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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1898
Page
7
Omaha claims to be the third largest packing center in the world. An advertisement touts One Minute Cough Cure for coughs colds bronchitis pneumonia and lung troubles. It also promotes No-To-Bac a tobacco cure claiming rapid weight gain and 400000 cures with a guaranteed $1.00 price.
Travelers find a man bound and hanging by a rope near a river. The rope breaks, he survives, curses his luck, and laments poverty after his rescue. He blames misfortune and warns others to mind their own business. The colonel gently chides him for ingratitude.
A traveler finds a dead man in a chest in a Dartmoor inn as locals reveal a grim abandon. The second item notes J A Perkins cured of eczema by DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve, praised by Dr W A Wi cur.
Nebraska has 398 state banks and 113 national banks. Over 60,000 oil wells have been sunk in United States. The progress in steam engineering commenced in 1859.
Navi Thompson of Longview Texas sends a valediction to Texas and a moving pledge to Georgia. He extols Georgia's historical figures and culture while praising Texas as a rich homeland with oil and coal. He vows to return to his fireside with old folks and resume ministry after visiting Georgia. letter dated December 22, 1897.
An advertisement promotes a comprehensive encyclopedia style book offering practical reference across statistics history politics agriculture and daily life. It notes past sales of over 20 000 copies at 25 cents each and offers a one year paper subscription plus the book for 1 1 5 dollars including mailing, with publication around December 25 1897 and immediate shipment to subscribers.
The passage touts the Detroit Free Press as clean bright and among the best papers. It advertises a combination deal delivering 52 copies of The Gazette and 104 of The Free Press for a total of 156 papers at one dollar.
The article argues that farm youth migrate to cities seeking speed and modernity. It contrasts farm life as slow and isolated with city life offering up-to-date news, daily information, and perceived opportunity. The writer suggests urban exposure makes city youths appear bright and decisive, driving country youth to imitate them.
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