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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1897
Page
6
The article extols Ayer's Sarsaparilla as a reputable medicine amid many sarsaparillas. It urges choosing a trusted establisher with experience and reputation, noting the product's long market presence and family approval across generations.
The essay argues recollection shapes the self across time noting how memory binds past and present. It discusses aging, concentration, and the contrast between remembering good deeds and forgetting wrongs. It treats memory as central to reward and punishment and imagines oblivion as a possible blessing for the wicked.
A brief promotional line touts cascarets as stimulants for the liver kidneys and bowels, claiming they never sicken weaken or gripe. Local context appears minimal and lacks further details.
A historical note on proper feeding methods for horses. Water first, then hay, then oats or corn, with at least half an hour rest after feeding before work. Emphasizes small bulk foods, gradual changes, and adjustments by work level. Warns against overfeeding, proposes four meals for hard labor, and links digestion to health and disease risks.
Advertising copy for Bucklen's Arnica Salve claims it cures cuts sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions with guaranteed satisfaction or money refunded. Box price 25 cents sold by W. A. Wright.
The latest report notes cotton stands fair with minimal insect issues and variable rainfall. Corn requires more July rain for yield, while oats perform best when tall planted and spring oats disappoint. Fruits show watermelons shrinking in size, peaches short, grapes large and progressing, apples fair, and blackberries abundant amid hog cholera concerns.
A State Agricultural Department Q and A panel discusses treatment for bronchitis in shoats advising turpentine spirit in food for three days and throat liniment, then a salt sulfur juniper mix if needed. It also notes two Colorado potato beetles, one harmful to potatoes, and cites Mississippi bulletin No. 41 for details. It finalizes onion seed sowing from mid to late September with spacing guidance and mulching if winters are harsh.
An orator performs a two hour talk to a single listener, Jim Cooper, in Cooper County about opening Stag River to navigation. He argues one man can sway decisions, claiming Cooper owns all land and river rights and will decide the project if opened before snow flies.
An 19th century ad touts Shaker Digestive Cordial as a remedy for indigestion and wasting away misidentified as consumption. It claims to aid digestion, nourish the body, and restore strength, noting its herbal composition from Mount Lebanon Shakers and that trial bottles cost 10 cents.
John Griffin of Zanesville Ohio recounts thirty years of agony until De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve eased his piles. The ad extols the salve for piles and rectal troubles plus cuts bruises sprains eczema and all skin troubles from Dr. W A Wright.
It heals many ailments including piles rectal diseases cuts burns bruises tetter eczema and other skin troubles. Sold with claim of quick permanent cure. Dr W A Wright endorses.
Georgia shows marked wealth growth with railroad property values climbing from 9 million in 1879 to 43 million in 1896, a 450 percent gain. Agricultural land also increases from 90 million to 120 million, about 33 percent, per state tax returns.
A historic ad tone notes possible Noah era rheumatic pains and suggests Pony's Extract as a remedy during wet seasons, imagining how Mrs Noah and the children would have appreciated treatment.
A public speaker in husky voice used One Minute Cough Cure during his talk and praised it as unequaled for throat and lung troubles. Dr. W. A. Wright is mentioned in connection with the product.
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