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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1898
Page
5
Local personals list visits and trips among residents including Mr. William H. Chambers in Gate City and Miss Emmie Matthews in Atlanta. Detailing diurnal movements of families and friends with mentions of Burns, Greer, Nash, and others visiting in Griffin, Macon, Decatur, and Atlanta. includes a horse for sale and a medicinal claim.
Our town bands together to sell surplus items by auction and direct trade. The Reeves Brothers run a large mixed goods store with fair dealings and a strong, bustling local spirit as they promote new GA cane and a thriving barter market.
A letter ridicules the long running “phone” story and a merchant’s cost selling claims. It accuses the firm of deception after six years of similar assurances, asserting no item will be bought at actual New York cost in Painesville for the rest of the year. The author pledges to match or beat any offer while calling the tactic a bash and nonsense.
A sharp rebuttal ad declares a rival’s prices as inflated and deceptive. The message asserts the seller’s honesty, vows continued hustling business at the same stand, and urges customers to switch to they ensure savings without paying higher stated prices.
J. W. Stafford and sons announce the marriage of Trellis Elizabeth Carmichael to Edward Alexander Stephens at 4 30 p m November 16 in the Presbyterian church in McDonough. Stephens has many Barnesville relatives and friends to congratulate him.
To convince thousands that their illness is not disease but a needed system cleansing, the offer promises comfort at home through positive treatment. Syrup of Figs, manufactured only by the California Fig Syrup Co., is sold by all druggists.
The Epworth League held a pleasant social gathering at the Mathews Hotel Friday evening despite bad weather. A good crowd attended and the meeting was entirely social, with the league described as in a prosperous condition.
An advertisement urges men to protect health to sustain success. It claims Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery cleanses blood, fights germs, and cures various ailments from dyspepsia to rheumatism. Readers are asked to send 21 one cent stamps for a free cap and mailing costs to the World’s Health Association in Buffalo, New York.
Miss Carrie Loewe of Hapeville Georgia visited the city Sunday with her friend Miss Maybell Veal. She has visited before and has friends here in the community.
Free sample box of Dr King Life Pills advertised by H. Ke Buelke len & Co Chicago. A trio will convince you of their merits. Pills aid constipation and upset stomach with gentle action and no deleterious substances. Regular size 25 cents per box. Sold by W A Wright, Druggist.
Dr Rolf Hunt will preach Sunday at the Presbyterian church as part of regular services at 11:00 a.m. and 7:15 p.m. The public is invited to attend.
Clarence L. Stocks of Barnesville was elected president of his class at Atlanta Dental College this week. Friends and faculty praise his leadership as his family remains in Barnesville.
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