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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1897
Page
2
A historical advertisement urges avoiding neglect of coughs and cold and promotes Dr Bull's Cough Syrup as an instant throat and lung remedy. It cites a Lowell Massachusetts testimonial from W N Mahoney claiming cure after two bottles and notes a price of 25 cents.
A collage of humorous exchanges and quick-fire gags from an old column. Jests range from casual banter about meals and social plans to playful jabs at manners and aging, featuring a parade of mini character sketches and wry observations.
An advertisement extols Electric Bitters as the best remedy for nervous fatigue and overall vigor. It claims vegetable ingredients tone the nerves through the stomach, stimulate the liver and kidneys, purify blood, improve appetite and digestion, and call for purchase at W. H. Chamber's Drug Store for 50c or 1.00 per bottle.
Private John Allen of Tupelo Mississippi, a humorist and storyteller in the House, brings back a new tale. He is linked to a silver spellbinder and, in a roadside exchange during a campaign discussion, predicts the goat and water barrel will rise in value if free silver prevails.
A prose poem from Waynesboro True Citizen laments the loss of a beloved boy from a yard once filled with play. The speaker recalls the boy’s fishing, toys, and songs, now packed away as memories. Birds, sparrows, and a piano of past sounds echo the absence, while a prayer for grace closes the tribute.
Mr. R B Greeve of Chilhowie Virginia says Dr King s New Discovery cured his consumption after other treatments failed. He reports two bottles restored his health and he has resumed work. The ad promises relief for coughs colds and consumption and offers free trials at W H Chambers Drug Store. The cartoon aside mocks liver location.
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