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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1897
Page
2
A regional advertisement extolls S. S. S. Swift's Specific as a blood remedy for rheumatism. It cites patients from Dalton and Madison, Georgia, detailing long suffering and alleged cures after trying external treatments and potash prescriptions.
A 24 hour urine sediment can show kidney disease. Frequent urination back pain and urine affecting linen indicate trouble. Dr Kilmer Swamp Root claims to relieve kidneys liver and bladder issues and ease nocturnal urination. Sample bottle and pamphlet offered by mail from Kilmer Co. Binghamton NY.
A New York clergyman visiting Blackwell’s Island penitentiary notes 15 inmates appear educated. five named prisoners are pointed out, with only one confirmed college graduate. The keeper identifies as college men three of the most repulsive inmates, including a long-time detainee described as a “tough” character.
An old advertisement claims acute lung troubles and chronic coughs can be cured quickly by One Minute Cough Cure from Dr. W A Wheat. The snippet also includes a humorous exchange at a grocery store about petroleum and kerosene.
Wanted reliable salesman to sell most complete line of lubricating oils to ginners and sugar planters. Salary or commission. Good opportunity for a proper party. Atlantic Refining Co. Cleveland, Ohio.
An exchange in the Boston Transcript shows Mistress-Why Mary noting a week’s date on her letter, Maid-Yis’m replies it will take over a week to reach her mother and she would not care to read old news, illustrating domestic humor and period tone.
A New York Sun report recounts a circus incident where a royal Bengal tiger was moved between cages on a platform. The cats stubbornly resisted, pushing cages apart until the tiger escaped into the arena and then back to the old cage, leaving staff to recapture it.
Assemblyman James H. Agen recounts a Civil War tale from a hospital near Richmond. A sick 16 year old soldier receives flowers and a letter written by Mrs Lincoln, helping him regain hope and his mother learns of the president’s wife kindness. The cherished mementos pass down Agen's family.
Pearson’s Weekly recounts Henry Smart defying church restrictions by inserting jiggy music into a Mass the following Sunday. A warden disliked Mozart selections but Smart improvised to soothe and then delighted the congregation with Jump Jim Crow rhythms.
An advertisement claims Salvation Oil quickly heals sprains cuts burns and bruises and keeps workers on the job. A Dubuque Iowa user testifies that rubbing the oil on a sprained elbow let him return to work next day, saving a week’s pay. Sold widely for 25 cents.
Letters from veterans and civilians describe Dr Miles New Heart Cure improving or curing heart disease. G W McKinsey, a Kokomo postmaster, reports five bottles cured him and prompts others to seek treatment. J R Bigelow from Webster Mass says the remedy restored his health after a year of weakness. Medical stats note many hearts are weak yet few seek care. Dr Miles Remedies stem from two decades of study and are sold nationwide with guaranteed benefit.
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