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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1897
Page
2
An ad-style piece denounces mercury and potash as harmful for blood diseases and touts Swift's S S S as a safe vegetable remedy. It claims decades of curing blood disorders like scrofula eczema rheumatism and cancer, with a $1000 reward for contrary proof. It invites readers to request free books by mail from Swift Specific Co. Atlanta Georgia.
The Macone Telegraph asserts Colorado should grant women full National Guard roles from hospital to adjutancies and commissariat. It argues voting rights imply full participation, cites bloomers and bicycles as signals of change, and urges governor signature to set an nationwide example.
Engineering News notes early arc light zeal over 1000 candle power towers, Detroit as prime example. It argues towers waste 66 percent of light on roofs and vacant lots, urging Des Moines to study Detroit and others before adopting municipal street lighting tower systems.
The article extols the Shaker Digestive Cordial as a remedy for indigestion arguing a tired stomach heals by external digestion. It claims the cordial provides readily absorbed digested food and aids digestion of other foods. A 10 cent trial bottle is available from druggists. Laxor recommended for children, preferred to Castor Oil.
A Detroit engineer proposes free electricity for all as a cure for poverty and fuel poverty arguing it would greatly improve homes in winter and summer. He notes water distribution costs and says funding would require local taxes, estimating Detroit’s 200000 residents would face about 10 million dollars yearly in new taxes. The piece then shifts to a drug advertisement urging DeWitt’s Little Early Risers for spring liver and stomach health.
A fragment recalls a lively discussion between Simmons and Wickwire about a division, noting they spent nearly 50 dollars and 45 dollars respectively. The Indianapolis Journal quotes the exchange as a casual recollection.
Dandruff causes itching and Hall's Hair Renewer is presented as a corrective tonic for the glands that produce dandruff, claiming it can cure the condition.
A Washington Star item notes Diggles faring worse than usual due to a salary reduction. A friend laments the situation and explains the inability to lend as much as before, reflecting concern for Diggles.
Early morning near Cajon pass the Santa Fe overland bound east ran with its engine crew absent leaving a lone locomotive pulling sleeping passengers. Fireman, astride a borrowed horse, chased the runaway and alerted city dispatch. The engine stopped a mile and a half away. injured engineer and crew were brought to city after steam was raised.
John D. Rockefeller told a Fifth Avenue Baptist church class that wealth begins with record keeping. His ledger from 1855 shows early earnings of 50 dollars and saving, with exact entries for clothing, charity, and Sunday offerings, illustrating that money should be earned honestly, saved, and given away. He asks if success is only money and argues true wealth includes purpose beyond riches.
The True Remedy editor praises Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption and coughs, stating it is the only certain cure after trying many others. It is guaranteed and claims to never fail to satisfy, with free trial battles at W H Chambers’ Drug Store.
A brief exchange notes a letter dated ahead by a week and the delay for delivery. The maid suggests the mother would not want to read older news. The dialogue captures a domestic moment and the humor of tardy correspondence.
A local notice promotes One Minute Cough Cure as a quick harmless remedy for throat and lung troubles. Dr. W A Wright endorses the product to relief a coughing gentleman who disturbed a Sunday congregation.
A London arrangement markets professional hosts who entertain at gatherings posing as guests. For a couple of guineas, a person with social polish lifts guests into lively spirits. Five guineas buys higher status, while fifty dollars secures a gentleman with a distinguished name.
An advertisement extols Dr Miles Restorative Nervine for insomnia and nervous prostration, citing testimonials from W. H. Anderson of Cedar Keys, Florida, and referencing a Chicago editorial about Edson Keith. It promises guaranteed first-bottle benefit or money back and offers a heart and nerves book from the Dr Miles Medical Co.
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