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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1899
Page
6
Sydney Smith argues that human genius and effort transcend mere survival. He praises human curiosity, exploration, and culture, insisting the soul aims for a higher life beyond dust. He urges perseverance over neglect, urging improvement of faults and the display of excellence to command respect.
Honorable Champ Clark of Missouri delivers a July 4 oration in Lexington Kentucky praising General Joe Wheeler of Alabama as the war’s most patriotic figure and urging bipartisan respect for veterans. The speech lauds Wheeler’s San Juan hill charge and notes Confederate veterans’ enduring status in the Union era. Also mentions DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve endorsements by local officials.
A Somerset lawyer buys disputed land and proposes moving the neighbor’s fence to settle the long running dispute. The neighbor refuses, insisting the land isn’t worth the fight, valuing principle over property and ending the confrontation with mutual restraint.
An Essex woman over 80, the last surviving member of the Society of the Queen's Kiss, dies. The group formed after a royal kiss incident involving Queen Victoria as a child, when boarding school girls once offered kisses for a guinea.
W M Gallagher of Bryan Pa endorses One Minute Cough Cure after forty years of trying remedies. He claims it relieves instantly and cures throat and lung troubles. The notice also includes a quip on marriage and happiness from Dr W A Wincut and others.
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve touts itself as the best cure for cuts sores ulcers eczema fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions plus piles with a money back guarantee. It is priced at 25 cents per box and available from W. A. Wright.
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a great kidney remedy. It claims many have kidney trouble without knowing it and offers sample bottles by mail along with pamphlets to test kidney health.
The city license inspector pursued Charley Sod a Greek peddler for two years over selling without a license. A white woman testified he offered goods from his pack months earlier. Recorder Broyles fined him five dollars and seventy five cents, then returned the money and sack to resume legal business.
A humorous ad advises using Dr Tichenor's Antiseptic not on a bicycle but on the body after a fall or spill. It suggests keeping a bottle in your kit for personal repairs, priced at 50 cents in drug stores.
Cindhly confronts Hardappe over a loan from a year ago asking for repayment. Hardappe replies that he avoided repayment to spare Cindhly's feelings, and questions whether returning the money would imply need.
The advertisement touts DeWitts Little Early Risers as a faultless pill that cleanses and revives without weakening the system. It describes them as mild harmless pleasant to take and free from objectionable drugs with an empowering claim they assist rather than compel. Dr. W A Wright and L H Holmes of Barnesville endorse the remedy.
A quip about horse types and feeding shows Dinny explaining a cob horse fully raised on corn. The dialogue reflects rural life language and humorous exchange between characters Larry and Dinny.
An old advertisement touts Browns Iron Bitters as a remedy for weakness. It promises restored strength, relieved nerves, and improved vigor, claiming the potion can correct wasting tissues and watery blood and suggesting it as a superior option to expensive medicines.
A Utah inmate sentenced for murder selects the method of execution, opting to be shot rather than other forms. The policy lets condemned prisoners choose their preferred method, with the latest case confirming the option remains in effect.
Product notice for a trademarked item labeled ASTORI TM.A. emphasizes longstanding brand reliability. No specific dates or organizations are provided.
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