This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1897
Page
3
Robert Ingersoll touring Chicago with a friend browsed history romance and theology at a large Wabash avenue shop. The exchange over Tom Paine’s Age of Reason reveals a quip comparing its price to the cost of the Illinois governorship.
Bucklen's Arnica Salve advertised as the best salve for cuts sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions with a money back guarantee. Price 25 cents per box and sold by S. B. Burr.
A prior order reducing American consul fees is expected to be revoked by President McKinley. Restoring the fees could yield about $20,000 annually to William McKinley. Osborne has been appointed consul general in London and the move would affect all European consulates.
An advertorial argues hunger follows nature but excess causes dyspepsia and weakness. It promotes Shaker Digestive Cordial as a prompt remedy to ease pain, revive appetite, and restore flesh and vigor, while warning against future excess. Laxor is endorsed as a preferred medicine for children and Castor Oil is shown as a less desirable alternative.
A collection of maxims on faith hope and character contrasting endurance and strength. It asserts women endure longer than men and warns against overreliance on friends while noting memories of affection and the trouble well intentioned people can cause. It also compares perfume to the absence of fragrance as a pleasing flaw.
Wanted an idea for a simple thing to patent and claim wealth from. Public notice advises sending ideas to John Wedder Burn & Co patent attorneys in Washington to enter an $1,800 prize contest.
A tense carriage ride up a steep mountain road ends with a damsel testing a suitor on proof of his courage. As a cliff drops 100 feet, the girl teases the youth about risking her fall, and he promises to demonstrate his grasp of care and fidelity in a moment of reckless bravado.
A garland of brief sensational facts spans gems and oddities from far places. Items include a pearl found in a turkey then sold for 75 dollars, a pistol in cheese, Malta’s language mix, lifelong eagle mates, lifeboat balloons for ships, the Brasher gold piece, vast cattle herds and land, elopement tales, Siam palace details, animal weather signals, Spain’s agricultural woes, marching army time estimates, a Cal log mill with 404 year old tree, and a West African butterfly with a masklike cocoon.
Gen Horace Porter recounts Grant tales from the March Century at headquarters. Taylor misread a sugar substitute, causing a breakfast mishap, and Shiloh reports reveal exaggerated losses as Sherman learns his regimental tally in battle.
The fragment notes a fas simile signature CASTORIA CG) associated with Tapper, indicating a reproduced signature in a document or imprint. The readable text centers on the signature identity and its authority or provenance.
A Home Magazine excerpt recounts a porch observation where a yearling dog chased a nest of garden moccasins revealing a mother snake guiding her dead young to a den. The observer killed the old snake and ten offspring, sparking a claim about maternal intelligence in snakes.
Mrs Jane Fields recounts Longfellow kindness and humor guiding him through interruptions. She notes a Nahant visit where a stranger escorted five ladies and a girl, then a thirsty woman spilled water yet received more, and Longfellow shared hospitality. A Windsor tale recalls an English hod carrier honoring the poet.
A New York Times summary questions the fate of the famed Alexandria library, debating whether such a collection of 700,000 volumes existed and if it was destroyed by Caesar, Theophilus, or Theodosius. It notes lack of Serapeum traces found in 1895 96 explorations and mentions decay from damp papyri and mildew destroying books.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.