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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1896
Page
7
In a wry small Western town the lone train leaves at 2 oclock prompting a sleepy guest to knock repeatedly at 1:30 and again at 2, only to miss the departure. A running gag follows as travelers grow impatient and jokes fly about catching the late train.
Bucklen’s AnchcA Salve marketed as the best salve for cuts sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores dermatitis chapped hands chilblain corns and skin eruptions with a claim to cure piles and a money back guarantee. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by S B Burr Jr.
The New York World reports that by month’s end a large portion of the city’s elevated railways will be run by motor power. The Broadway syndicate has tested compressed air in Massachusetts for six months and plans to replace steam on several lines. Earlier notes referenced possible electricity adoption on other routes.
Prof Albert G Emerick donates a rare musical literature collection to the Philadelphia Library Company. The Paris poet Jules Jouy is declared hopelessly insane and confined at Picpus. Sir Henry Irving accepts an invitation to a June dinner in Edinburgh marking his knighthood.
Beaversville Idaho druggist G Cailouette testifies the medicine saved his life after La Grippe left him near death. He started using Dr King’s New Discovery from his store, improved after the first dose, and after three bottles was active again. Free trial offered at 8 Burr Jx’s drug store.
In a barber shop two men discuss ethics. One, a gay, lively figure, roams at night and seeks pleasure while the solemn man vows virtue with a hoped for honorable name. They conclude that moral advice is to learn self-shaving to avoid barber shops.
The Georgia Bankers Association adopts a resolution urging a sound and safe currency. It calls for a reliable redemption money behind all currency and supports gold and silver parity while opposing unlimited silver coinage and any money whose redemption is not guaranteed by statute. The resolution frames bankers as patriots responsible for national financial stability.
Osseo Michigan resident A I Wooster long tormented by piles finds rapid relief after using DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve. The article credits the salve as a near absolute cure for skin diseases and notes it is used more than any other preparation. Dr W M Wire.
A country-looking youth stood between Jefferson and Market on Fifth Street reading show bills aloud. Passers-by gathered and mocked him until he challenged a heckler with a blunt remark and then walked away toward downtown Louisville.
An ad promotes Electric Bitters as a universal headache remedy claiming a permanent cure for all headache forms. It asserts relief for habitual constipation by toning the bowels and urges readers to try a bottle at 50 cents or 1.00 from 8. B. Burr Jr's drug store.
The Tybee Island tower near the lighthouse is a stone Martello structure built by the United States Government in 1812 to defend against the British. It saw limited Civil War use and now serves as a report and signal station and a popular Tybee Beach resort sight.
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court holds that in high profile criminal cases an honest jury must be composed of intelligent men who read and think and form opinions, yet can still render an impartial verdict. It notes newspapers shape impressions and only the ignorant avoid reading them.
The article asserts with strong testimony that Hood’s Sarsaparilla cures diseases caused by impure blood. It claims an unrivaled success record with cures often achieved after all other preparations failed.
The advertisement asserts Hood's Pills cure liver illness biliousness jaundice and indigestion claiming relief from sick headache with a universal remedy approach.
A 1896 report names nations on the silver standard including Central American states Costa Rica Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua El Salvador and others. It notes China Ecuador Colombia India Japan Mexico Persia Peru Tripoil Peru and others with their dollar or rupee values in our currency and changes since 1880 or 1894.
For over fifty years Wixton's Sooruina Syaup has been used by millions of mothers to ease teething. It soothes the child, softens the gums, relieves wind colic and diarrhea, and cures pain quickly. Sold by druggists everywhere for 25 cents a bottle.
Senator Bacon notes bond issues cost about 10 million dollars annually in interest yet have saved 300 million in principal. He argues that without these issues the nation would face a silver standard with over 600 million in silver worth only half its face value.
The author argues that as civilization advances, death by own action rises as a social measure. He claims Germany leads European nations in self harm rates, with France, England, Italy, Hungary, and Russia following, while Spain and Portugal show the lowest rates amid alleged civilizational retrogression.
Mrs DeYoung of Middleburg Iowa reports six years of use of One Minute Cough Cure for herself and children. She calls it the quickest acting and most satisfactory cough remedy she has ever used, endorsing it to readers.
A compact tale links the Forget-Me-Not to a German romance. A knight by the Danube falls into the river while retrieving a blue flower for his lady, crying Vergiss mein nicht meaning Forget me not as he drifts away, making the bloom a symbol of fidelity.
The ad claims One Minute is the standard tie and One Minute Cough Cure is the standard preparation for all coughs and colds. It asserts the remedy is harmless and provides immediate results.
The Southern States Exposition in Chicago aims to mirror nature and present the South’s fields crops woods mines and manufacturable opportunities to attract capital and labor. Citizens are urged to aid in making the exhibit a grand reflection of the region’s resources and wealth.
The piece compares the gold standard to the silver standard, noting gold coins equal 100 cents and silver dollars valued around 52 cents. It explains silver dollars at 50 cents, limited government coinage, and private free coinage involving miners and bullion value returns.
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