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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1897
Page
2
A saying on hair care emphasizes keeping hair healthy to project youth. It claims hair health preserves appearance, preventing premature aging by maintaining normal color and minimizing loss through an implied remedy.
Professor Crooke claimed to liquefy carbon and compress it to form diamonds. He heated iron with charcoal in a crucible inside an electric furnace, then cooled the molten mix. After five minutes the crucible burst, ending the demonstration and leaving diamonds undecided.
Bowlegged Jack, a one eyed bull dog who patrolled Mamaroneck for ten years, is spared a license or sale after the village adopts a new police force. He saved children from drowning and helped foil a burglar, and warned of a fire saving a family, ending his tenure with admiration despite the new uniformed force.
Mr James Jones of Jones Son Cowden Illinois says Dr Kings New Discovery cured his wife from La Grippe to Hasty Consumption after one bottle, with free trials offered at W A Wrights Drug Store. Also notes Chinese officials in New York Commercial Advertiser claim the Weising Lottery is farmed to Li Hung Chang Shao Yu-lien Liu Hsuehhsun for 1.6 million taels plus 1.4 million taels for expenses.
An old promotional piece asserts tired, exhausted people fail due to indigestion and can be cured by Shaker Digestive Cordial. It promises immediate relief and lasting strength by aiding digestion, with claims of revived energy and new endurance, saying druggists offer a trial bottle for a small price.
A teen customer at a fancy grocery store asks for a real nice gift for a young lady while still at boarding school. The grocer guides him briskly to the pickle counter, highlighting the stage of youth and a simple purchase.
Public speakers praised One Minute Cough Cure as unequalled for threat and lung troubles. Dr W A Wright endorsed the remedy and described its benefits during an oration.
A home test for kidney trouble is described by urine sediment and symptoms. An ad promotes Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a cure for back pain urinary issues and related ailments with a sample offer and price notes via mail.
A local manager recalls a summer anecdote from Chicago Record about a man who telephoned Evansville Indiana to hear his newborn baby laugh. The man waited in a telegraph booth for news, phoned home, and shared a humorous tale of distant parental joy.
The piece mixes a backstage tale about Mr. Morrison’s Faust stunt with a humorous gallery heckle and a waiter gag. It then cites rural population share and advertises Pony's Extract as a home remedy. A summer romance quip ends the column with a comic misremembered love note.
The ad asserts the medicine known as One Minute Cough Cure was made to cure coughs. It promotes a rapid remedy and suggests reliable relief from coughing symptoms.
The nation will witness a major annular solar eclipse on July 29 with three quarters of the sun obscured. Earth enters the moon's shadow near 8:00 on July 28 and returns to daylight by 10:30. Mexico Cuba and the South Atlantic Ocean see an annular event. Otis Ashmore has prepared a full account with illustrations to be released shortly before the spectacle.
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