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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1898
Page
7
An excerpt discusses recognizing holy virtue in faces, old or young, and the soul light within. It argues thinking on true, pure, good things prevents sin and keeps the heart pure, citing Paul and the Lord's law as guardians against defilement.
An old city gentleman confronts his son about a rumored romance with a young woman. The two discuss a rivalry sparked over her, leading to a fight and an unexpected twist as the engaged couple’s future is resolved through shared honor and sacrifice. The Detroit Free Press recollects the anecdote via a local storyteller.
Medical cures and experiments are described including a sleep machine with mirrored panels, a bright ball visual stimulus, arterial clamps briefly used to induce sleep, and an elastic bed battery delivering mild electric current to the spine as remedies for insomnia and related conditions from the San Francisco Call.
The New York World notes Admiral Dewey refuses bids up to $5,000 for a Philippines article while Lieut Hobson accepts $6,000 for an Santiago exploit piece. Kipling and Conan Doyle commands in high prices, Kipling at 50 cents a word for poems and Doyle ever lower early works. Other writers command rising rates for fiction and verse.
A Detroit Free Press item recounts Dodson mishearing a wife request and bringing home the wrong minister. He recalls a prior mix up involving a book and a dream dinner, highlighting comic marital miscommunication and a misguided rescue of a preacher from his sermon.
A vintage advertorial asserts neglecting the liver harms health and that Browns' Bitters cures liver disease if used early, promising strength and vitality afterward. Sold by all dealers.
A boy writes a class essay on the mouth describing it as the front door to the face and the gateway to anatomy. He likens it to a peach like or brick hollow, a source of toothache and speech, a patriotism fountain and tool chest, and notes its varied associations with politicians grocers or dentists.
A nineteenth century reflection on marriage extols the honest trusted partner who knows flaws yet loves in prosperity and peril. The passage emphasizes steadfast counsel and comfort through fortune and misfortune, contrasting genuine friendship with worldly flattery.
A reporter overheard two black women discussing a local society described as a laborers' union. One claims members receive weekly $2 when sick and burial costs, while the other resists joining, noting the odd duties linked to funerals and a washboard burden during processions. The exchange ends with one woman displeased and leaving.
A dispatch from July 23 from Santiago de Cuba describes severe diarrhea among troops during the Battle of Santiago and credits Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with saving lives and keeping pack trains moving. The letter was sent to the Chamberlain Medicine Co. of Des Moines and advertised for sale by John H. Blackburn.
An old advertisement touts One Minute Cough Cure as effective against coughs colds croup bronchitis pneumonia lagrippe and other throat and lung diseases. It claims children cry for it and that the remedy overcomes evil with good.
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve advertised as a cure for piles and skin burns. Claims include relief from irritation, itching, and minor wounds with quick healing promises from a home remedy. The brief promotes the salve as a versatile topical treatment.
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