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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1897
Page
7
A preacher recalling a tale from Letcher county recounts a dinner conversation with a farmhouse couple. He explains he is hunting sinners and the wife jokes about a sheep, prompting the preacher to remark that sinners are dead and buried long ago, linking ignorance to not taking a newspaper.
An advertisement claims De Witt's Little Early Risers are famed for relief from constipation biliousness and stomach and liver troubles. The copy emphasizes they never gripe and cites Dr W A Wright.
The London Academy recounts De Quincey facing a census form with puzzling questions. He writes his occupation as writer to the magazines and, for his three daughters, circles their names and quotes a biblical line to describe them as lilies of the field who toil not nor spin.
A writer in Hardware recalls rural life and a town general store. An old vendor clings to a moldy rake price, while a contrary merchant presses sales with Latin flourishes and sharp scales. A German woman quips with a weighty joke as the county scene plays out.
Advertisement states burning itching skin diseases are instantly relieved by De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve. It claims unequaled healing for cuts bruises and burns and that it heals without leaving a scar. Dr. W. A. Wright endorses the product.
A Chicago Post excerpt describes a man who plans to talk to his lover’s father about marriage. He boasts his fearlessness and notes he has loaned money to the father, implying a financial hold. The woman recognizes him as a genuine financier for a husband.
Ruth Ashmore argues in the June Ladies' Home Journal that modern girls demand excess from engaged men. She warns against society sketches and costly gifts, saying honest treatment would boost marriages and reduce thefts.
An advertisement extols Vim vigor and victory with De Witt’s Little Early Risers pills. It markets relief from constipation billiousness and stomach and liver troubles using lively, period rhetoric.
The ad promotes DeWitt’s Little Early Risers as a famous small pill for quick relief. It highlights their reputation and widespread use as a reliable remedy, appealing to readers seeking convenient health aid.
A synopsis from C W Dennett of North Adams Miss outlines South Carolina and Alabama mill benefits. Modern brick mills cost less to build and operate in the South due to cheap water power and coal. Labor costs run 25 to 50 percent lower, raw cotton cheaper, and tax incentives boost Southern mills. A 10 000 spindle mill could save about 100 000 yearly vs New England, with a net balance of 15 000 in the South's favor after other factors.
For over fifty years Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup has eased teething pain calmed gums and cured wind colic. It claims immediate relief for diarrhoea and is sold by druggists globally at 25 cents a bottle, with a warning to ask for Mrs Winslow's only.
A Nassau Bank teller detected a counterfeit that altered a two dollar silver note to a five dollar bill by removing corner digits and adding a central V. The process required much time and skill, fooling most traders but likely visible to careful bank staff. Cashier Rogers noted past counterfeit attempts but none as successful.
A testimonial touts Dr Bull's Cough Syrup as unbeatable for coughs colds croup and whooping cough. Mrs D T Clarke of Cleveland says families use it ten to fifteen years and insist no superior article exists. The ad notes the syrup costs 25 cents and warns against inferior imitations.
Mrs Mary E Lease travels by Santa Fe to Atchison for a lecture, sharing a crowded car with a Chicago traveler. The man’s chatter leads to jokes about her reputation and her husband, then Nortonville station interrupts with a dash for the door. A reader then praises De Witts Witch Hazel Salve for piles and skin troubles.
A pompous English bishop sits for a portrait by a renowned artist. After a quiet hour the bishop asks how progress is going. The artist replies with a blunt request to move his head and close his mouth to shave cheek weight, and the bishop collapses.
An advertisement claims Electric Bitters aid digestion and bowels in old people without alcohol. It says the tonic stimulates stomach and kidneys, strengthens organs, and supports natural function. Priced fifty cents and a dollar at W A Wright's Drug Store.
A vignette portraits a loyal woman bound to her husband and children through constant care. The husband vents crude remarks yet she endures, counting her family as riches and affirming love over opportunity. The narrator notes her strength amid hardship and a shared ache for a better life.
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