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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1897
Page
10
A farm focused column urges farmers to boost effort and intelligence to endure low cotton prices. It contrasts past abundance with present hardship, calling for decisive change by farmers themselves and stressing hog and hominy as steady staples. Longstanding views from LirrLe BEN emphasize self-reliance and community resilience.
A short verse encourages smiling and letting go amid life’s battles. It suggests a simple motto to endure sorrows, seek wealth and happiness, and win goodwill from a partner by remaining cheerful. The piece notes misfortune and social friction but upholds cheer as a coping strategy.
Fire destroyed the gin of T. J. Moye and Bro at Lamont on Friday afternoon. The blaze may have started from a match or friction and quickly consumed the gin and its contents. Loss estimated at 1200 dollars with 500 dollars insured. Moyes suffered about 1000 dollars and others 200.
Local rental ad offers a two horse farm eight miles from Barnesville. Property can be rented as one unit or split into two farms. Contact J. H. Blacksurn for details.
The article cites McClures statistics by Geo Waldron on Greater New York City. It projects a population of about 3 300 000 within 360 square miles and compares the city’s extent to London, Paris and a cross country line to St. Louis. A city population lined shoulder to shoulder would stretch a thousand miles.
The Lysian society met last Friday with chairman Fale presiding. Minutes were read and adopted. The general business moved to continue debate until next Friday, a motion carried. Tyson asked for a substitute to stand in for Carmicheal as Simmons volunteered. The meeting adjourned due to an in town circus.
A Mountain Glen Arkansas family reports rapid relief for their children with croup after using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. The druggist J. H. Blackburn advertises the product and cites One Minute Cough Cure as the intended purpose.
Advertisement: a reader seeks to rent a good milch cow with option to purchase. Apply to the Gazette.
A quotation praises women who age gracefully through a sunny temper. It credits their lasting attractiveness to a bright outlook and charitable view of others, with the phrase quoted from Saunders.
A compilation of aphorisms on women's roles and virtues from Lincoln Berryer Duryea Longfellow Balzac. Reflections praise motherhood, beauty, and inner life, contrasting domestic virtue with public ambition and affection. Notable lines emphasize maternal influence and the sanctity of the home.
The article advises keeping nests clean to prevent dirty eggs and protect reputation. It notes autumn excess stock and discards stock not up to standard. It suggests feeding strategies for chicks using milk curd, bread and milk, and plain mix of corn meal with bran oats rye or beans, always scalding meals before feeding.
A six room dwelling on Zebulon Street is offered for application to D. L. Anderson at Wrights Drug Store. The notice requests interested parties to apply locally for rental or lease details.
The Zebulon Journal reports Georgia counties with Pike tax rates higher than average while noting Pike’s rate at 5.50 percent. Col J J Rogers won an acquittal in the Bailey Brinkley and J M Brown burglary case in Milner, despite strong circumstantial evidence and an alibi defense.
Gray Britt, the boy Tom Delk gave a saw to cut from his cell, faced a Barnesville burglary charge and was found not guilty. He described plans to escape by sawing, noting the cell iron was softer than the window. He said prisoners planned to knoc k down the jailer, but the sheriff’s vigilance thwarted the trap door escape.
The state and defense consented to a continuance for Tom Langford who may testify for the state. Langford is to be used in the Delk case set for the fourth Monday in October at McDonough. Delk’s lawyers seek evidence to impeach Langford’s potential testimony regarding Sheriff Gwyn’s killing.
Several affidavits from witnesses claim Langford stated that Delk was not in the house when the murder occurred. The statements are part of testimony surrounding the killing and potential disclosures of alibi claims.
Col J M Smith injured in a Molena shooting affray by marshal George Matthews who faced trial waiver before Justice Hartley and posted 200 dollar bond. Matthews’ case noted, Rev A B Pope recovering in Summerville after a month of illness as friends wish him health.
Cash paid for a good mare or mule for farm use. Must be cheap. See me at my place on Zebulon street from October 24 to November 1st. W. K. Wilkinson, Barnesville, Ga.
Two young men or a gentleman and wife can obtain board with a large first floor front room. Contact Mrs. D. A. Stroup for details at Thomaston Street location.
A local editor, struck by a severe cold deemed la grippe, used Chamberlain s Cough Remedy after reading its advertisements. The remedy acted like magic and produced a speedy permanent cure, with a strong recommendation for anyone suffering from a cough or cold. It is available in 25 and 50 cent sizes from J H Blackburn, Druggist.
Money to loan for farmers offered by Capaniss and Willingham Attorneys at Law Forsyth Georgia. Loans available from 300 dollars upward at 8 percent annual interest. Bring deeds to arrange terms. October 1 1897.
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