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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1897
Page
7
A long OCR fragment blends inspirational quotes with scattered exposition on exhibitions, buildings and crops. It references Shelby county, Pike and Monroe counties, the Woman's Building, and a list of carnival and park attractions, plus prisoner escapes in Bartow county.
The article describes a Memphis exposition display featuring a scale pyramid replicating Cheops with a 115 foot base and 139 foot rise, a large interior hall, and surrounding galleries. It notes Shelby County products will be shown, and Memphis on the Mississippi will revive the old city’s name.
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