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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1896
Page
5
Four traveling salesmen meet at a New England hotel table and introduce their firms. The bottle suppliers and undertakers trade barbs in a laconic tale where one unveils he sells gravestones, ending with the fatality pun.
An ad notes Orange Blossom the common sense female remedy that draws out pain and soreness and is sold by J. H. Blackburn.
Detective Bankston quickly arrested William Payne, 15, with a pair of shoes stolen from T. P. Taylor's shoe shop on Wall Street after a burglary. Will Dillon was later arrested and confessed the pair entered the shop together, though he claimed the other boy took the shoes.
State Agricultural Department reports fertilizer tag sales through February 1 exceed any prior period. Farmers warn that large future crops may pressure prices. last year's modest yield and high prices followed by calls for reduced fertilizer use helped spur prosperity. De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve marketed for sores and wounds.
An 19th century advertisement touts Shaker Digestive Cordial as a remedy for indigestion and wasting illness. It claims to aid digestion, restore flesh, and cure many so called consumptives by aiding stomach function. The product is made from herbs barks and fruit juices and sold by druggists with trial bottles at ten cents.
Mrs Robert Louis Stevenson will reside in San Francisco after leaving her former home. She travels with her son and daughter to Samoa to arrange the affairs of the late novelist.
Meriwether Vindicator notes H C Ayers a Haralson County citizen who has never bought meat lard or corn never worn store bought clothes and has never ridden in a car despite living two miles from the railroad He is father to thirteen children eleven of whom live at home with him.
The article details a flower preservation technique using salicylic acid dissolved in alcohol at a ratio of one to sixty. Plants are heated to boiling, drawn through the solution, shaken dry, then pressed between blotting papers to remove moisture. Prolonged immersion can discolor violet blooms and blotting papers must be frequently renewed.
A Blukely Observer column blasts voters who avoid politics as shameful and unpatriotic. It argues citizens must form firm opinions and act to curb bad laws, warning that passivity makes one a partner in wrongdoing.
An advertisement asserts that Dr Witt Witch Hazel Salve quickly heals burns scalds and sores with magical effect. It promises rapid scar reduction and mentions Dr W A Waianr as the practitioner.
Alex Carr convicted of murdering Captain Hing in Atlanta last year and Adolphus Duncan convicted of outraging Mrs. Soaner in July 1894 are condemned to death. Carr's execution is scheduled for March 17, 1896, while Duncan will be executed March 13, 1896.
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