for Hop Bitters urging readers to take all mentioned medicines to achieve perfect health. Narratives from a Buffalo resident and a workingman tout dramatic liver and rheumatism relief after seven bottles. The ad warns against inferior green labeled “Hop” products and promotes caution with poisonous substitutes.
A Monday morning boiler explosion at Mill No. 2 of the Bib Manufacturing Co in Macon instantly kills Austin Gibson, the plant engineer. The loss is estimated at $25,000 or more as industry contends with hard times and shrinking expenses.
One dollar each for a compact facsimile statue and an attractive mantel ornament. The twelve inch high statuette and pedestal designs are US patented and available only through this committee. Five dollars delivers each model. Submit remittance to Richard Butler secretary American Committee of the Statue of Liberty 8 Mercer Street New York.
The Oakton Springs Hotel on Lake Pewaukee Wisconsin near Milwaukee opens for summer from May to November offering 110 rooms and liberal terms. Guests enjoy boat excursions billiards croquet and steamers on the lake with easy access to Oakton Springs renowned for its curative waters used since 1834. Rates are 250 per day with weekly or monthly options. Wa Currie is proprietor.
A list of freight and passenger train times involves Barnesville, Atlanta, Macon, Thomaston, and Upson County routes. Timings show up and down movements with references to No 6 Down No 7 Night Freight and No 8 South Night service, detailing departure and arrival windows across multiple towns and the lines serving them.
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