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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1899
Page
6
A respected music judge warns that certain vocalists deserve life sentences for their performances. He argues that persistent poor technique and harmful habits justify severe penalties, challenging industry standards and audience expectations.
An advertisement for Dr Sawyer's Witch Hazel and Armed Salve claims relief and cure for eczema piles hives burns and cuts. The copy emphasizes soothing pain and quick relief from symptoms and references W C Jordan & Bro as the seller.
A medicinal notice extols Dr. Tichenor's Antiseptic as a cleaner faster healing remedy for wounds and inflammations. The ad claims it prevents soreness and promotes quicker recovery, selling at 50 cents per bottle through druggists.
An offer from the Atlanta Semi-Weekly Journal promotes the African Limbless Cotton Seed with free postpaid samples for subscriptions. Test results from the Georgia Experiment Station show yields of 780 pounds of lint per acre and 161 pounds above the thirty-variety average, with high fertilization boosting output. The note urges farmers to test the seed at about four dollars seventy seven cents per acre in fertilizer costs, promising strong profits and a robust farm paper audience.
General Otis signals that fighting in the Philippines is nearly over though Aguinaldo’s force size remains unclear. Many allied troops have deserted him, and insurgent power appears fractured. A U S proclamation aims to reassure Filipinos while stressing fair treatment and honest administration may win obedience. poor governance by officials could ruin peace chances.
During the 1884 85 New Orleans Exposition Admiral Luce captaining the North Atlantic Squadron shows a visitor his autograph claiming Shakespearean authenticity. An English expert asserts no authentic example exists, but Luce presents a signed page reading William Shakespeare Mayor of New Orleans January 12 1885, leaving the Briton speechless.
Mrs Col Richardson writes from Rhinelander Wisconsin thanking Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for lifting her from a grave condition after eighteen months of illness including leucorrhea and womb ovaries inflammation. She praises renewed health and recommends the remedy to others.
The passage cites Lowell on toil and tools, echoes from All's Well That Ends Well on life’s mixed yarn, and quotes on art beauty truth and perception. It muses on the soul of flowers, creative will, and the command over ideas from Watts and Bulwer Lytton.
A health ad claims most modern illnesses stem from kidney trouble and that Swamp Root by Dr Kilmer cures weak kidneys and related ailments. It touts its broad reach across age and class, urges mail sample and pamphlet, and lists drugs in fifty cent and one dollar sizes.
A humorous saying notes how some men reverse the common expectation by elevating cooks to wives, while many who would wed their cooks never consider marrying them as cooks.
A restaurant owner recalls a noon rush prank where a well known man brought three hungry children dressed in cast off clothes. The man feigned generosity, ordering meals for the children then vanished, declaring he was not their father as the waiter learned the children had been coached to beg for good things. The proprietor later sent the kids away with extra items charged to the account.
The piece clarifies that isotherms map latitude effects on temperature while largely ignoring altitude. It explains how elevation lowers actual temperatures relative to sea level readings and cites Mill on lapse rates, noting weather charts record actual observations.
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