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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1897
Page
10
A man robs a Chicago newspaper ad window by drafting a bizarre plea for burglars to call at 200 Ash court. He jokes about inherited silverware and diamonds, fearing the burden of family heirlooms while the ad clerk contemplates labeling it.
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve marketed as the best salve for cuts sores ulcers eczema fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions with a guarantee of satisfaction or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box sold by W A Wright.
An old medical advert explains urine sediment as a sign of kidney disease and urges using Kilmer Swamp Root to relieve back pain urinary issues and overactive urges. It claims cure for kidney bladder liver and urinary problems and offers a sample bottle and pamphlet by mail from Kilmer & Co. Binghamton NY.
A collection of short maxims noting alimony as a penalty for failed experiments and credit as a fickle friend. It critiques judgment of others habits and the paradoxes of piety and wealth, ending with a reflection that time favors only those who wait.
In western Massachusetts during the rebellion a poor widow with three children faced starvation after a diseased hand halted her work. At first she prayed, then a village storekeeper's wife, moved by concern, sent a basket of food. The visitor told her, “So I have answered your prayer,” and left.
The text extols Hall's Hair Renewer mixed with glycerine as the best dressing for hair. It claims to keep hair soft and evenly colored, presenting an attractive and lasting shine.
Mrs Stark from Pleasant Ridge Ohio states after two doctors gave up her boy she used One Minute Cough Cure to save him from croup. The claim calls it the quickest and most certain remedy for coughs colds and throat and lung troubles. Dr W A Wricut is mentioned.
A string of quick witticisms as characters discuss danger in kissing, sleeping papa, actor vanity, fame from fur collars, and petty jealousies. The dialogue touches on theft, revenge, romantic suspicions, and a wife’s gossip about a man named Will Stunyun, ending with a quip about a woman’s memory of trump cards.
Advertisement asserts One Minute Cough Cure quickly cures coughs colds bronchitis pneumonia and throat and lung troubles. It describes the remedy as pleasant safe to use and sure to cure attributed to Dr W A Wricu.
France exports seventy million dollars of eggs and poultry while England imports twenty three million. Gambais poultry school hatches thirty thousand chickens per season. Pupils fund their instruction and study from six in the morning to eight in the evening, with three hours for study and scholarships for the unable. DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve is cited as a cure for eczema and skin diseases.
A collection of brief literary quotes about women's influence and virtue. Authors cited include Holland Halleck Goethe Eggleston Sidney George Sand. The passages discuss love truth and the impact of a wife or woman on a man's character and life.
An old advertisement argues that weakness comes from undigested food and promotes Shaker Digestive Cordial as a remedy. It claims the product aids digestion, reduces nausea headaches eructations stomach pain giddiness and loss of appetite and promises nourishment, strength and increased weight. Trial bottle costs ten cents and is sold by druggists.
A historic advertisement proclaims DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve as a remedy for piles and minor burns and scalds. The product is pitched as soothing quick relief and healing for common skin ailments.
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