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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1898
Page
7
A beggar asked alms of Oliver Goldsmith who gave a shilling despite a friend’s criticism of misdirected charity. Later he paid his tailor after hearing a tale of distress, saying he would be a monster not to help when able.
Lord Chesterfield visits Lord R to examine a pulse and perform a lancet bleed. He then persuades the patient to attend a debate, securing influence over his vote. The anecdote highlights manipulation and political strategy in a medical disguise.
An advertising piece extols Doctor Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as restoring health by improving digestion liver function and blood quality. It claims to cure consumption weaken lungs stops coughing and aids appetite with related benefits. It also promotes Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as a gentle laxative enhancing bowel regularity.
A few months before his death the artist devised Tail-piece an ambitious work meant to mark an end of his career. He told friends his next undertakings would be the end of all things and began the project with urgent diligence, fearing he might not live to finish it. The idea was original and grotesque as he grouped his figures.
A fragmentary reminiscence on Hogarth and Dr Johnson intertwines images of ruin and prophetic humor. It recalls Hogarth finishing a Tail Piece then dying about a year later and cites Johnson’s oath like truthfulness and insistence on exact narration. The piece ends with praise for DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve as a household remedy.
A witty remark suggests that a woman resents another who discovers her hair remains curlier than her own, highlighting vanity and friendly rivalry in a lighthearted tone.
An advertisement for Dr Bull's Cough Syrup claims quick relief for coughs colds and croup. A Blandon Pennsylvania reader endorses the product and notes they keep it on hand. The ad states the medicine sells for 25 cents and urges insistence on buying. Dr Miles Nerve Plaster also priced at 25 cents.
A troubled farmer explains to the justice of the peace that his plan to win Sally Ann by buying a new sewing machine failed when a wagon mishap ruined the machine and his hopes. Sally Ann’s temper and a note from the squire escalate the bridal storm as she heads to the Clovertops.
M L Yocum of Cameron Pa says he suffered ten years from piles before using DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. After one box, he reports a permanent cure and endorses the product. Dr W A Wric ht also notes the salves claim as a permanent cure.
A man confesses to a reporter that he has been refused five times in three years amid questions about luck in love. He says he should say he was lucky but the rejections tell a different story.
A short satirical note claims a quick couch cure exists and is designed for rapid relief. It treats sitting as a remedy and frames the method as a simple, time efficient solution.
The article argues that sickness brings meek patience and closer dependence on God for individuals and families. It describes how affliction blesses both the sufferer and household, deepening prayer, compassion, and united Christian life, citing examples of care for the sick and disabled.
A father confronts his daughter who admits kissing a young man after promising to refrain. The exchange frames the incident as a two faced action and moral wrongdoing within family bounds.
Renowned chemist T A Slocum of New York pledges three free bottles of his claimed cure for consumption and lung diseases to Gazette readers. He cites thousands of testimonials and urges afflicted individuals to write with address to 98 Pine Street, New York, noting the offer in The Gazette.
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