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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1884
Page
4
Pike and Monroe counties see a wave of candidacy notices as multiple figures announce bids for tax collector roles. J A Adams promotes precinct service while W D Waggoner cites Civil War service and current wounds to bolster his campaign.
Business listings warn of insurance rate hikes and property underinsured while collateral ads promote wagons harnesses and carriages. Local appointments announce J H Blount addressing six district counties with Washington Dessau and upcoming speeches in Forsyth, Macon, Zebulon, and other towns.
The article notes strong warehouse shipments in August but slower cash sales versus last year. It records widespread overproduction with 121,000 looms and 4,900,000 spindles idle, risking price gains if curtailment continues. Edward Atkinson is cited on potential hardship, while jobbers show heavy distribution and improving early September activity aided by hot weather.
Milner Georgia residents trade sharp allegations over city leadership and a contested storefront front project. In a dated letter, a local writer accuses Luther Holmes of signing as Milner and claims secrecy, protests, and a council clash. The piece also notes a legal ruling on a prohibition election and quo warranto issues from Richmond.
Mr Eight W Bloodworth extols Mille-maize as the South’s most valuable new stock feed. He notes rapid green growth, high yield, and strong fattening and milk qualities, urging every planter with a mild cow to plant a patch. He predicts ten tons of hay per acre in good conditions.
Stafford HLALOCK & Co notes good demand for all cotton grades with quotations for Good Middlings and Middlings shown. response suggests steady market activity and firm prices across the selection.
A scanned market page lists various groceries with prices per unit such as meat at 12 cents per pound, flour per carrel from 6.50 to 7.00, sugar at 9 to 10 cents per pound, cabbage five cents per pound, and oats six cents per bushel. Multiple line items show per-pound, per-bushel, and per-keg pricing across produce, meats, dairy, and staples.
Special notices advertise Ethiopian Pile Ointment Dr Hodges Great Purifier Holmes Wash and Dentifice Thrash’s Consumptive cura and Lung Restorer all for sale by Dr W A Wright at Gem Drug store claiming health benefits and safe family medicine.
An October Popular Science Monthly article argues that scientific understanding transforms cooking and domestic life. It cautions against extreme diets while praising chemistry in food, noting eggs fruits and vegetables reveal essential nutrition and that kitchen choices influence society.
Jurors sometimes seek outside information when unsure how to decide a case. Judge Parker of New Jersey halted a criminal trial and granted a new one after a juror privately investigated the crime scene to verify witness testimony, ruling the juror in contempt despite no prejudice or disclosure to others.
The temperance movement in South Carolina advocates preventing liquor sales in cities towns and rural areas. They aim to keep the issue before the public without making it a political campaign. An Ethiopian Ointment advertised as a hemorrhoid remedy is marketed by Dr. W A Wright. Gem Drug Store sells Thrasii's consumptive cure and Lung Restorer.
The Japanese Government signals a major policy shift by proposing immediate modification of the 1858 treaty with England. It plans to open all of Japan to foreign residence travel and trade, removing existing restrictions at treaty ports.
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