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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1899
Page
2
The article argues for night time window ventilation to prevent rebreathing foul air. It advises opening windows at top during mild weather and airing rooms in the morning after leaving. It notes quick relief from diarrhea using Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy sold by J. H. Blackburn.
A domestic recipe describes mixing two ounces of fine white gum arabic with one pint of boiling water, letting the mixture sit overnight, and straining into a clean bottle. When used, one tablespoonful in a pint of starch yields a glossy finish on linen without harming the fabric.
A Detroit Free Press piece recalls a charity visit by a society girl who dressed a destitute child in a gown her own used garment failed to fit. The tale ends with social pretensions and a joke about a mistaken identity while noting health concerns and a dyspepsia cure advertisement.
A wry line quotes the Cornfed Philosopher on vows and appearances. It notes a man reflecting that the freckles on his daughter resemble the ones he once admired on his wife decades ago, highlighting stubborn beauty standards and changing tastes.
Claim for Kings New Discovery offering a free sample at W. A. Wright's Drug Store. Text urges readers to try the remedy for coughs colds and consumption without immediate purchase, noting physician use and guarantee.
A narrator on a piazza vents about Rip Van Winkle missing luck, noting the man stayed twenty years in the mountains without costing a cent and reflecting on unexpected fortunes and ironies.
An old advertisement touts Cascarets as a beauty aid claiming clean blood leads to clear skin. It promises to remove pimples boils blackheads and a bilious complexion by taking the product for ten cents with satisfaction guaranteed.
A New York physician urges a patient to take Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound after ineffective womb treatment. Testimonial letters from Marm LeButt and Miss John Savi praise relief from flooding and painful menstruation. Over a million women reportedly helped by Mrs Pinkham's advice and medicine.
An exchange recalls John Van Buren replying to an old democrat who called him a bolter. He tells a tale of a boy tossing hay while a traveler asks why not reclaim it, then points to a pile and declares dad is under it, prompting renewed effort.
A French philological journal estimates that out of 860 languages spoken worldwide 86 are in Europe 114 in Africa 123 in Asia 417 in America and 117 in Oceania.
A historical ad claims weakness and wasting tissues signal illness and offers Browns' Iron Bitters as a timed treatment to restore strength calm nerves and improve complexion. It asserts the product is sold by all dealers as a superior alternative to expensive medicines.
An editor proclaims there is plenty of room at the top while a disappointed poet laments the waste basket is already full, illustrating a clash between ambition and neglect in a concise literary aside.
New York Times recounts Colonel Ingersoll’s Memorial Day oration describing a future United States transformed by freedom and science. He envisions a world with happy homes, abolished slavery, universal labor reward, and a peace filled with art and truth.
Mrs. Gro. F. Burpick of Liberty Rhode Island recounts how Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy cured her daughter after a severe bout of dysentery. She urges other mothers to use the remedy and notes local availability from J H Blackburn, a Liberty druggist.
Thomas Rhoads of Centerfield C writes he suffered from piles seven or eight years before using DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve which cured him. The ad also warns to beware of counterfeits and lists Dr W A Wright L H Holmes and Barnesville as local names.
In a tense scene a father enters suddenly and questions a lover about his arm around Miss Budd. The lover answers it was a love story told to Miss Budd, avoiding further detail as the father probes for propriety.
A vintage promoter claims No-To-Bac enables quitting tobacco easily and forever, promising renewed vigor and strength. The ad touts relief for all users, with a money back guarantee and booklet sample offered through Sterling Remedy Co. in Chicago or New York.
A writer praises a young man who can take a pretty girl sailing and content himself with hugging the shore noting his wonderful self-control.
A physician practices on his own patients while an amateur musician tests others patience. Large heads do not equal genius and show remnants of last night’s folly. A shadowed man often has his character lightly revealed. A good housewife never wastes bread by turning it into pudding.
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