Let Me Paint Your Metal Roof Advertisement
An 1897 Albany notice advertises Harvey English offering to paint metal roofs at 50 cents per square foot for 100 square feet with a ten year guarantee against leaks. The document lists local officials and residents endorsing his work and quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Harvey English
Dougherty Co
J. T. Hester
Sam W. Smith
S. W. Gunnison
R. P. Hall
W. T. Jones
W. E. Wooten
ED. L. Wight
Georgia
B. F. Brimberry
John Mock
C. B. James
Southern Express Company
N. F. Tift
J. C. Tabor
L. FE. Welch
A. W. Muse
Y. G. Rust
J. D. Weston
S. R. Weston
Albany, Ga
Georgia Cotton Oil Co
Albany Mill
John D. Pope
Lever
Joseph
Davis
First Nat’] Bank
Albany Water Works
W Tift
Gaff
Cynicisms and social quips from a bygone era
A collection of wry maxims on marriage age gender roles and daily life. The pieces joke about twins women named Birdie lovers daughters and fashion while noting trains rides and social norms. The tone is humorous reflective and lightly satirical with dated references.
No Room for Doubt on Dr Bull Cough Syrup
A reader testimonial claims Dr Bull’s Cough Syrup cured a chest cough after two bottles. The ad touts the product at 25 cents and urges buyers to take only Bull’s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Bull
Gustav Thurmaster
Hickory St
Cleveland
Bull
Arundel Castle Praised Yet Criticized For Ship Beds
The Arundel Castle impresses as a thoroughly modern ship but suffers from universally flawed beds. The author notes beds are misedited, often chosen by strong backs rather than comfort, with Twain's line about Noah's ark illustrating the long-standing neglect of ship bedding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arundel Castle
Mark Twain
McClure
Early riser pill promised longer life
A garbled line touts a product named the Little Early Riser marketed as a life extender and wiser health aid attributed to Dr. W. A. Waierrr. The passage hints at a retro patent medicine claim and timing advice about sleep habits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Waierrr
Greenwood Sanitarium Opens for Patient Reception
Greenwood Sanitarium now open for reception of patients surgical or otherwise with assurance of careful care. Mrs J T Chambers in charge of house and Dr Lena R Warthorp serving as resident physician.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Chambers
Lena R. Warthorp
New Triumph Free Bottles From T A Slocum For Consumption
T A Slocum M D of New York offers three free bottles of his new remedies to readers of the Gazette. He claims a cure for consumption and all bronchial lung diseases, urging sufferers to write for the medicine and mention the Gazette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. A. Slocum
New York City
M. C
Pine Street
New York
Stevenson Portrait Shows Self Doubt Behind Public Praise
In a Stevenson correspondence passage critics note his self discipline and blunt view of his talent. He admits a brief inspiration and lean style refined by hard work, saying he cannot take himself seriously as an artist. The epilogue adds that his last month’s fragment reveals full powers and piercing human insight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Stevenson
Stevenson
Macmillay
Greatness Undervalued by Critics Across Ages
A literary retrospective argues that Shakespeare Scott and Mrs Siddons faced harsh critique in their eras. It notes Robert Greene Dryden Horace Walpole and others doubted greatness, while Mrs Siddons is scrutinized for originality and stage presence in contrast to praised figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Greene
Shakespeare
Waverly
Horace Walpole
Ton
Mr. Crawford
Siddons
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dr. Muffet
Moffett's Teething Powder
Will and Baby F Asa Pic
Eno
DR. Moffett
Beret SU Reed
C.J. Moffett
M. D
St. Louis
Teethina
Y. W.muse
Hall
B.m.woolley
M.D
N. Pryor
Birdie
Admiral Dewey
Lysander John Appleton
Greenwood Sanitarium
Barnesville, GA
Scott
Mrs. Siddons
Ayer
G. F. Bowen
Horton Summit, Pa
Rust
Kainit
Nassau St
New Yor
Zebulon
Page
Halleck
The
American Book Co
Atlanta
Express
Bradfield Regulator CO
Atlanta, Ga
C. H. Lippincott
Sixth Street
Mioosapeli
Mino
LinDid Company
WIE Big CO
Newark
acqpAk Saale RY CO
Savannah
Central of Georgia Railway
Ocean Steamship Company
Boston
Merchants and Miners Line
Baltimore
J.C. Haile
E.H. Hinton
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