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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1899
Page
2
A man declares his failed proposal to the idol of his heart and departs heartbroken. She coolly replies that she would rather not marry and ruin his life by years of mismatched expectations. The pair part as the first party finishes a cigarette and moves on.
A short time offer invites any person seeking health truth to request a free 64 page booklet. Published by Dr Hathaway Co of Atlanta Georgia, readers should write today and mention the paper.
A simple dough is formed by sifting one cup flour with salt paprika and baking powder then working in a tablespoon of butter and one egg yolk plus four tablespoons grated cheese. Add enough cold water to make a soft rollable dough and cut into strips. Bake in a biscuit pan until delicate brown and dust with cheese.
Henry Grady urged communities to magnify town importance and support home industries. The Savannah News notes self help and mutual interests keep local economies sovereign, as patrons buy locally to sustain small businesses and avoid outsourcing to northern merchants and manufacturers.
In Gloucestershire rural hiring fairs a farmer tests a boy with a missing character reference. The boy promises a letter from his former boss and agrees to meet at 4 o clock. When asked again about the character the boy delivers a blunt reply that he will not be coming.
A judge recalls a young carpenter who refused to cut corners for a dollar and a half. He laboriously planed and numbered boards for a fence, fearing subpar work would hurt his pride. Ten years later his integrity wins him a major public contract and lasting success.
Miss N J Lockurant of Extra Beth PA writes she recovered from dropsy kidney trouble and tumor pain after five bottles of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and two Liver Pills. She reports relief from bloating and tumors and thanks Pinkham for rapid, free responses from Lynn Massachusetts.
The Philadelphia Bulletin recalls Joaquin Miller traveling on foot when a countryman gave him a long wagon ride. Miller, reading Bret Harte, quips that immortals waste time. An item touts One Minute Cough Cure by Dr. Wincut and others in Barnesville and Milner.
In a humorous night court scene Ellen Talbert is fined 1.75 for steps deemed nocturnal activity and for needing cough medicine. An old woman testifies Ellen has a sore foot and the recorder jokes about a prescription to cure both the foot and nocturnalism.
Mr. R. B. Greeve of Chilhowie Virginia testifies he suffered consumption and failed other remedies before two bottles of Dr King s New Discovery cured him. He resumes business after three years and praises the remedy for coughs colds and consumption with trial bottles free at W A Wright s Drug Store.
John Grogan enters as wife beater in a peculiar case. He visited his ex wife after a year, allegedly delivering a thrashing during a reenactment of old times. The recorder quotes dialogue as the sentence is pronounced: three weeks in stockade.
The advertisement asserts Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People provide a condensed form of all elements needed to revive blood and restore nerves. It markets the pills as a universal remedy for locomotor ataxia partial paralysis St Vitus dance sciatica neuralgia rheumatism nervous headache after effects of grip heart palpitations pale complexions and general weakness in men and women.
An ad cites DeWitts Little Early Risers for constipation biliousness sick headache indigestion and liver troubles. It notes a doctor and local names and ends with a remark about a wife not expecting her husband to be lighthearted if her biscuits are heavy.
E. H. Dorsey of Athens Georgia calls Pitt's Carminative the best medicine he has used in his family. He says it helps teething children and quiets anxious mothers with prompt results and pleasant taste. A few doses demonstrate its value.
At a seaside cottage Mr. Sealove asks his daughter to sing brighter, but Mrs. Sealove clarifies the voice is not a daughter but the foghorn sounding doleful notes. The exchange captures coastal humor amid fog.
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