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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1897
Page
2
J.G. Collier Company announces an unloading sale to clear stock quickly. The store promises deep discounts across meat, flour, syrup, lard, tobacco, cheese, bagging, ties, and shelf goods as hard times require brisk cash turnover. They demand all outstanding debts by November 10.
The Jackson Argus last week decried the Delk case settlement arguing the execution of Sheriff Gwyn was premeditated and ordered by Delk. It condemns the guilty plea and calls the outcome a travesty of justice while noting the victim’s family and public safety fears.
A newspaper notice touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a universal remedy for catarrh a constitutional disease. It claims the medicine works through the blood and mucous surfaces and offers a $100 reward for any case it fails to cure. Contact F. J. Coenry & Co. Toledo Ohio. Sold by druggists 75 cents.
A A promises a cure for eczema and ca frican tarrh claiming lasting relief after use. no verifiable medical evidence provided.
On November 2 1897 the Barnesville council met with Mayor W B Smith and aldermen to settle with Fort Wayne Co for the original electric light plant contract. The council accepted the system as satisfactory and left a balance of 1833.96 due. A sight draft of 1200 was authorized for payment on November 15 1897 leaving 633.96 unpaid. The mayor was asked to send a formal acceptance letter. Adjourned.
Barnesville Georgia council session lists Aldermen Stafford Rogers Stallings Marshburn and Prout with Finance committee approving payments totaling 920.38 across freight streets water electric and various vendors. Reports note failed ground purchase for Taylor street widening and proposed sale of nine feet nine inches front for 150 dollars. Meeting adjourns after routine notices and stamps.
Our children suffered with croup until we used Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It gave almost instant relief. For sale by J. H. Blackburn, Druggist.
The largest and best stock drug store in this section is W. H. Chambers of Barnesville Georgia. His prices are all O K.
The passage discusses proper usage of lend versus loan in dialogue. It then shifts to notes about aluminium wire used for screens and clothing lines, its resistance to weather, and prices. It also mentions aluminium pigs at 42 cents per pound and rising manufactured aluminium goods. A Persian cholera remedy using a Koran leaf is referenced, alongside the queen's household medical department costing £2700 yearly for 24 people.
In warm weather, strengthen the throat and chest with Scott's Emulsion. Heal the throat cure the cough and build the whole system. If weak flesh or chest weakness appears, act now. Keep using Scott's Emulsion all summer. For sale by all druggists at free and $.
A New York Journal observation notes that cyclists quietly teach pedestrians to keep right when meeting, left when passing, and hug walls on turns. The piece argues shared sidewalk rules reduce crowding and bumps, easing theater queues and bridge crossings despite ribbing and mud stains.
The excerpt contrasts stagnation with revolution and warns that extreme change could plunge society into bloodshed. It argues for a guiding educated elite to steer a republic and avoid chaotic governance. It then notes Munich selling liquefied air in bottles, valued for its excess oxygen but with unclear general use, currently mainly to chemists.
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