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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1898
Page
3
A promotional letter from Mrs Cabt of New York claims David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy cured her husband’s kidney pains and backache. She says two bottles fixed her own dyspepsia and stomach issues making both families feel healthier. The ad urges asking a druggist for the remedy and not a substitute, priced at one dollar per bottle.
A noted advertisement invites readers to send their full post office address to Dr. David Kennedy Corporation in Rondout New York and mention the paper to receive a free prepaid trial bottle of their medicine. The offer claims it proves the remedy’s effectiveness to all.
A wife mails a sealed note to her husband advising him to read it at the office. He fears bad news but finds the message reveals only a practical demand for coal. The tale ends with a humorous twist from Pearson's Weekly.
A 35 year old oyster may exist according to the Fishing Gazette noting hinge lines mark age. The piece humorously claims an oyster is aged at four years and can reach decades, with rare long life to thirty five or more. It cites Capt. Cochrane's Fulton Market catch as evidence.
Advertises De Witt's Little Early Risers as a cure for constipation and headache. Describes benefits such as liver activation and clearer complexion. Mentions Dr W A Wiicut and notes the tablets are small sugar coated and do not gripe or nauseate.
A whimsical reflection on time from the New York Sun notes that vacation lingers as it approaches, moves swiftly when away, and, with age, seems to run ever faster. Mr. Goslington muses that time never stops and only accelerates as years pass.
A forwarded Exchange note warns of a proposed giant coffin trust that could force smaller mortuary firms to close. It predicts prices would rise by about 50 percent, harming poor families facing burial costs and calling the formation illegal and inhumane.
Mrs Sidney Hamarr of Red House Virginia writes of relief from prolapsed uterus congestion and ulceration after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Sanative Wash and Pills. She describes prolonged pain headaches and weakness then regained strength able to walk a mile and perform housework thanking God for the aid.
The December 6 1898 board meeting approved and ordered paid numerous bills for election returns jail and bridge work and county farm expenses. Present were W C Jenkins J L Coggin and H G Jordan with numerous names listed for services and supplies. The minutes also note pauper pensions and investigations into applicant conditions and farm commitments. The issue includes a brief editorial about army mules and Cuba's campaign as a general feature.
Scott's Emulsion has been a standard remedy for nearly twenty five years. Physicians admit it yields results no other flesh-forming food can match. The ad notes many other preparations on the market claim similar effects.
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