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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1897
Page
7
An appeal argues that northern tenants pay 3.50 to 5.00 per acre while southern farms cost less, urging tenants to relocate and obtain independence by owning land. It promotes DeWitt's Little Early Risers as a remedy for constipation and stomach issues.
The Springfield Republican urges subscribers to stop supporting papers they deem dishonest or unclean and to keep backing outlets they view as honest and enterprising. It warns against punishing editors for expressing their sincere views and emphasizes truth over pleasing readers.
The Galveston News extols Texas resources with hyperbolic figures. It imagines a shirt from all Texas cotton reaching 20,700 miles tall and a wool sock from 15,000,000 pounds of wool, plus leather shoes and broad woollys. It notes 600,000 cattle and 125,000,000 bushels of corn could feed a man six months and pictures horses so large they could graze near the Blue Ridge while the tail hairs size telegraph poles.
A young woman asks if luck exists in a four leaf clover. Mr. Barker recalls a girl who found a clover and later caught a cold but survived, with others saying she was lucky not to die. The remark weighs superstition against real outcomes.
A historically styled ad promotes Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a tonic addressing female reproductive disorders. It warns against misdiagnosing female weakness as biliousness or nervousness, urging women to seek the remedy for strength and health. The ad invites readers to mail 21 cents for the 1008 page Common Sense Medical Adviser from the World’s Dispensary Medical Association in Buffalo, New York.
A Chicago Post excerpt notes a New York woman entering the business of teaching women how to walk. The remark about wheels and "business sense" highlights witty social commentary on gender and consumer culture.
A brief public notice extols DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve to soothe burns injuries and scalds with rapid relief. Dr W A Wrick is cited as endorsing the product in the ad style notice.
A report argues that lions bred in captivity pose greater danger and are more difficult to train than lions captured from the wild, noting behavioral differences and safety concerns for handlers.
In Georgia 1730 John Wesley began Sunday instruction for parish children in Savannah. The revivalist’s catechetical sessions preceded Raikes in Gloucester and predated American Sunday schools, with sixty five scholars in his early class and strong affection from the children. Sir Charles Reed supports the claim of an earlier world first.
W. B. Johnson of Newark New Jersey says the remedy saved his child from death by croup. He claims it has helped thousands suffer ing from croup pneumonia bronchitis and other throat and lung troubles as endorsed by Dr. W. A. Wright.
A verse tale describes a family urging a father to return home for house cleaning. The speaker laments hunger and chaos as furniture is hauled outside and windows and paint await, while warnings of discipline and chores loom.
Advertised remedy claims to quickly and permanently cure piles and skin diseases. Mentions Dr. W. A. Wricht as associated physician. Ends with assertion of long term relief for sufferers of a range of durations.
An exchange describes two men who married differently skilled wives. One man married a woman who can cook but thinks she can play the piano, while the other married a woman who can play the piano but thinks she can cook.
A brief quotation from the Boston Transcript recalls soldiers' wartime charges aimed at the cook-house. The speaker notes such assaults often left the beans consumed before arrival, highlighting a grim humor in frontline logistics.
Dr Cady’s Condition Powders advertised as a tonic blood purifier and vermifuge for horses in poor condition. Not food but medicine priced at 25 cents per package.
Dr. F. H. Dewey argues against a heavy American breakfast. He says hunger is abnormal from lifelong late meals and that many maladies improve by fasting to late morning. He cites hundreds of persons performing manual labor on an empty stomach with increased energy and no extra hunger.
An advertisement proclaims Africana will cure rheumatism and scrofula and keep readers permanently cured, claiming long lasting relief and health benefits from the tonic preparation.
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