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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1896
Page
7
A Statesville minister argues that during hard times people crave luxuries rather than essentials. He notes destitution exists but many enjoy luxuries more than ever, while some lament poverty despite abundance.
The author urges Southern men to unite in rebuilding the devastated region. It highlights latent wealth in fields, factories, and mines, and stresses developing under new conditions. The call praises the Southern states exposition in Chicago as key to attracting capital and population.
A sermon excerpt urges a young man to value his body, education, and religion as essential for earthly purpose. It argues against treating religion as mere bric a brac and emphasizes personal growth through body care, schooling, and faith.
Advert tells readers to take Simmons Liver Regulator to wake the liver and feel refreshed and strengthened. It emphasizes there is only one Simmons Liver Regulator with a Red Z on the package and warns against using other products to guarantee health benefits.
Editor R H Edmonds argues the South would invest over 1 billion dollars to build mills to process its cotton at home, a shift that could raise the value of the product to about 1.2 billion annually versus 200 million now. The note then shifts to a health ad for DeWitt's Little Early Risers pills.
An advertisement asserts eczema can be permanently cured by DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve and that the salve never fails to cure piles.
Advertises Bucklen's Arnica Salve as the best remedy for cuts sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions. Claims guaranteed satisfaction or money refunded and priced at 25 cents per box, sold by S B Burr Jrs.
A San Francisco Chronicle interview recounts L. M. Mortimez stopping at a Kansas hotel where the landlord faced a smallpox scare. He describes a sick household, denial of breakfast, and the landlord’s efforts to feed him while everyone else fears illness. Mortimez soon left for medical care in the next town.
For over fifty years Wixton's Sooraine Syrup has been used by mothers for teething relief. It soothes the child softens the gums and eases pain. Claimed to cure wind colic and diarrhoea. Sold by druggists worldwide 25 cents a bottle. Be sure to ask for Mrs Winlow's Soothing Syrup and take no other kind.
Sir James Crichton Browne, a brain disease expert, argues insomnia is not as dangerous as feared. He notes literary minds may develop the brain’s trick of the heart, allowing them to sleep only a fraction of a second after each beat and obtain six hours in twenty four. Some brains sleep in sections during insomnia with different centers resting in turn.
The article by John Gilmer Speed estimates New Yorks annual dairy, meat, fish and produce intake. It cites 86 million eggs and 2.97 million gallons of milk daily, 70,000 bushels weekly of wheat, and a total dairy value around 44.45 million dollars yearly. It asserts stockpiles and cold storage could sustain residents for four months if cut off from imports.
A. L. Wooster of Osseo Michigan suffered ex cruciatingly from piles for twenty years and was cured in a shore time by DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve praised as an absolute cure for skin diseases by Dr. W. A. Wright.
The heart of Kate Swan becomes the first to be photographed by X rays using high voltage current. Dr. Morton performs the operation and demonstrates two plates capturing organs beyond the heart. The report highlights vast scientific promise and mentions Edison’s claim of germ destruction and potential future cures.
Mr. Fred Miller of Irving writes of long severe kidney trouble with back pain and bladder issues. He says electric Bitters gave relief at once after trying many so called cures. Advertises price one dollar and store attribution to S. B. Burr Jr. drug store.
The Plant System issues an order barring any man who holds American Railway Union membership from continuing work, requiring an affidavit denying union affiliation. The move follows recent trouble between the road and its employees and has sparked wide railroad industry reaction. One Minute Cough Cure is advertised with Dr. W A Wricur pitched as a endorser.
The state convention nominated incumbents for state house offices with no opposition and general public satisfaction. The main debate centered on the platform’s currency plank, with the conservative silver faction gaining influence after a caucus shift. The Telegraph rejects the currency plank as revolutionary, but overall the platform is viewed as strengthening the party's statewide contest.
In Justice Richardson's court John White of Polk Street and Harry Black of West Congress Street faced assault charges from each other. A light skinned man claimed to be White while the darker man claimed to be Black, prompting the judge to release both after a moral lesson. One Minute cough cure is marketed as a harmless immediate remedy for coughs and colds.
An editorial contrasts Georgia as a place of labor and opportunity with the idea of a utopian home in the heavens. It also notes a reader plea from the Columbus Enquirer asking how a free silver Democrat could win a presidency without New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Maryland, or Indiana and still secure electoral votes.
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