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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1896
Page
3
A family parrot narrates a bustling scene with a deaf old mistress who keeps mischief makers in line. The bird teases the nurses and asks if the kittens are good, while two children pull tulips and a servant laments the garden's chaos.
The piece argues that opportunity and ability shape success, not wealth alone. It warns against equating success with money, stresses happiness from kind acts, and urges daily effort and fidelity in small duties to progress tomorrow beyond today.
A historic advertisement touts Orange Blossom as giving immediate relief and permanently curing diseases peculiar to ladies. It lists J. H. Blackburn as the seller.
A Macon News editorial argues that local businesses boost the town by advertising in the home paper. It warns that a lack of ads signals a slow trading center and urges merchants to support local publications to attract outside trade and preserve town vitality.
The Museum explains water’s journey as a single drop travels through sky and sea. It may have reflected palm trees in coral islands or sunlit arches above Cumberland or California valleys. Water cycles through oceans, clouds, rain, and rivers, returning to skies to gain new life producing power and vitality.
The Baltimore Manufacturer's Record urges Southern towns to match Atlanta's hustle and Rome Georgia's cotton mill success. It argues local capital and public spirit can fund regional manufacturing, with towns of 1000 people able to raise 25000 to 100000 dollars for new enterprises.
Governor Culberson explains his entry into politics and his path to the attorney general race. He recalls a nomination speech while opponent George Clark is praised as a top lawyer, and a voter from the Panhandle supports Culberson, criticizing lawyers and railroads.
Canajoharie resident D. W. Fuller says the cough remedy consistently yields the best results and would not be without it. Catskill druggist G. A. Dykeman calls it the best cough remedy, used in his family for eight years with never a failure. Trial bottles free at 8. B. Burr Jr's Drug Store. regular sizes 50c and 1.50.
The author argues chronic illness is driven by insomnia and indigestion. Hypochondriasis and insomnia are cited as misfortunes from chronic dyspepsia. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is billed as a universal remedy improving appetite blood quality and vitality.
Advertisement claims rheumatism results from lactic acid in the blood. Liniments offer no lasting relief. A cure requires neutralizing the acid, and Hood's Sarsaparilla is presented as the best medicine and the only true blood purifier in the public eye.
Hood's Pills act easily yet promptly and effectively on the liver and bowels. 25c.
A writer recalls a Pyrenees tale of drinking spring water full of leeches. He fears they live inside him until his father explains the gastric fluid would dissolve them. The father reassures him that his digestion would defeat any leech, and the imagined illness passes.
The item reads a directive against internal remedies for female diseases and urges a direct application such as "Or ange Blossom" sold by J. H. Black burn. This summary notes the advertised remedy approach and the seller's name as read in the fragment.
An advertisement promotes Electric Bitters as a remedy for female complaints to bring strength and tone to the organs. It claims help for loss of appetite constipation headaches fainting spells nervousness sleeplessness melancholy and dizziness with health and strength guaranteed. Sold by S B Burr Jr's Drug Store for fifty cents and one dollar.
A London Daily News remark explores how rejected suitors deal with unrequited advances in social circles. The piece notes the awkwardness of ongoing interaction and the standard polite retreat of friendship while hinting at the emotional residue left by a clear refusal.
The Mount Lebanon Shakers offer Shaker Digestive Cordial with immediate relief. The first dose proves beneficial in most cases, and 10 cent sample bottles are sold by druggists to encourage trials. The cordial rests the stomach and aids digestion for those with upset stomachs or dyspepsia.
Doctors recommend Laxol as a superior remedy for children and prefer it over Cascer Oil for pediatric use.
The article discusses voice culture aimed at shaping the speaking voice for American women. It argues shrill, high pitched tones are unattractive and promotes developing a low sympathetic quality, achievable through cultivation rather than natural attribute.
The Cincinnati Post notes grim humor from a southern youth who told a hunting wife her husband was killed, she died of horror. In Chillicothe a bet to shoot a hat off another led to a fatal head wound, illustrating how a fool is born every minute.
The Blackbarn Standard reports a wealthy Moreco sultan, often invalid and averse to stairs, had a private railway built from his bed chamber to the ground floor. The 18 inch gauge line ran on a curved path with carriage chairs that could convert into ambulatory seats, flanged wheels, and ample clearance for attendants.
A New York Herald note explains the eye cannot move when the head is fixed and one watches its reflection. The eye appears movable to others while the observer sees no motion, affecting self perception of facial expressions.
An elderly woman questions a younger woman's voting approach while a husband votes on her behalf, highlighting concerns about influence and autonomy in voting decisions. The dialogue criticizes reliance on others to cast a vote and the idea of passivity in political participation.
An Exchange remarke notes a humorous saying about why flies appear, listing various causes from the taper to the tin can, and joking that different people and items make things “fly.” The passage uses playful hyperbole to link unrelated actions to flies.
The piece explains ship launching as a precise, high-stakes operation requiring careful preparation. It contrasts rough methods with the disciplined approach science provides, citing the St Louis launch and the need for exact timing, equalizing the work of tallow slides, supports, and careful lowering of a 7000 ton vessel into the water.
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