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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1898
Page
3
The piece recalls Grandfather's hat containing Ayer's Cherry Pectoral as a trusted cure for asthma bronchitis or croup. It notes fashions change but records show coughs cured as they were fifty years ago, emphasizing a longstanding belief in the remedy's efficacy.
An old advertisement extols Ayer's Cherry Pectoral as superior for coughs colds and lung diseases. It claims rapid healing unlike cheap elixirs and notes a World’s Fair medal from 1893 and large household bottles.
A Maine lumber camp cook reports a bear found in a bean pot at Great Pond Mo. The bear pulled the pot’s wire bail across its neck spreading beans as it lumbered along the road. The bear escaped with the pot still on its neck after a chaotic chase involving barking teams and yelling.
A Memphis wife ignored a small breast lump until cancer developed. After failed therapies and a New York specialist, she began S.S. treatment, which led to a complete remission with no recurrence after several years.
An advertisement touts a vegetable blood remedy labeled A Real Blood Remedy. It promises to cure cancer eczema rheumatism scrofula and other blood diseases. The maker offers to mail books to any address and mentions Swift Lag a as a contact.
Poem fragment by Charlotte Perkins Stetson from Land of Sunshine evokes winds bending wet leaves, bare trees, and gray drizzle. It contrasts dreary late season color with vivid images of bronze green eucalyptus spires, orange groves, pomegranate hedges, pepper tree fringes, and bright sunshine and sea winds.
A historical critique contrasts early reception of Shakespeare and Mrs Siddons with modern praise. It notes Greene Dryden and Walpole as harsh critics, and recounts Mrs Siddons' mixed reception by the London public and contemporaries. An anecdote about President Cleveland and a Mississippi marshal appointment follows, illustrating cautious official praise and storytelling at the White House.
A consumer tale promotes Dr Bull's Cough Syrup claiming it cures a severe cough thought to be consumption. The testimonial cites Simon Smasal of Chicago and notes a price of 25 cents, urging readers to ask for Bull's.
The article argues that gold has driven global colonization, transforming remote regions into populous regions. It cites California, Australia, and South Africa as examples where gold discoveries spurred settlement, immigration, and economic development, turning wilderness into thriving societies.
A Boston Courier snippet notes a patient telling a doctor they look better after following advice and reveals the patient saw another physician for further care. The exchange underscores seeking varied medical opinions in the era.
A Civil War anecdote recalled by General Crittenden through his eight or nine year old son. After Chickamauga, the boy hugged his father and asked where John Jay was. The child implied the horse took the general to the rear, and insisted it was the rider's fault, not the horse.
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