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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1899
Page
3
A London Live Stock Journal correspondent warns that horses are treated as machines by some attendants. He urges owners and grooms to avoid kickings and to signal with voice before using the whip, slow on hills, and allow wind and strength to recover.
The piece urges using One Minute Cough Cure for winter illnesses like pneumonia lagrippe sore throat coughs colds catarrh bronchitis and lung troubles. It warns against substitutes and insists on Dr W A Wright recommending the remedy as the takable option.
A kindly mistress learns of a washerwoman’s dire finances as she laments earning six dollars weekly yet paying eight for board. The tale highlights unpaid bills, high living costs, and the strain of keeping employment in hard times.
A Washington Star article notes expert estimates showing many rarer metals surpass gold in value. It lists prices for elements from barium and calcium to gallium, indium and osmium, concluding common belief about precious metals is misleading.
The article contrasts Egyptian custom of veiling faces with American concerns about female beauty and health. It suggests women would veil imperfections if Egyptian practice prevailed, highlighting premature wrinkles sunken cheeks and unhealthy complexions as reasons to hide one's appearance.
The Bradfield Regulator Co proposes a remedy for women claiming to restore health and beauty. It asserts relief from menstrual disorders, leucorrhea, and related symptoms while promising renewed strength and wellbeing. Free illustrated book offered by Atlanta based marketers.
A Lever editorial denounces liquor sellers for profiting from big Army canteen sales. It accuses them of knowing beer and spirits unfit soldiers for duty and exposing them to disease, prioritizing money over soldiers and country.
An advertisement claims No-To-Bac helps quit tobacco easily and forever, turning weak men into strong. It promises a cure with a booklet and sample free from Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago or New York, with druggists selling the product at 50 cents or $1 and a guarantee of relief.
A boy climbed an apple tree and refused to come down when the farmer shouted for him to descend. The farmer warned of a "sound box" in the car. The boy replied that he would not come down even if given a dozen.
A historical advertisement urges readers with coughs throat irritation and breathing trouble to try One Minute Cough Cure. It cites reliability and safety and names Dr W A Wright as the authority behind the remedy.
A detailed portrait describes Andrew Jackson as six feet tall and gaunt, with a square chin and enormous nose, blue eyes, and shaggy ears. It notes his precarious health from lung and back ailments, episodes near death from pneumonia, and a vivid scene where he dismisses a doctor’s stimulant warning after receiving a denouncing letter from Clay regarding the Arbuthnot case, fueling his ire.
J Sheer of Sadalia Missouri writes that his young daughter suffered a severe croup attack and her life was saved after all doctors failed, only by using One Minute Cough Cure from Dr. W A Wright.
Brayleigh boasted no living man could forge his name to a check and cash it. The response: humans say no, but he has no money in the bank, as reported by Tit-Bits.
Regular meeting notes bills approved by Finance Committee totaling 651 40 for Dispensary capitation water street property and other items. Water Board objected to Arnold request and to itemization of lights and water. Mayor and council consider Casey shortage and alley opening plans for sanitary purposes. Council authorized to borrow 5000 from Barnesville Savings Bank for debt payoff. Meeting adjourned.
George W. Waltz of South Gardiner Maine reports suffering from a severe cough cold and grip and praises Chamberlains Cough Remedy as the only effective treatment after using a 50 cent bottle. He says all chills and grip have left him and congratulates the manufacturers. Sold by J H Blackburn.
A humorous anecdote about Mr Goode who pretends to enjoy his wife's cooking. He praises biscuits that are heavy and indigestible, claiming they taste like his mother's. His wife retorts she could do better or she would live in a boarding house. An inserted ad touts One Minute Cough Cure for children.
The piece expresses hope that the final American serviceman will depart the Philippines soon, marking a peaceful wrap to wartime presence and signaling end of an era for local readers.
Agricultural seed notice advertising velvet beans as a premier fertilizing and stock feed plant for the South. Offers prices: 10 cents per quart, 30 cents per quart postpaid, 6 or 0? per peck, and 2.00 dollars for bushel FOB Ocala. States seller as J. B. Surron Seedsman, Ocala, Florida.
Advertisement extols Akatine as a universal cure for kidney disorders claiming it aids nature and will not fail. The product is promoted by W C Jordan and Brothers in an assertive health claim.
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