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Newspaper

Barnesville Gazette

Location

Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Dec 24, 1896

Page

2

Bradfield Regulator Co. Mail Order Offer Declares Price

Advertisement notes price at $1.00 per bottle for a remedy and mentions orders sent by express or mail on receipt of price. States book "'T Mothers' mailed" and that the product is sold by all druggists through Bradfield Regulator Co. in Atlanta, Georgia.

Address Blood Balm CO Atlanta Bradfield Regulator CO United States Annals of Medicine DR. Hathaway & CO South Broad St Atlanta, Ga W. M. Baker South Bend Fire Department Outh Bend Miles South Bend Indiana Dr. Miles

Old Mountaineer’s Mock Wedding Ends With A Ride

In a Cumberland cabin setting a crowd of villagers staged a spoof wedding for an 86 year old widower. The old man refused, but friends placed him on a mule and spirited him away as the preacher and widow looked on amused.

Cumberland Sutkin Sam Widder St. Louis Republic

Valuable Prescription in Electric Bitters Proclaimed

Worthington Indiana editor praises Electric Bitters as a superior tonic for constipation and sick headache. Annie Stehle of Chicago weakened by poor digestion and backache recovered after six bottles, with bottles priced at 50 cents and 1.00, available at W H Chambers Drug Store.

Morrison Worthington Ind Sun Annie Stehle Cottage Grove Ave Chicago W. H. Chamber

Button History From Holes To Factories

The article traces button origins from the 14th century when holes were absent to later centuries. It notes a surge in production around 1745 with the Soho works in Birmingham producing steel buttons valued at five dollars each.

Soho Birmingham

DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve Promises Quick Healing

To cure all sores and heal indolent ulcers DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve claims rapid relief when applied as directed. Doctor W A Wrihr endorses the remedy, asserting its magic like action will surprise you.

W. A. WricHr

Smiles and small talk punctuate a quiet church scene

A string of light amusing exchanges unfolds among visitors and locals at an ancient English church. The widow laments no remains of her husband while others joke about sermons, engagements, and family quirks. A sales pitch ends with a cough remedy claim aimed at families.

Plowing At A Mark An Irish Laborer Fails To Head Straight

An amusement piece tells of Pat the Irish worker set to plow by a farmer. Pat aims at a cow across the field but the plow zigzags as the animal refuses to stand still. The farmer returns to see the crooked furrow and Pat insists he followed the instruction.

Pat

Not Where Liver Is Says Surgeon in Quip

A dialogue features a spectacled man claiming to be a surgeon and questioning a misplacement of the liver. DeWitt’s Little Early Risers are referenced as able to reach it, with a boastful retort about their effectiveness.

Mith Kentucky University Lore Wilbur R. Smith Lexington DeWitt W. A. Wright

Time to Do Good in Adversity and Charity

A Waycross Herald quotation urges aiding those in distress. It contrasts responses during hardship with times of ease, noting kindness shines brighter when a person struggles and is condemned. The message frames charity as essential in dark moments, not in prosperous ones.

Waycross Herald

Moody's Opinion on Education and Righteousness

The piece argues knowledge alone cannot save a nation and urges a revival of gospel preaching. It cites educational progress in Massachusetts, notes rising jail rates, and asserts true reform requires heart renewal by the Holy Ghost. D L Moony signs the opinion.

Republic Egypt Athens Rome Massachusetts Union Boston Lord Jesus Christ D. L. Moony

Counterfeit Dollar Causes Family Misunderstanding on El Train

An Evanston man riding home on a North Side electric car discovers a counterfeit dollar in his pocket after paying fare. The conductor suspects him inside and later accuses his wife of the offense, forcing her to produce a new dollar, to the couple's mortifying surprise.

Chicago Times Herald Lake Street

Georgia’s pension burden and cotton sacrifice in crops

Georgia contributes 4 million to the pension fund and withdraws 584 thousand. With cotton at seven cents, Georgia must surrender thousands of bales in pensions. To fund its pension share the South must raise 630 thousand bales of cotton, yielding nothing in return. The Middle West gains about 30 million bushels of wheat as a gift from this arrangement.

Georgia South Middle West

Fernery at Home A Simple Easy Green Space

A fernery indoors provides joy without light or constant care. Build a long deep glass case with heavy framing to conserve heat, iron preferred to wooden moisture absorption. Use rich soil, keep it moist, and place the oblong case on a table in a hidden corner for easy, self sustaining greenery.

Bucklen's Arnica Salve for Cuts and Sores

Advertising copy for Bucklen's Arnica Salve promising to cure cuts, sores, ulcers, fever sores, tetter, chapped skin, chilblains, corns and more. Claims guaranteed satisfaction or money refunded. Priced at 25 cents per box, sold by S. B. Burr.

Bucklen S. B. Burr

Georgia Attracts Immigrants Says Governor Northen

Governor Northen touts Georgia as a destination for immigrants and asserts extensive, systematic efforts are bringing in newcomers. He credits positive correspondence from the east midwest and northwest indicating broad interest in moving south and predicts a bright, prosperous future for the state.

Northen Georgia East Middlewest Northwest South

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