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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1898
Page
1
A crowded shoe store advertises Edwin Clapps mens shoes with money back guarantee and a 25 percent savings on capes for ladies. It touts low prices from 50 cents to 10 dollars and urges readers to visit when buying winter footwear.
We are recognized by fashionable people as the head quarters for fine millinery. Our sales in this department already surpass expectations and exceed Barnesville stores combined. We originate trends and offer up to date goods at prices competitors cannot duplicate.
A local advert promotes a wide line of dress goods in the latest styles. Shoppers are urged to visit the store when in town, promising money saved and to watch the space for weekly deals.
Mrs Lula Kendall Rogers delivers a talk before the Woman's Literary Club of Barnesesville tracing the changing role of women from early schooling to modern clubs. She cites historical restrictions, contrasts Europe and Asia, and lauds progress through Christian influence and organized women’s groups.
Last Friday night Mayor Walter B Smith and wife chaperoned a group of youths on a possum hunt near Potato Creek on Zebulon Road. They returned with a possum and later visited Middlebrooks store for candy and snacks, the outing ending in cheerful recollections.
An article in this issue outlines the history of Mormonism and urges readership to study it, noting missionaries of the sect active in Pike County and across the state. It stresses free speech and religious liberty while warning readers to beware of evil in any form.
Jean Grace Jenkins, five months old, daughter of Mr and Mrs W C Jenkins, died Sunday afternoon after a lengthy illness. Funeral services were held Monday at the Jenkins home conducted by Dr J M Brittain. The body rests in Greenwood Cemetery as the community extends sympathy to the bereaved family.
Thursday night a young negro named Major Hightower was arrested near Milner on suspicion of a Barnesville home invasion at Jim and Mrs. Smith but was cleared after investigation. He was handed to Sheriff L. O. Wright of Newton County on an assault warrant and taken to Covington.
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