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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1885
Page
6
The column blends a courting letter with practical home economy notes. It features a marriage proposal, family tensions, and requests for household order plus a peek at economical child clothing and patterns. It recounts plans for independence, status, and household management.
Lucy Lee and Clyde Boyd, childhood sweethearts in North Georgia, cherished a wartime bond as Boyd served as a Confederate color bearer in Virginia. After the war he built a successful cattle trade, moved to Chicago, and proposed marriage in the spring, while Lucy stayed to care for her aging father at home. Their letters crossed oceans of distance, yet their affection remained steadfast across Texas and Illinois.
A mixed reads section cites patent medicine claims for Hop Bitters and Parker’s Tonic, alongside political notices about Cleveland era appointments, local health concerns, and small ads. Mentions Macon school inducement and Ely's Cream Balm for catarrh with a brief local commerce plug.
Prohibitionists push for a November election in Fullton County with both sides funding a hard fought campaign. The vote could remove barriers to negro enfranchisement by addressing tax issues, while liquor interests mobilize to contest the outcome.
J. I. Murphey and J. T. Adurphey form a new firm replacing WR Murphey & Co to serve Barnesville. They will operate the old Murphey Building location with a full stock of general merchandise and cash sales at low prices. J T Murphey continues cotton purchasing. Wrights Drug House offers pure drugs and medicines plus a range of goods at low cash figures.
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