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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1897
Page
7
A stern schoolteacher confronts a male passenger on a crowded cable car claiming the seat is company property. The man offers, she declines, and she declares she will sit instead, delivering a sharp lesson in expression without yielding the seat.
Terrell Hudson ties his belief of being driven to the gallows to the number thirteen. He is the thirteenth child born on the thirteenth day, named with thirteen letters, and events on the thirteenth of November February led to his execution sentence. He was in cell 13 at Decatur jail.
A testimonial from Frank Stubenhaver of Dubuque Iowa proclaims Salvation Oil restores work ability after a sprain or bruise. He credits rubs with relief after one night and notes the product costs 25 cents and is sold everywhere.
Milner Lodge No 286 F and A M publishes resolutions in memory of Rev W W Ferguson who died April 22 1897. The brethren praise his masonic service church support and humanity and pledge mourning drapes and a memorial mark in the record.
On Saturday afternoon Mrs M R Hagan hosted a musical entertainment at her home featuring three young pupils. The program delighted attendees and Mrs Hagan was praised for her tireless work for her students. Mr J W Ferguson joined as violinist and vocalist adding to the refined evening.
Mr. R. B. Greeve of Chilhowie Virginia says he suffered from consumption and failed remedies before using Dr King's New Discovery. He credits two bottles with curing him and reports a return to business duties. The testimonial promises the remedy for coughs colds and consumption with free trial bottles at W A Wright's Drug Store.
The Lawrenceville Herald argues that a first trial in the newspapers shapes the public mind before any court hearing. Reporters and lawyers may stage public sentiment, making acquittal or conviction resemble the published facts rather than the judge’s charge or counsel’s arguments.
A condensed medical advertisement asserts DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve relieves piles scalds and burns. The claim emphasizes external skin issues treatment with a healing salve. No clinical data provided.
A Kentucky reporter urged Pullman Conductor to awaken President McKinley at 2 a.m. for an interview, but the conductor laughed off the plan and ridiculed the reporter. The piece contrasts idealistic press zeal with the era’s reality and ends by noting De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve for piles.
Col. R Nesbitt commissioner of agriculture urged Georgia farmers to raise their own food and put surplus land into cotton while maintaining cotton as the money crop. He opposed tenant farming and said landowners should supervise cultivation to boost prosperity and independence. The Augusta Chronicle and Rome Tribune reported his view on expanding agriculture and protecting state interests.
Allen H. Norton of Winsted Conn owned a twelve year old farm dog on a Massachusetts property. While a grave was being dug for the animal, the dog sprang up and fled toward the river, swam across, and vanished into the woods, defying a planned humane end.
An advertisement urges readers to use DeWitt's Little Early Risers for constipation biliousness and stomach and liver troubles. The pills are described as purely vegetable and endorsed by Dr W A Wri ch r.
A Chicago Times Herald note recounts a distracted woman in a suburban car and a passenger offering to spank a crying boy. The mother rejects the proposal, insisting no one but the father should discipline him, and moves to another car with the child.
An old health snippet compares digestion to a camel and touts Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets as a cure for constipation. It notes symptoms like coated tongue, foul breath, headaches, and lassitude and invites readers to mail 21 cents for a pamphlet from the World's Dispensary Medical Association in Buffalo, New York.
A Columbus Dispatch account shows a one armed man theatrically begging at Spring and High as a policeman sternly enforces order. The scene includes the improvised empty sleeve and a crowd of passersby.
An advertisement extols DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve as a remedy for severe burns and disfigurement. It emphasizes quick relief from pain and frightful scarring, attributed to Dr. WricHrT.
A reflective quote urges avoiding fault finding and recognizing goodness in people. It notes that beyond ignorance we all err and advises speaking like brothers or remaining silent to preserve harmony.
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