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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1896
Page
7
A narrator recounts Bombshell the dog who thought through a plan to avoid punishment. While watching from a shuttered parlor, the dog rises on the bed, fears a master’s return, checks the door, then resumes sleeping, earning a night’s rest after a clever ruse.
An ad claims Dr. Pierce a Favorite Prescription aids tired-out women and female complaints. It promises to build up the system, dispel aches, improve sleep, and restore vigor. A free pamphlet is offered by World’s Dispensary Medical Association, Buffalo, N Y.
A narrative of unlikely bonds among farm creatures. Bare Chick, a cold and hungry nestling, finds warmth with a kind girl and a cat, then joins its brood until a cold morning reveals its death. Blackie the pig and Bessie the calf share orchard life, then separation after Bessie is sold and Blackie laments loss.
A writer argues American children lack life fitting skills by age twenty one. Education should focus on developing talents early such as music and needlework, enabling practical handicrafts and trades for later life. The piece calls for targeted nurturing of prominent talents rather than broad, scattered schooling.
Bucklen s Arnica Salve billed as best salve for cuts sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapping chilblains corns and skin eruptions with guaranteed satisfaction or refund. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by B B Barr Jr.
An old advertisement touts Dr. Pierces Pellets as a remedy for constipation piles biliousness indigestion and headaches claiming broad health benefits.
A Buffalo Club dinner tale recounts Mr. Bishop’s memory of Abigail Henderson, a teacher in Depew’s youth. A churchyard monument there reads Abigail Henderson died ninety six Put your trust in the Lord and have no confidence in man. The anecdote reflects on trust and human frailty in railway leadership.
The article reprints Monroe's December 1823 message to Congress outlining the Monroe Doctrine. It states that any European attempt to extend system into this hemisphere would threaten U.S. peace and safety, and that the United States would not interfere with existing colonies but would view oppression or control of independent governments as unfriendly.
The article describes an electric monogram display acting as a visual telegraph. A keyboard directs current through wires to illuminate a frame’s lamps, spelling letters in midair for distant readers. Signals are visible one to three miles away, up to ten miles with optics. frame sizes vary.
Free samples of Dr Kings New Life Pills mailed to your address in Chicago. Claims relief from constipation sick headache malaria and liver troubles. Pills advertised as safe vegetable tonic that invigorates the system without weakening and sold by Burret's Druggist.
A British Farmers' Advocate report describes trial with three cows kept saltless for a month. Milk weighed twice daily. after giving four ounces of salt daily the half month increase reached 100 pounds. Fresh water supply is also noted as crucial.
Tom Watson offers to contribute $1000 if his party does the same, but notes the party has hardly acted. He cites much talk of promises and slow cash flow from the group.
Atributed testimonials praise Simmons Liver Regulator as the best medicine to aid digestion and relieve dyspepsia. One user from Sharon Georgia reports it settles indigestive questions after meals, while J J Black of Duncan Arizona calls it the best aid for digestion.
The White House of the Confederacy in Richmond Virginia will open to the public as a Confederate museum. The city owns the building, previously used as a school, and will allocate rooms for each seceded state to display relics including General Lee’s cape gauntlets and sword sent by Gergis.
An exchange quoted the wife of a prominent labor leader saying that many men visible as public electricity are only a dull figure at home. The remark highlights private versus public behavior and social expectations surrounding leadership.
An old advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as a universal teething remedy used by mothers for over fifty years. It claims to soothe, soften gums, relieve pain, cure wind colic, and treat diarrhea with immediate relief, sold for twenty five cents a bottle by druggists worldwide.
An advertisement touts Orange Blossom as a stiff harmless flax seed poultice for at home use by any lady. Sold by J. H. Blackburn.
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