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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1897
Page
7
A Popular Science Monthly excerpt explains sleep as the main remedy for fatigue effects. Regular rest slows mental depletion, supports recovery, and prevents next day mood and vigor decline after limited sleep. Experiments show sleep loss rapidly lowers task performance and four days of wakefulness reduce vigor.
The article discusses officials without an office known as the queen’s watermen and likens a waterman without a barge to an editor without a paper. It notes there are 36 such individuals who perform their tasks so well that they receive about £5 a year in solatium.
A visiting observer describes the weekly Jewish wail in Jerusalem before the Sabbath. Jews from varied backgrounds gather before the western wall to chant individual Hebrew laments, each with a prayer book, in a powerful though ununified display of sorrow and patriotism. The scene contrasts with local mosque and church aesthetics and shows deep emotion among participants.
An article argues overwork and unhealthy eating drain vitality and promotes a remedy, the Shaker Digestive Cordial, as an artificial digesting food that rests the stomach and nourishes the body. It touts quick relief and palatability, with Saxon for children and doctors recommending it over Castor Oil.
The Chicago Tribune quotes Cholly humorously noting ice as a ruinous force. He jokes that winter ice can bankrupt towns through ice gorges and summer ice cream gorges bankrupt young men. The remark playfully contrasts seasonal temptations and hazards.
An able paper by Dr. W. L. Bullard of Columbus Ga. argues tobacco use harms the nervous and vascular systems, causes catarrh and heart effects, cites historical opinions, and asks why one would begin the habit while noting famous figures who smoked. He recalls personal struggle and urges cessation.
A ditty of dialogue follows two men arguing over anatomy and a joking claim that DeWitt's Little Early Risers would locate the liver if it were in the big toe or left ear. Dr. W. A. Wright is referenced in the exchange.
A notice states mail sent from New York to Batavia will be delivered in 41 days from the mailing date. A weather proverb predicts rain after a morning rainbow.
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