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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1896
Page
3
A country hypochondriac staying with Father Healy at Bray seeks relief from chronic dyspepsia by drinking sea water. After declaring relief from one tumbler, the patient asks to take a second. Father Healy, adopting a grave look, quips that a second would not be missed.
The Jekyl Island property will receive significant improvements funded by an extra $60,000. The project aims to enhance facilities and services, reflecting a substantial investment by the managing entity.
The text depicts Bryan's cross country journey from Nebraska to New York with support cited as widespread. Citizens along the route are described as backing his campaign momentum from coast to coast as a sign of strong public reception.
A collage of quips on luck, city life, and politics. Observations touch on a Boston girl’s artistry amid Chicago ties, neighborly churchgoers, Prince of Wales spending, editors in finance, and a nation brimming with campaign energy during each four year cycle.
Electric Bitters is a medicine suited for any season and especially helpful when the liver is torpid. A prompt use has often averted bilious fevers and counteracts malaria. It cures headache indigestion constipation and dizziness. Available at S. B. Burr Jr's drug store for one dollar per bottle.
A fussy customer questions honesty while the baker concedes some pretzels may be crooked. The exchange, described in the Indianapolis Journal, frames a light moral in a humorous street scene.
A private note asks Dan to write humor but money shortage halts laughter. The editor struggles to craft a funny piece as real life interruptions from a washerwoman, a butcher, and financial woes derail his attempt, leaving the piece unfinished.
A Western congressman who opposed tipping once gave a Pullman car porter a penny after a lengthy train trip. The porter objected noting the coin’s denomination, and the congressman replied that he never gives less, prompting a noted quip reported by the Washington Times.
A teacher in an infant class tests comprehension by asking children to complete sentences about an idol. When asked it had eyes but couldn't see the children exclaim See, and when asked it had ears but couldn't hear, they answer Hear. The lesson pauses as the teacher regains composure after the nose prompt.
An archival ad offers a medical reference book for men and women with private sexual health diseases and other conditions. It urges sending two 2-cent stamps to Dr. Hathaway & Co at 22% South Broad Street, Atlanta, Georgia, for access to leading specialists.
An editorial lauds the Elberta peach as a premier Georgia and national fruit. It notes Georgia’s rise to rival California in size and flavor, cites census figures for peach production by Georgia Texas Arkansas Tennessee North Carolina and Alabama, and likens Elberta’s impact to Concord grape innovations.
At his summer home near Cleveland John D Rockefeller told a thanking committee about his early life. He recalled arriving in Cleveland as a boy, facing discouragement, meeting H K Tuttie who gave him work, then failing to secure loans before T P Handy lent him two thousand dollars, sparking the start of the Standard Oil fortune.
The Philadelphia Times notes Mrs. Kruger of South Africa remains devoted to her husband and opposed to political equality. She tolerates Dom Paul’s views, believes her husband the greatest man on earth, and is about to acquire a handsome carriage for the first time.
A BMJ writer warns against over-exertion in cycling and stresses proper wheel fit and adjustment for all riders. He advocates age-appropriate usage, noting children under seven should not ride, while seniors can ride safely with caution. Women should cycle as much as men, with attention to fatigue and hills. avoid switching, maintain posture, and climb hills on foot when needed.
The Commercial Appeal criticizes the Republican platform at St Louis as pro big business, taxing labor, and favoring trusts, while the rich profit and the poor bear costs. It notes W. H. Fleming of Augusta as Democratic nominee for Congress, succeeding Major Black, with Fleming praised as former House speaker and skilled parliamentarian.
A sober maxim urges personal integrity in stance and conduct. It says to stand firm in what is right regardless of others views and accept any resulting outcomes.
An old classified style notice offers Mothers’ Friend products with express or mail service and a one dollar price per bottle. It mentions free mail for subscribers and references Bradfield Regular and a Georgia location.
It asserts that success in egg production comes from good management and quality breeds rather than luck. Skill in breeding and feeding poultry aligns with improvement laws and market demand as global poultry markets grow with civilization.
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