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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1897
Page
2
A Philadelphia mother praises Dr Bull’s Cough Syrup as a safe cure for croup and mem branous croup, stating she has relied on it for nine years. The ad claims the remedy cures coughs colds and croup and costs 25 cents, urging buyers to insist on the product.
A Corsicana tramp with a severed limb recounts a fall from prosperity in Indiana. He describes a poker addiction ending in ruin, family hardship, and unsuccessful attempts at finding work. He laments his fate, expresses fear of death, and recalls his name and relatives as distant. He thanks locals and leaves, wandering onward.
An amateur medicinal advertisement extols Shaker Digestive Cordial as a universal remedy for dyspepsia indigestion and incipient consumption. It claims the cordial aids digestion nourishes the body and relieves discomfort when taken with meals. Also endorses Laxor as superior for children and a substitute for Castor oil.
A cautionary moral warns that spending at the saloon drains not only money but time, character, independence, self control, home comfort, and family happiness, leaving a man with losses in all areas.
Fragmentary note mentions fac simile and sian acid phrase with unclear scientific context. No identifiable people, organizations, places, or dates are readable. Summary remains uncertain due to damaged OCR text.
Mr J W Lewright of Austin asks if gas tar may be used to deter rabbits from gnawing fruit tree bark. Experts warn gas or coal tar can be injurious and favor safe washes such as pine tar axle grease and lime sulfur copper glue mixtures. Wrapping trunks with paper or corn stalks and using wire screening in large orchards provide protection. M E M.
Advertises Dr Kings New Discovery for consumption coughs colds and related illnesses. Claims cure guarantee and safe use for all ages with free trial bottles at chambers drug store. Promotes Dr Kings New Life Pills as complementary treatment to regulate bowels.
In Kansas a man on a soap box recalls wild cyclones and a farmer Hank Simons losing and refinding a milk cow through a cyclone escape. He describes a July storm blowing his cellar away and ends with the speaker collapsing after swallowing a corncob pipe.
In a humorous exchange, a man in spectacles claims to be a surgeon while disputing a liver location. Another insists DeWitt's Little Early Risers would locate and shake it regardless of its actual place, adding a gag tone to the scene with Dr. W. A. Wright named.
A list of Benjamin Franklin's thirteen virtues guides honest living. Temperance to Humility covers self control, silence, order, resolution, frugality, industry, sincerity, justice, moderation, cleanliness, tranquility, chastity, and humility seeking imitation of Jesus and Socrates.
Worthington Indiana Sun editor Morrison praises Electric Bitters as a remedy for constipation and sick headache and a superior general tonic. Mrs Annie Stehle of Chicago recovered from fatigue backache and poor digestion after six bottles, with price 50 cents to 1.00 from Chambers Drug Store.
The article urges washing hair brushes weekly to prevent disease from trapped particles. It prescribes a cleaning solution of one teaspoon ammonia to one quart water, advises quick dipping and air drying away from direct heat, and notes the wrong idea of waiting for a doctor in a child’s croup case. Dr. W. A. Wright cites One Minute Cough Cure in a prior case.
The Washington Post notes Senator Stewart’s long white whiskers, which hang from his chin and tangle with his watch chain. He strokes them, then chews and coils them into a knot, tucks them into his mouth, and reappears with his beard fully restored at his shirt front.
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