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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1898
Page
2
After Weissenburg and Worth, the German Crown Prince visits a Württemberg troops’ barn. A sergeant admits they once believed leadership by the prince would have sped victory over the Prussians.
An advertisement touts S S S as a permanent cure for a supposedly incurable contagious blood poison with testimonials from H L Myenw of Newark New Jersey. It condemns mercury and potash treatments and urges immediate use of the potion to restore skin clarity and strength.
The text explains proper cream handling for churn churning at proper temperature and two third fill, maintains moderate pace until butter forms, and notes factors delaying butter such as temperature, age, cow health, cleanliness, and feeding. It emphasizes best conditions from cow care to market readiness.
An ad proclaims a salve that cures cuts, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, tetter, chapped hands, chilblains, corns and all skin eruptions with a money back guarantee. It promises piles cure or no pay, priced at 25 cents per box, sold by W. A. Wright.
Chickamauga correspondent reports a West Virginia recruit obeyed a sergeant and began pounding a tent after being ordered to strike it. A man inside the tent emerged with a black eye from the blow, prompting the sergeant to calm the crowd at the canteen.
Mrs. C. V. Gridley of Erie, widow of Captain Gridley, received a Navy paymaster letter recounting his heroic death after Manila. He rose from a sick bed to command 24 hours of duty, later hemorrhaging. he asked to return to combat and died at Yokohama as the Olympia’s band played Auld Lang Syne. An English church service and 100 Japanese honor guards attended the funeral.
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a tonic for overworked men who ignore health, claiming it restores digestion, liver function, blood quality, and nerve tone. It cites a testimonial from Mrs. A. I. Gibbs and recommends Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets for constipation.
A Detroit narrator recalls a river rivalry over ferry privileges and dock control. He describes buying out the other side, legal battles, a collision that led to arrest, and a costly, escalating contest that ended with a bridge plan and the rival blaming him. The tale emphasizes clever scheming and extravagant profits.
A vintage ad promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder to cool tired hot feet and relieve swelling burning and pressure from tight shoes. It claims to cure blisters callous spots corns and bunions and offers a 25 cent price with a free trial package. Sold by druggists and shoe stores. Ad dress Allen S. Olmsted Le Roy New York.
An elderly Detroit veteran recalls two unverifiable Civil War anecdotes from the pioneer brigade and a lumberjack-turned-soldier in Tennessee and Bull Run, noting how stories grow with memory and that some accounts may be exaggerated. Also cites Browns Iron Bitters advertisement as a cured-meats aside.
Mrs. George L. Rogers of Canton New York suffered inflammatory rheumatism for thirteen years. After trying doctors and remedies she found relief with Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. She used thirteen boxes and now feels healthier, attends church, and enjoys life again. The pills purify and enrich blood and are sold by all druggists.
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