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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1898
Page
6
The advertisement proclaims Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral as the world’s standard family remedy for colds coughs and lung diseases. It emphasizes large bottles for households and claims higher cost equals greater cure with no fad able to overthrow its efficacy.
An extended meditation on personal virtue, social ties, and the need for solitude. The author contrasts purity with brass in behavior, warns against selfish thinking, and urges periods of quiet retreat to renew spirit and duty.
A guide to proper courtship rules for young lovers in good society. It covers how a woman should invite a call, pacing and limits on visits, chaperones, and early gifts, the shift from knee proposals to in-person talks, engagement announcements, rings, and family introductions, plus post engagement conduct and possible breaking of engagements.
Mrs M G Brown advertises a three part Metaphysical Discovery claiming to drain and purify the body from head to toe to restore health and prolong life. The notice offers pamphlet and preparations including Eye Water Ear Preparation and Scalp Renovator from the Metaphysical University in New York.
A New York City resident James Hadfield confirms Dr Bull's Cough Syrup relieves cough cold and hoarseness. He notes the remedy is excellent and recommends it for household use. The product sells for 25 cents everywhere.
A railroad superintendent explains that all employees advance from brakeman to baggage master through a single apprenticeship class. A visitor quips that they never get over it, prompting the superintendent to ask what “it” is, and the visitor answers with a pun on breaking.
The ad proclaims Bucklen’s Arnica Salve the best for cuts sores ulcers fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions and piles with a money back guarantee. It is sold by W A Wright at 25 cents a box. Arkansas farmland drive notes 32 percent of tillable land under cultivation.
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