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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1898
Page
8
The obituary notes Sallie Jordan Willis died on September 1 after a life of faith and service. It praise her resilience amid affliction, kindness, and devotion to Jesus, saying she drew others to her and left a lasting example for the community and youth. One who loved her signs the tribute.
In Barnesville Georgia on September 5 1898 Hunt and Bus announce that farmers who bought fertilizers from Southern Phosphate Works Ma con Ga should pay at Barnesville Savings Bank. The notice states Southern Phosphate Works supplied over half the county fertilizer that year at lower prices and urges prompt settlement to save dealers profit. They hope to handle Southern Phosphate Works goods next season.
A Pearson's Weekly passage recalls a witty moment in a literature class. An Irish professor explains impediment from Latin pes meaning feet and uses a quip about the man who never opened his mouth without putting his foot in it.
An advertisement proclaims Hall's Catarrh Cure as a universal remedy for catarrh, stating it cures constitutional disease by internal action. It offers a $100 reward for any case it cannot cure and invites readers to request testimonials from F. J. Cheney & Co. in Toledo, Ohio.
A brief note on upcoming marriages and etiquette suggests schemes and social plans. It highlights J P Stevens & Bro in Atlanta Georgia as a source for wedding invitations and visiting cards with fast turnaround times.
Local society mentions Miss Pattie Moyer of Roswell visiting Dr and Mrs A P Kemp. Col Leon C Greer of Oglethorpe recalls friends here over Sunday. Mrs F A Stafford returns from Porter Springs seeking health. Miss Laura Wright of Lawrence S C visits Miss May Bush. Prof and Mrs Homer Bush travel to Cuthbert after visiting relatives. Morris Jacobs advertises Marseilles counterparnes bargains. Hall s Vegetable Sicilian Hair Renewer advertised. Sought: country goose feathers by S M Howard. Mrs Julius W Gresham visits parents in Barnesville. Miss May Sandwich of Thomaston visits Miss Ione Murphey. Bakery touts use of hen eggs and cow butter by Lucas the Baker. Miss Sallie Harris visits Griffin. Mrs W J Josey returns to Fitzgerald after Barnesville stay. Pitts Carminative promoted for children s summer ailments. Roberta Cook of Waycross visits. former Gordon Institute graduate welcomed by friends.
Mr. Henry Brittain of Atlanta visited his parents Dr and Mrs J M Brittain over the weekend. J B Lovelace of Marion Ala was in the city a few days visiting Mayor and Mrs W B Smith and is father of Miss Mary W Lovelace of Gordon Institute. An advertisement for a work from home office position offers 900 yearly with 75 monthly expenses and asks applicants to send stamped envelopes to Herbert E Hess in Chicago. An article warns that careful women may ignore early signs of female ailments and describes Dr. R V Pierce Favorite Prescription as a remedy. requests 21 cents for a copy of the Common Sense Medical Adviser.
On the first and third Tuesdays in September and October 1898 the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway will sell round trip excursion tickets good twenty one days from Chicago Milwaukee and other on line to many points in South and North Dakota and other western and southwestern states at about one fare. Further information on rates routes land prices available by contacting W E Powell 410 Old Colony Bldg Chicago H F Hunter 291 Dearborn St Chicago or Geo H Heafford Chicago General Passenger Agent.
Regular meeting notes bills paid amounting to 962.39 including street and dispensary expenses. water main extension and Gordon Institute scenery approved for 1899 payment. tax relief petition denied. election results declared for aldermen H H Gray D L Anderson J W Hanson. ordinance amended on theater tax exemption. deeds for spur track rights of way discussed. meeting adjourned to install new aldermen.
Aug J Bogel a Shreveport druggist and J F Campbell a Safford merchant attest to Dr Kings New Discovery as a cure for coughs colds and consumption. The ad touts a 25 year track record and offers free trial at W A Wi cur Drug Store.
Stillmore welcomes Prof Y E Bargeron and his wife as new citizens who arrived Monday. They will assume leadership of the local college he has leased for several years and plan to open around September 5. Bargeron is renowned for building new schools and has directed schools in Locust Grove and Reynolds, Ga. His wife brings substantial teaching experience.
P E Buker of pack-train No 3 writes from Santiago de Cuba on July 23 praising Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for keeping troops supplied with ammunition and rations during a critical moment. He credits the medicine with saving lives and notes he and a comrade stocked it in Tampa before departure. The letter was sent to Chamberlain Medicine Co Des Moines Iowa for sale by John H Blackburn.
Special Fall Announcement highlights Edgar L. Rogers a longtime Barnesville merchant with a large store and wide assortment. The note praises reliability and cash bargaining power for bargains this season and mentions L. A. Collier and Harry Rogers ready to assist shoppers.
Texas advertisement announces Hall's Great Discovery a cure for kidney and bladder troubles including gravel diabetes and rheumatism. One bottle mailed for 1 two months’ treatment and purportedly cures listed ailments across men and women with child bladder regulation claims. Testimonial by J W Thompson from Groesbeck Texas dated Sept 28 1898 endorses the remedy.
Professor Charles Barrios of Lille notes 60 000 dragon flies alighting along a Morbihan telegraph line. They rest at equal intervals facing west and remain motionless as new arrivals join the line. The pattern ends where the wire turns south and leaves no insects. Is it chance or currents or sun reflection. Further study requested.
The advertisement claims Electric Bitters restore tired nerves and vigor. It says the vegetable medicine tones the stomach nerve centers, stimulates liver and kidneys, purifies blood, improves appetite, and aids digestion. Sold for one dollar per bottle at W. A. Wright's Drug Store.
An ad line promotes a quick cough remedy claiming rapid relief. The copy emphasizes fast action and a medicine marketed for temporary relief of coughing.
One Minute Cough Cure promises immediate relief from coughs and early consumption prevention. The claim attributes effectiveness to early use and notes relief in advanced stages. Dr. W. A. Wright is associated with the remedy.
U R NEXT at the City Barber shop advertises first class workmen and a fine preparation to remove dandruff and stop falling hair. Only 25c per bottle with a trial free offered by GEO. W. JORDAN, The Barber.
The Chief Burges of Milesburg Pa. says DeWitt's Little Early Risers are the best pills he has used in forty years of housekeeping. They cure constipation sick headache and stomach and liver troubles. Small in size but great in results. Dr. W A Wheat.
Debtors are notified that the books of Drs. Clark and Clark and of Dr. B J Clark, deceased, are in the hands of attorney J J Rogers for collection. Call at the office to settle promptly as collections will be pressed.
Classified notice from Barnesville Medicine Co in Barnesville Georgia seeking three trustworthy men to travel immediately. Applies at once.
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