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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1896
Page
6
A Madison Advertiser reader reflects on a long ago letter from a mother to her son, urging respect for law, temperance, and personal honor. She warns that gambling whiskey and carrying pistols bring trouble, praising honesty and parental guidance in shaping boys toward virtue and duty.
A fragment praises One Minute Cough Care as a universal cure for coughs and colds. It claims the product pleases children and acts quickly, noting its popularity in Waren.
A fragment cites the Indianapolis Journal remark about Dan burr and a young man worried by a rich elder named Kikse. The quote mentions being wedged to art and that Will says she is mostly art, reflecting a literary aside rather than hard news.
St Louis, Missouri reports a claim that certain Native American women possess notable endurance aided by a plant locally valued as Indian Weed or Female Medicine. A druggist keeps a medicine made from this weed, marketed under that name and sold by J. H. Blackborn.
The report lists 109000 locomotives currently in operation worldwide. Europe leads with 63000, America 40009, Asia 3000, Australia 2000, Africa 700. Within Europe Great Britain and Ireland have 17000 engines, Germany 15000, France 14000. Australia is the second largest continent with about 5000 engines.
The agricultural department forwards notices detailing quotas for this year's seed distribution. Senators and representatives will receive 5 000 packets of vegetable seeds in 280 packages containing nine varieties, plus 1 4200 packets of flower seeds in 280 packages of nine varieties each. Southern Senators and members will receive allocations first due to the advance season.
A vintage advertisement touts Wisnow's Soommina Sysse for teething relief claiming success for fifty years. It promises gum soothing, pain relief, cures colic and diarrhea with immediate effect and directs readers to ask for Mrs Willow's Soothing Syrup at 25 cents a bottle.
Advertisement warns shoppers not to be swayed toward inferior substitutes and insists on Simmons Liver Regulator. It cautions merchants may push cheaper options, urging buyers to seek products labeled with Red Z and pay the same price for quality.
An advertisement urges readers to take Hood's Sarsaparilla to cleanse blood impurities and avoid fatigue and serious illness, portraying the tonic as a remedy for lingering weakness.
The Savannah News argues Uncle Saw is financially capable, noting four battleships and fifteen torpedo boats could be funded for about 27.5 million dollars. It suggests starvation is not imminent and treats the old gentleman as able to indulge such naval costs.
An old skeptic asks why there is certainty of life after death, and a clergyman retorts by challenging the skeptic to prove knowledge of this world before entering it. The exchange pivots on belief versus experiential knowledge.
The ad states it will cure piles with DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve and credits Dr. W. A. Weicat for successful results in hundreds of cases.
A playful schoolyard verse describes Mary with a rule following her, a teacher stepping up behind the mule and striking with a rule, ending with a sudden silence as no one else spoke.
A brief item highlights a remedy called One Minute Cough Cure credited to Dr. W. A. Wrieun, claiming it banishes lingering chest ailments and severe coughs with quick action.
The Indianapolis Journal recounts amusing anecdotes where people misplace belongings for years. A man loses a watch for two years and finds it roping, while another discovers a seven year old tailor’s bill still owed.
An old advertisement urges men and women to take Hood's Sarsaparilla this season to prevent fatigue and debility. It claims investing in six bottles yields health, vigor, and stronger nerves, and notes Hood's Pills are easy to buy, take, and operate for liver issues.
An editorial opens with the question an Figures Lie and notes caution that numbers can mislead. The piece reflects on how statistics may deceive readers and urges critical scrutiny of data.
An 1896 Savannah excursion plan offers a round trip fare from within fifty miles to Savannah with a one cent per mile rate beyond that radius in Georgia. Tickets would be sold for three days in the third week of May with a final travel limit to be announced.
Mr. Whitney states he is not to be married nor nominated for the Presidency. He rejects reports linking him to both paths and asserts his independence from political expectations.
An editorial from the Louis ana Press bristles at political pressure as the paper rejects endorsing any candidate. The writer laments exhausted pockets and waning enthusiasm, noting that "cool cash" now guides campaign thunder and that the paper will not place itself in the service of candidates.
Busy people seek fast relief and sensible minds prefer efficient cures. The ad claims One Minute Cough Curve acts promptly and delivers permanent results, attributed to Dr. W. A. Wriaur.
A historical note explains W adler test for eggs. Good eggs lie on their sides in a pail of water while bad eggs float with the small end up. If shaken eggs may stand on either end or end up, but a bad egg tends to rest with the large end uppermost.
The Cayuga County Independent reports Silas Pennell’s three year struggle with sciatic rheumatism ending after using Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. Pennell, a farmer near Niles, describes severe hip and body pains, failed treatments, and gradual relief after starting the pills. He estimates twenty boxes used and declares himself well. The pills, priced 50 cents a box or six for $2.50, are advertised by Dr Williams Medicine Co Schenectady NY.
An advertorial claims Burns are painless with DeVita’s Witch Hazel Salve and that it cures skin diseases, chapped hands and lips, and piles. It credits Dr. W. A. Wriaut as associated with the remedy.
An exchange among editors shows a man asking how long girls should be courted. The obituary editor replies with a witty comparison to short girls. The staff humorist then steals the joke and sells it to the editor in chief for $1.
A Dimondale Michigan minister quotes a letter from Rev J Gunderman praising Dr Kings New Discovery for his wife Pneumonia after La Grippe The remedy allegedly produced rapid relief from terrible coughing fits Trial bottles are offered free at S B Burri es drug store Regular sizes priced at 50 cents and 1 00
An advertisement urges readers to try One Minute Cough Cure as an easy and effective remedy for severe coughs and colds. The pitch emphasizes quick relief and better results with this medicine from W. A. Wallicart.
Fitzgerald in south Georgia draws hundreds of federal veterans who receive pension money totaling sixty thousand dollars each month, fueling local prosperity and economic activity.
A Georgia editor proposes trimming political fields by shortening ticket lines. He suggests paring candidates to a stand, removing some, spacing others farther apart, and putting fewer in a bill to streamline politics.
Electric Bitters is a medicine for any season aiding languid exhaustion, liver sluggishness, and atonic conditions. It claims to avert bilious fevers and counter malarial poison, relieving headaches indigestion constipation and dizziness. Sold at S. J. Burrer's drug store for 50 cents and 1.00 per bottle.
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