24 Oct 1895
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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1895
Page
1
A local retailer pledges 30 day liberal trade terms to cut expenses for an Exposition trip. The seller claims not to stock surplus goods and to match competitor prices with figures that prove savings, urging customers to compare before visiting Atlanta pricing.
The Shakespearean Club lists a November 1 1895 program with castings for Portia and Brutus roles plus music and a student questions section. Prof Jere M Pound will lecture on Julius Caesar October 25 at 8 pm at Rev H P Myers residence. all interested invited.
The Atlanta exposition directors designate October 25 to 31 as Education Week with a special program. Admission for all youths under 18 is reduced to 25 cents. Organizers urge a large attendance of school people and a collective effort for a productive event.
F A Beasvey of Barnesville Georgia seeks to buy 100 bushels of charcoal at cash price per bushel.
Personal notice states Dr J Harvey Moore has moved to 307 Norcross Building in Atlanta and will give prompt attention to patients. He is described as a leading specialist in ear eye nose and throat care with a record of success in the South.
Rev. H. J. Ellis will preach next Sunday at 11 a m at the Methodist Church in a sermon addressed to the rich and those seeking wealth and all who attend.
Local merchant Edgar L. Rogers offers to help the public attend the exposition by saving money on purchases. He is described as a well known, experienced dealer with resources to run such a venture and can serve customers seeking dry goods dress goods clothing and shoes among other items.
Notice from Bargesville Mra Co invites growers to bring cotton for sale at 65 cents per hundredweight with free weighing and full market price consideration.
Two knuting mill companies eye Barnesville with one likely to move. Local effort by residents could spur growth as the town anticipates new industry and continued expansion.
Property listing offers 240 acres available as a whole or in part, located 14 miles east of Barnesville Georgia. Interested buyers are directed to box 97 in Barnesville for contact.
The Gordon Institute Cadets promise a fine show and a pleasant trip to the exposition. Col. B A Denmark of Savannah visited the city Friday with Cadet Thomas Denmark and Cadet Pratt Adame, who stayed over the weekend. Barnesville has featured strongly at the exposition for ten days with many locals enjoying the visit. The show is described as great.
A picturesque vacant lot is offered for sale on Thomas on Street. Applications are to be made at the Gazurre office.
An advertisement claims the product strengthens the liver and purifies the blood to treat dyspepsia indigestion biliousness and scrofula and even early lung scrofula and skin diseases. It guarantees refunds if no benefit is seen and asserts no substitute is as effective.
A brief note touts Dr Sage s Catarrh Remedy as mild soothing and cleansing for catarrh claimed to ease symptoms. The text suggests it heals catarrh in the head though specifics or proof are not provided.
The Barnesville Gazette urges citizens to back a potential knitting mill, led by J W Hanson of the Barnesville Manufacturing Co. The plant could employ about fifty workers, assembling 20 machines and producing roughly 150 dozen seamless hose per day. Local inducements are welcomed to secure the project.
Mr. S. B. Burr Jr. is constructing a two story eight room residence on Homaston Street above Mr. R. G. Matthews. The home will be elegantly finished and completed soon as work progresses rapidly on the attractive site.
The report notes Royal baking powder outperformed others including a no baking powder 80 pure variety in leavening strength, according to World’s Fair tests.
Mrs James M Cochrane hosted an evening with Napoleon for Gordon Institute teachers. The program featured essays, readings, music, and a question symposium followed by a colonial style reception with hot chocolate and tea. Souvenir cards with Napoleon maxims were shared as thanks to Mrs Cochrane.
The vacant six room house of Mrs. E. G. Chandler on Brown Avenue burned Tuesday night at about 10 45. Firemen responded quickly and contained the blaze as investigators suspect incendiary origin.
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