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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1897
Page
6
Advertising copy claims the tonic creates new men by purifying blood and enabling clear skin, noting that thousands have faced the camera blemish free. It asserts the product remains powerful and that imitators cannot match its proven record.
Amasa Barrow, a New England farmer living on the Arizona Mexico line, builds a half Arizona half Mexico hen coop with a gate on the boundary. He feeds chickens across the line to save grain costs and profits, claiming no smuggling and joking about innocent border bidders.
The supposed grave of Eve near Jeddah attracts over 40,000 pilgrims annually. Located in a cemetery outside the city walls, the tomb measures fifty cubits long and twelve wide. Arabs hold that Eve was the tallest woman in history.
A Forest and Stream writer recalls a Mississippi plantation where a mule acted as an independent labor organizer. The bell at the gin house dictated work and meals, and the mule refused to pull until the bell rang, quitting at noon. Even a new driver, Uncle Sam, could not force progress, until the mule finally won a noon meal concession.
An advertorial claim extols health improvement from Golden Medical Discovery purporting to purify blood and kill germs. It describes digestion aid, enriched blood, and disease resistance and offers a free medical adviser book in exchange for 21 one cent stamps to the World’s Dispensary Medical Association in Buffalo New York.
In Japan officials reportedly enforce income tax by placing a protester in a dark room and instructing him to consider the rate. After 24 to 48 hours, sometimes less, the subject supposedly concedes that the officials were correct.
John Griff of Zanesville Ohio says a box of De Witts Witch Hazel Salve cured his piles after thirty years of agony. The ad claims it treats piles rectal troubles cuts bruises splains eczema and all skin troubles endorsed by Dr. W A Wincut.
A public speaker craving time and appetite uses One Minute Cough Cure before resuming his oration. The ad extols One Minute Cough Cure as unequalled for throat and lung troubles and credits Dr. W A Wright.
An old fashioned urine test guides diagnosis of kidney issues and promotes Kilmer Swamp Root as a universal remedy. The ad claims it relieves back pain urinary problems and night time urination and offers samples by mail from Kilmer & Co. in Binghamton New York.
The Pittsburg Dispatch reports Senator Chandler a philosopher whose Washington committee room bears three handwriting maxims. Fulfill existing promises before making new promises. Pay your own debts before lending to others. Bear your own burdens first, then help others.
A vintage advertisement describes De Witt’s Little Early Risers as reliable pills for constipation biliousness and stomach and liver troubles. It notes they never gripe and cites Dr W A Wright in the promotional copy.
A brief note from Philadelphia North America praises Donny-Wilkie for his determination, noting he can view a score board without swearing at the home club for losing. The piece highlights wit over sports frustration.
A Detroit Free Press account recaps a wealthy, honorable man’s tale of early life temptation. At New York docks a benevolent stranger offers a $3,000 bearer check to a young man and is later exposed as a forged scheme by a sharp detective at the bank.
Editor Morrison of Worthington Indiana Sun praises Electric Bitters as a valuable prescription for consumption sick headache and general tonic. Annie Stehle of Chicago recovered after six bottles, regaining health and strength. bottles priced 50 cents and one dollar at W A Wright's Drug Store.
In Hamilton Ohio a young man pleads he was hypnotized by the fiancée at the time of engagement claiming breach of promise. The court rejects the defense as invalid, noting such hypnotism is not a valid exemption from promise law.
The piece describes Prince Albert of Thurn as the epitome of fashion and excess. It details daily outfits costing fortunes, perfumes, numerous neckties, a large laundry staff, 200 cast off boots yearly, a cigarette bill of 1000 dollars annually, and hobbies like hunting and golf costing over 75 thousand dollars.
A New York Journal quotation recounts a stark dialogue where the Savage offers execution at once and the Victim requests death by burning in effigy. The fragment mentions Hall's Hair Renewer as a physician recommended product for hair growth and color restoration.
In a brief quip the piece contrasts the fame of DeWitt’s Little Early Risers pills with a moral about sudden wealth, noting that those who rise quickly often fail quickly like a whale blowing after reaching the top.
In an era of reform, many women are described as capable of adopting roles traditionally held by men, suggesting a shift in gender expectations and family dynamics. The remark frames evolving social norms and debates about parenting responsibilities.
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