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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1897
Page
7
A Pearsin's Weekly snippet shows a dignified dame and awkward youth in a dialog about personal and business matters. The youth pleads to stop the husband from discharging him while a Tama clerk contemplates replacing him with a pretty girl.
A Washington correspondent recalls a Virginia gentleman who criticized President Cleveland as not a gentleman after failing to receive a dinner invitation at the White House. The anecdote contrasts Southern hospitality with presidential decorum and highlights views on the dignity of the office.
An advertisement claims DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve cures sores and ulcers and speeds healing of piles when applied as directed. The endorsement comes from Dr W A Wright and promises a rapid, magical effect.
The planter should diversify crops and not rely on cotton alone. Spread land across multiple crops to secure home needs and market demand. This approach counters misleading 1896 cotton crop estimates and protects against falling prices for cotton sellers.
The exchange features a surgeon noting the liver is not in the discussed location while DeWitt's Little Early Risers is humorously cited as capable of reaching it. Dr. W A Wright is mentioned in the dialogue.
The Thompson Street Bicycle Club hosts Hon Castaway Jones of Toledo known as the Hurri cane Bikist of Ohio. He cites progress for colored riders and bikes aiding youth, family peace, and education. Members discuss night riding hazards and a chicken carrier invention. disciplinary action includes suspending Brother Ginger White, with safety and public liability concerns.
A compilation of sayings on marriage gender roles and social behavior includes remarks on wives, husbands, charm versus beauty, fidelity and jealousy. It cites Good Housekeeping and One Minute Cough Cure as endorsing qualities for health and virtue.
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