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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1896
Page
3
Editor Folsom recalls his longing for the piney woods and springtime scenes with old worm fences and blooming maples. The piece contrasts a pastoral vision with Sam Jones delivering a Sabbath breaking parable about generosity and theft, noting the moral twist in seven days.
A rousing exhortation urges young men to work and gain a trade. It warns loafing ends in failure and poverty and champions grit, endurance, and honest effort as the path to success. It urges self help and mutual support while respecting parental guidance.
The ad claims cold weather weakens the body and blood, causing general fatigue. It promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla as the great builder and the one true blood purifier and nerve tonic to restore health.
An old advertisement proclaims Hood’s Pills as the favorite cathartic for all users. The copy notes druggists stock the remedy at five and twenty five cents.
A playful verse parable where Mary loses a lamb and learns the value of advertising through a village shopkeeper named John. The tale contrasts neglect with commerce as townsfolk pass by and merchants prosper only when they advertise.
A Chicago preacher recalls a clergyman revealing his astonishment after a sermon about the Father’s care. A woman thanked him warmly, saying she finally understood why her ferns and fuchsias thrived or wilted depending on shade.
Advertised remedy claims to cure coughs colds and hoarseness. Described as pleasant for children and quick to work. Brand attributed to Dr W A Whraire.
The State Medical Association will convene in Augusta from April 15 to 17. about 400 members are expected and over 200 have signaled intent to attend. Two of the five officers are Augusta citizens and local physicians will cooperate to welcome the Georgia doctors and make them feel at home.
An old advertising motif recalls Castoria as a trusted remedy from infancy to motherhood. The repeated slogan stresses the product’s role across stages of family life. No clinical claims are made. the note preserves the historic marketing line.
A Sabbath school teacher frets over attendance and tells Jennie God values inner virtue over outward appearance. Jennie defends herself noting the lining’s cleanliness, illustrating a child’s grasp of moral focus over surface detail. The anecdote appears in Youths Companion.
The piece cites Dr. Wiiaur and a Youths Companion commentary noting widespread youth crime from minor disorderly conduct to burglary. It mentions 24 Chicago youths arraigned in one day and a nine year old leading burglars, linking crime to cheap novels and urging stamping out such literature like germs.
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