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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1899
Page
2
A short sales pitch extols Ayer's Cherry Pectoral as superior to cheap cough syrups. It claims drops provide more cure power than dippersfuls and lists chest afflictions it purportedly treats such as bronchitis asthma croup whooping cough and other throat and lung troubles.
Charity Wiggins, Aunt Charity to locals in Columbus Georgia, is eighty five and travels with her son the famed Blind Tom musician. She says Tom’s absence stems from prejudiced associates in Highlands New Jersey. She recounts nine years of touring with him and treasures memories of his genius and life on the road.
Aunt Charity, mother of Blind Tom and twenty other children, claims Tom is 40 and denies aging in public view. Visitors to Columbus seek her stories of Tom’s imprisonment, power, and the pianist’s first tune. She asserts he is the world’s only great genius.
An advertisement claims Electric Bitters can cure a wide range of ailments including back pain, weak kidneys, malaria, headaches, sleeplessness, and melancholy. It touts the tonic as a pure vegetable laxative that purifies blood and stimulates liver and kidneys. One bottle is guaranteed with purchase at W. A. Wright's Drug Store.
Frances Evans writes in the January Ladies' Home Journal about marriage and work. She argues open discussion of business builds mutual interest and prevents emotional distance between husband and wife.
Quotations reflect social bias and humor about marriage and women. Observations note that a wife’s pained expression may stem from tight shoes and that appearances mislead. The piece mocks male striving and social norms, suggesting self view differs from others.
In Chicago a boys prison replaces moral suasion with a leather strap, altering the method of reform. The change in discipline is claimed to yield gratifying results as authorities push for better behavior among inmates.
A Commissioner Wright survey of 5 976 employers shows 5 363 consider drinking habits in hiring and 1 613 do not. Industries include agriculture, manufacturing, mining and quarrying, and trade. Reasons cited include preventing accidents and ensuring reliability while concerns about pay after wages and personal conduct are noted.
Mrs John B Sims describes a fifteen foot square sleeping room in The Sleeping Room on the Farm. The gray wallpaper with pink clover blossoms and silkeline curtains create a delicate look. A walnut suite is painted pale gray with old rose highlights and furniture is updated with paint and simple touches.
For over fifty years Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been used by millions of mothers for teething children. It soothes gums relieves pain cures wind colic and aids diarrhea. Sold by druggists worldwide at 25 cents a bottle. Ask for Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup.
The health department of Louisville estimates 10 000 grip cases in the city with schools hit hard as teachers fall ill. Wet foggy weather is blamed by physicians for the spread. The 1891 epidemic was more fatal. An epidemic also hits Columbus with several thousand cases and public institutions severely affected.
A clipped note asserts Dr David Bomed specializes in cures for stomach and liver ailments. The text includes a teacher prompted essay on the mouth, describing it as front door to the face and a source of oratory, temptation, and social roles. The passage mentions politicians, dentists, and grocers in a historical, humorous tone.
The article surveys global tin sources from Austra lia and the Straits Settlements with Banca tin as the purest to Cornwall and Bohemia. It traces tin deposits in Australia and the United States from early discoveries to limited commercial mining and costly futility, noting Harney Peak and regional attempts in Alabama North Carolina and Virginia.
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