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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1898
Page
6
An advertisement touts Mother's Friend as a remedy that relieves pain and suffering during childbirth. It claims the hour of delivery becomes painless and danger is removed, reducing gloom, nervousness, nausea, and distress, and preparing the body for the event.
In a Jersey City waiting room, a detec tive accuses a nervy man of smuggling opium after finding bottles. His wife reveals the haul is consumption medicine and vows to protect him from disgrace. They depart together on a ferry and Ninth Avenue line.
A mule fell feet first into a 60 foot dry well. The owner, fearing starvation, dumped dirt in. The mule shook off and trod it down, lifting himself inch by inch until neighbors filled the well. He then stepped out unharmed.
The letter-waiting notice promotes T A Slocum M D of New York City offering three free bottles of a claimed cure for consumption and lung diseases. Readers are urged to send their address to 98 Pine Street, New York, and to mention seeing the offer in THE GAZETTE.
Historical note discusses Piso’s Cure as a popular cough remedy and explains ice expansion during freezing. It details how ice crystals form on water surfaces, creating pressure that can crack or bulge ice if confined, with a description of the bursting process and how drainage prevents further cracking.
Major Johnson recalls a Turkish dog in Constantinople that followed him and an English officer. The animal waited at the district boundary after being petted, then later returned to lick the narrator’s hand, recognizing him as a friend of the officer.
Valuable to women especially valuable to women is Browns' Tron Bitters. Backache vanishes, headache disappears, strength takes the place of weakness, and the glow of heart readily comes to the pallid check when this wonderful remedy is taken. For sickly children or overworked men it has no equal. No home should be without this famous remedy. Browns' Iron Bitters is sold by all dealers.
This brief item recounts Abraham Lincoln’s mock reply to a New York firm seeking a neighbor’s finances. It also mentions a joke about marriage duties and a note on Iceland’s bottle post tradition with letters in corked bottles drifted by wind to the opposite coast.
Soothing healing cleansing salve advertised as the implacable enemy of sores burns and wounds. The copy touts guaranteed relief for piles and mentions Dr W A Wrieur endorsing the product.
Consumers are warned to avoid counterfeit versions of De Witt’s Witch Hazel Salve. The notice claims the product has cured more cases of piles than any other remedy combined, urging buyers to seek authentic salve.
The Central of Georgia Railway introduces Parlor Car and Sleeping Car service on the Atlanta Albany route. Trains depart Albany 4 15 am arrive Macon 7 30 am then to Atlanta 11 20 am and another from Atlanta 4 05 pm arriving Macon 7 20 pm Albany 11 05 pm. Berth sleepers from Albany may board at 8 pm to stay overnight. Albany arrivals at 11 05 pm may remain until 7 am. Fare for double berth sleeper 150 miles or less 1 50 over 150 miles 2 00. seat charges 50 miles or less 25c 51 125 miles 35c 126 200 miles 75c 201 300 miles 1 00.
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