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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1898
Page
2
A collection of maxims from Fuller Pythagoras Franklin Disraeli Rochefoucauld Montaigne Hazlitt Feltham Jonson and Schopenhauer. The notes contrast counsel temperance and action with folly pride adversity and cultivation of the mind.
A man in a furry silk hat claims his company paid $50 000 to the government last year and questions why they must continue to pay taxes. His friend with too short sleeves reacts with astonishment and curiosity.
A historical ad-style claim argues rheumatism worsens under mercury and potash based treatments. It touts S. S. as a twenty year blood remedy, citing Captain O. E. Hughes of Cora So as a testimonial supporter. He says he recovered after taking multiple bottles, endorsing the remedy for blood diseases and warning against mineral compounds.
A collection of reflective proverbs on Christian conduct, mercy, humility, and daily ethics. The narrator critiques social pretensions, wealth, politics, and human frailty while urging duty, forgiveness, and simple integrity.
A comic tale unfolds as a man buys a hat described as Hobson's choice. After paying $1.50 he learns others comment on the hat while a stranger jokes about Hobson. He leaves with the purchase and reflects on the odd misunderstandings and fads surrounding the term Hobson's. The barbs about the hat and its origin echo through his uptown ride.
Advertisement touts Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as the best salve for cuts sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions. It guarantees cure for piles or no pay, with the promise of degree two and cents per ben tot.
A New York Sun piece recounts a man who, after a tense exchange over a heroic act, reflects on Hobson sinking his ship. The narrator describes buying time, trading hats, and a street confrontation ending with a blow and waking in a different place.
Mr W M Bush of Providence describes years of diarrhoea with frequent attacks. A travelling salesman gave him Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, which produced immediate effects. He uses it to fortify against attacks and reports almost complete relief. Sold by J J Blackburn.
Ex President Rutherford B. Hayes and two companions meet a bearded farmer on a country walk. A round of playful salutations leads Hayes to greet him as Father Abraham Isaac and Jacob, but the farmer reveals he is Saul, son of Kish, in search of his father’s asses and has found them.
A seven year old grippe aftermath left victims with chest oppression heart palpitations and poor circulation. Herman H Eveler of Jefferson Missouri credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with restoring his health after trying many doctors and remedies. He reports breathing improve ment better heart function and renewed vigor after four boxes and affirms the pills work by purifying the blood.
A Louisville man taunts a well known figure for waiting to catch suckers. A court case reveals a kind lawyer defending a poor woman pro bono. The donor’s friend admits he sought a free payout and the lawyer plans revenge to wash off the sucker label.
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