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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1898
Page
3
A Pittsburgh Dispatch inspired essay urges women to cultivate the habit of writing brief thanks for gifts favors or hospitality It argues timely handwritten words build goodwill and encourage future kindness for social courtesies including hosting gifts books or club invitations.
J. A. Perkins of Antiquity Ohio endured thirty years of painful medical treatment for eczema before finding relief with DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. The widely advertised salve, famed for piles and skin ailments, brought a quick cure according to Dr. W. A. Wright.
The American Cotton Growers' Protective Association proposes reducing production costs and promoting home manufacture to help farmers own and control cotton, with emphasis on thrift, regional factories, and living at home. President Lane notes low cotton prices imply farmers earn about 10 cents a day. wary of a large European war impacting a potential 16 million bale crop, the piece cites Georgia shifts from cotton to wheat as signs of economic change.
A column discusses how men can hide visits and dates, while women shape social calls. It contrasts imposed escorts with relaxed gatherings, and toys with matchmaking myths as a matron recalls a failed but insightful attempt to pair two women, ending with a reminder that love favors fate and Cupid.
Advertisement touts at home cure for opium and morphine habits in two weeks for five dollars. Claims rapid relief for cancers rupture fits dropsy private diseases and blood poison with no charge until cured. Seventeen years of success attributed to Dr. O Henley Snider of Atlanta Georgia.
An opinion piece argues farm life thrives when parents make it attractive. It cites a 23 year old who never left home, thanks to early mornings, rewarding work, home pleasures, and supportive schooling. It contrasts dreary routines with activities like nature study, art, and family picnics, urging parents to engage children so they stay.
An advertisement for remedies by Dr. W. A. Wricur from Harrisburg Pennsylvania claims cures for female diseases dropsy fits blood poison opium and morphine habits with home treatment and no charges until cured. Also promises cancer removal in ten days without knives or caustics supported by Mrs. Mary Bird endorsement and a claim that One Minute Cough Cure cures coughs colds and throat lung troubles.
The piece describes the destruction of Guisa and the slaughter of 800 Spanish soldiers by Cuban insurgents using a single dynamite gun, imagining how a real modern war between two great powers would hinge on who could deliver the decisive blow.
A Chambers Journal note explains a Chinese practice of burning paper money and imitation coins for the dead. Rich and poor alike buy fake silvered pieces or cardboard coins, which have no earthly value but are believed to aid spirits in the afterlife.
It claims to cure coughs colds bronchitis pneumonia and all throat and lung troubles. It emphasizes ease of use pleasant taste safety and sure cure.
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