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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1899
Page
6
A parable describes a colored man who brings clock hands to a watchmaker and asks them fixed. The moral warns that external fixes fail without inner change. People avoid spiritual renewal, fearing the price, yet the great Clock Maker requires the clock to set right. Selected.
A Liberty Rhode Island mother recalls her eight children and how Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy halted fatal dysentery in her little girl. She urges other mothers to try it and credits a local druggist J H Blackburn for the bottle.
A discussion on aggressive pushing and advertising as key to success amid changing times. The piece contrasts chronic hustlers who rely on constant ads with others who cut costs, noting advertising's power to move markets and profit. It includes a New York Sun item on Georgia made shoes undercutting northern rivals and a Jab of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy promotion by J. H. Blackburn.
Old time bride and groom superstitions warn against telegrams to church and ship marriages. A spider on the dress or a dropped ring signals ill luck, while a midnight fairies dream and a lucky horseshoe bring blessings. Woman should avoid boiling dishwater and coffins seen en route to the station.
The fragment suggests an old advertisement heading likely for a product labeled Castor IE described as the kind you have always. The text provides limited readable details about branding and product designation without a clear narrative or event.
The Plain Dealer reports a troubled East End home where a sister’s actions ruin her romance with a persistent admirer. A young man, paid with a greasy nickel by the family baby to make him talk, prompts awkward embarrassment and a final farewell from the sister.
The period guidance lists January to December birth traits for girls. January means prudent, good tempered yet melancholy. February implies humane and affectionate as a wife and tender as a mother. March a chatterbox and quarrelsome. April pretty but inconsistent and not studious. May handsome and happy. June gay and impulsive. July fair but sulky and jealous. August amiable and practical with wealth. September discreet and loved. October pretty but often unhappy without cause. November liberal and kind. December well proportioned, gay and fond of novelty and extravagance.
A powder for shaking into shoes relieves swollen hot feet and tiredness. It eases smarting feet and tight shoes, relieves corns and bunions, and provides comfort. Sold by druggists and stores for 25c with a free trial package. Address Allen S. Olmsted LeRoy NY.
Roanoke Virginia announces Virginia College for Young Ladies opening September 12 1899. One of the Souths leading girls schools with ten acre campus hill country views and famed health. European and American teachers offer full course with strong art and music programs. Students come from twenty seven states. Catalog requests go to President Mattie P Harris Roanoke VA.
Bowman Georgia resident H A Pass reports his child’s delicate condition improved after using Pitt's Carminative. He says the remedy acts promptly, provides relief from the first bottle, tastes pleasant, and is free of injurious drugs.
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