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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1899
Page
4
The Barnesville Gazette describes its July 6 1899 issue as constrained by editor’s commitment to chautauqua events. It notes limited attention to the paper but expresses willingness to contribute to the chautauqua’s success despite other duties.
In 1892 Chicago Record recounts a satirical dinner among Republican Senator Quay and Elkins and Democratic Brice and Henry Watterson. They joke about money shortages and propose borrowing one million dollars on their joint endorsement to fund both parties with the winner paying the notes.
The article explains that alum in baking powders mimics malaria symptoms such as languor and loss of appetite and warns of alum’s toxic effects on digestion nerves and blood. It cites Dr. Baker of the University of Pennsylvania urging prohibition and advises using pure cream of tartar powder at higher cost.
A brief Chicago News item notes Miss Prism scolding a boy as his dog bares teeth. The boy proudly asserts the dog’s teeth prove its good nature, claiming others would show teeth too if they possessed them.
Advertisement claims deafness cannot be cured by local applications and argues catarrh inflames the Eustachian tube. It offers a $100 reward for any case cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure and promotes Mail's Family Pills, with price and mailing details from Toledo, Ohio.
A devotional piece explores solitary loneliness and the remedy in Christ. It cites scripture from Job Isaiah Psalms Matthew and presents the idea that only Jesus can satisfy the longing soul. It urges turning to Christ in understanding grief and burden for companionship.
The advertisement extols the original Syrup of Figs from the California Fig Syrup Co as superior and imitations as worthless. It claims the genuine product acts on kidneys liver and bowels without irritation or nausea, and urges buyers to remember the company name.
J C Collier Co advertises price cuts on 200 men s Negligee and dress shirts to 50c 1 00 and 1 25 straw hats 1 3 off and 65c to 35c Oxford ties slippers and elegant goods cleared to 50c dress goods on 8c counter with organ dies percales lappets swisses lawns now 8c and 5c ladies fine Krippendorf Drew Selby shoes touted as best in the city to conclude.
In New York the elder Sothern and Laura Keene clashed over a trivial rehearsal incident. Keene furious, Sothern stepped forward, turned down the lights, and responding to her anger with a playful remark about her beauty, urged her to continue.
The pleasant flavor and gentle action of Syrup of Figs provide a soothing laxative effect. If parents are costive or bilious, the results are gratifying. This is presented as the best family remedy and is manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co.
The young husband confronts his wife about playing golf, lamenting that she will be absent in evenings as well as afternoons. She retorts that evenings are the only time they can discuss the game, highlighting a quarrel over time together.
An old insurance ad touts Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company offering low rates with safety, cash values, large annual dividends, and prompt death or maturity payment. Sample policy available by sending age and address to P O Box 66. An old Kansas river note and stray commentary complete the clipping.
Texas wonder claims one small bottle of Hall’s Great Discovery cures kidney and bladder troubles and related ailments in men women and children. If not sold by a druggist it can be mailed for 1 cent. Bottle provides two months of treatment. Sold by W A Wright Barnesville and by E W Hart sole manufacturer St Louis Missouri formerly Waco Texas.
A Temple Texas reader dated April 16, 1899 testifies to using Hall's Great Discovery for bladder and kidney trouble. The writer claims permanent cure after one bottle and praises the remedy, signed by W. R. Tyler, D. D. S., formerly of Barnesville.
A witty exchange questions whether one can live in New York without knowing the world’s ways. The reply notes that only a chief of police might truly remain ignorant.
A long standing claim promotes Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup as the universal teething cure used by millions for over fifty years. It claims to soothe gums ease pain cure wind colic and diarrhea with immediate relief and wholesale worldwide at 25 cents a bottle.
A humorous exchange shows Jonas offering to die for Minerva and a gag about mowing grass. The argument plays on logic that if he dies he ends the burden, but mowing makes ongoing duties inevitable, a wry line from a Chicago Record cartoon.
An old advert proclaims No-To-Hae for fifty cents a guaranteed remedy to break tobacco habits. The copy promises strong relief and pure blood, targeting druggists with the claim.
Rev. S. R. Belk of First Methodist Church Elberton Ga laments widespread dishonesty in society. He argues honest living starts with every pulpit and church member and condemns debt with no reasonable ability to pay. He compares debt to gambling and urges no one should contract debt they cannot repay.
Charles Holzhauer of Newark declares Chamberlain's cough remedy the best for coughs colds or hoarseness and safe to use. It is sold by J. H. Blackburn, local druggist.
An advertisement asserts DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve rapidly heals wounds and leaves no scar, attributed to Dr. W A Wright and L Houmes. The copy emphasizes effective, scar free recovery for injuries.
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