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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1885
Page
6
A late nineteenth century column urges young women to uphold virtue and independence, urging respect before love, shunning dissolute suitors, and guiding brothers toward restraint. It emphasizes not marrying for dependence, maintaining high standards, and nurturing family harmony while warning against drawing children into public attention.
Mothers of sons must mold home life to channel restless energy into worthy aims. Repress natural impulses at home by brightening rooms, furnishing books and music, and providing engaging activities. A mother’s consistent guidance and hopeful plans shape boys into men of refined tastes and noble ambitions.
An old columnist reflections on changing youth culture and declining rigid courtesy. The piece notes the loss of stiff formality and the rise of social freedom, warning that valuable manners may have been surrendered in pursuit of liberty and equality between generations.
A collection of historical kitchen instructions giving methods for tapioca pudding with currant jelly, a custard like rice corn meal bake, a meat broth vegetable soup, corn fritters, and a potato pie with lemon zest. Each dish includes basic ingredients and steps, reflecting period cooking practices and measurements.
Recipes and literary snippets describe a molasses fruit cake with lard and butter, molasses, flour, spices, and fruit, plus jumbles with sugar, butter, milk, and seafoam flour. A Chicago man preciously bets he can read a lover’s thoughts, then moral quotes from Vincent, Martineau, Emerson, Spurgeon, Augustine, and Brooks conclude with reflections on faith, virtue, and independence.
A period ad extols Electric Bitters as a universal cure claiming to heal kidney and liver ailments and dyspepsia while praising its safety and purity. It cites testimonials from users including Mrs Grimes of Kendrill Ohio praising improvements in catarrh hearing and smell. The note also mentions rising business failures in the South and Pacific Coast.
A local ad promotes a complete set of furniture finished in imitation mahogany ash or walnut for 25 dollars at R. S. Crutchers. It also advertises smoked Perk Sausage available at J. L. Kennedy's.
A number of Ohio farmers visited Georgia seeking relocation and were warmly received at every stop. The visits indicate Georgians welcome them. Their capital and sound farm methods could greatly benefit the state if several settled here.
An Oswego Sun item promotes Hop bitters as safe for all ages and illnesses, claiming cures for rheumatism paralysis and nerves. It urges readers to ask doctors, touts other remedies like Dr Bosanko’s Cough and Lung Syrup, and notes regional prices and shipments including California fruit to the East.
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