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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1899
Page
7
The text urges readers to check kidney and blood health. It explains how to test kidney status by observing urine sediment after a day and night, noting back pain and frequent night urination as warning signs, and mentions a burning pain during urination as another alert.
The passage defines a sucker as a fishy target for a worm and a human prey for scams. It cites examples from misled buyers to gullible travelers and boastful windbags, contrasting naïve behavior with hardened sharks. An editor fears a looming millennium while a Maine gunning trip yields odd stacks of produce left by delinquents.
On the West Side a colorful Italian apple peddler chats with a matron about his sudden absence and plans. He brags that he bought the business, promises cheap small apples, and sweetly hawks produce while teasing customers with old country charm.
An advert claims cancer is a blood disease curable by S. S. S. and rebuts surgical methods. It cites a Sparta Georgia case where a tongue ulcer described as cancer allegedly healed after taking the remedy, asserting permanent cure and offering guarantees for cancer and other blood ailments.
A Swift Benefic Co. of Atlanta Georgia advertises a purely vegetable remedy free of minerals. It offers mailed free to any address valuable books on Creer and Blood Diseases.
The article argues Southern farmers should stop relying on cotton and tobacco and broaden to wheat meat corn oats and forages. It notes rising home production of dairy and cheese and advocates using local resources to avoid external tribute while promoting One Minute Cough Cure and crediting Dr. W. A. Wriair.
A recruit in an Aldershot military hospital speaks up to a field officer during a ward inspection. When asked for complaints the soldier blurts out that he has a cold in the head, breaking the usual silence and formal routine of the daily visits.
The Spanish American conflict lasted 233 days from declaration of war to peace treaty signing. Warfare spanned 114 days while 119 days were spent in diplomatic negotiations over terms. The piece questions whether the pen’s superiority to the sword held true this time.
A discussion on women’s health warns of dangerous womb troubles linked to life and dress, urging early relief. It promotes Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a trusted remedy, claiming decades of use and endorsement by American women and druggists.
Mrs Boer reveals how to carve poultry with a carving fork at the breast to avoid interference. She demonstrates removing wings and legs in order, slicing the breast thinly, and separating the second joint before serving. She notes turkeys follow a similar method while ducks and geese require distinct slicing approaches.
An old idea claims impure blood causes most diseases and twenty five years ago Browns' Iron Bitters was developed from this theory. The text touts cures by this household remedy and notes its wide sale by dealers.
London Standard recounts in vivid tone a Paris wine merchant's horse Pompon who stole wine from a cellar and drank himself drunk. The horse was found collapsed and a veterinary surgeon calls it a habitual intoxication. A stable boy is blamed for introducing wine to the oats. Fire brigade assisted returning Pompon to his stable.
The text references a brand claim The Kind You Can Always Bought associated with Casto TR y. No clear event date or location is provided and the snippet focuses on branding and signature phrasing.
A discussion led by Senator West of Missouri condemns pension bill abuses. He criticizes passing bills by title when no Senate quorum exists and urges halt to wholesale pension sprawl. He notes annual pension outlays around $141 million and questions lingering Civil War era claims thirty-three years after.
An agitated young wife laments to George Whackster that she wishes he had married Luce Jones, while the equally irate husband retorts that Luce would not have him and that she herself would have him. The quarrel highlights marital tensions and mistrust in a tense domestic moment.
A Chicago Record item notes a line about Julia loving her husband madly and a remark that he can read poetry better than any man alive. The exchange questions how the claim is known and frames reading skill as a measure of affection.
An early 1900s remedy claims to relieve constipation and headaches by improving liver function and complexion. The product is described as small sugar coated tablets that do not cause gripping or nausea and is attributed to Dr. W. A. Warner.
In Augusta a drummer pleaded to a charge of raising a disturbance in a boarding house. He produced a bedbug in court tucked in the center of his couch as proof of his claim to raise a bowl. The recorder fined him $2.50.
The New York City board of health declares grip contagious and infectious. The medical commissioner says it is as contagious as scarlet fever though less dangerous. Officials estimate at least 100000 grip cases in the city.
An advisory warns buyers to avoid counterfeits when seeking De Witts Witch Haze Salve for piles. The note asserts more cures have been attributed to this salve than to all other remedies combined.
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