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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1896
Page
3
A terse, unreadable fragment from a local page mentions names and figures in a ledger. The readable bits reference individuals and amounts, but the context and specifics are unclear, leaving the exact event or action unidentified.
A mountaineer recounts how Sam, famed for stubbornness, challenged a circus elephant on a road. Sam charges his mule and is tossed high by the elephant, then buried. he did not die of illness but from the fatal attempt, his pride and stubbornness ending underground.
The New York Herald recalls Secretary Windom's January 5, 1891 remarks on free silver coinage. He warned that swiftly moving silver would trigger rapid gold withdrawal, panic, and contraction leading to silver becoming the bullion standard, a fate he deemed true then and five years later.
A tale from Kate Field’s youth reveals her alleged love with Whitelaw Reid at the Cincinnati Commercial. Reid’s rise to control of the New York Tribune and his marriage to Elizabeth Mills followed, prompting Field to leave the paper and never return.
An historical ad copy explains sick poison as a stomach derived toxin and urges digestion care. It touts Shaker Digestive Cordial as a delicious tonic tonic made from medicinal plants and wine, claimed to cure indigestion and prevent sickness. Trial bottles available at druggists.
A St Louis Mirror editorial argues for harsher punishment of murderers while condemning overly lenient mercy. It urges strict law application by degree, quicker justice, and supports the lex talionis as a social defense against growing homicide. It insists society must kill murderers to prevent more killings.
Old people needing medicine for bowels and kidneys will find a true remedy in Electric Bitters. The tonic and alterative acts mildly on the stomach and bowels, offering strength and tone to internal organs. An excellent appetite aid and digestion booster priced 50c and 1.00 at S. B. Burr Jr's drug store.
The earliest distinct animal life found in Earth's crust is a trilobite, a three lobed worm, regarded by geologists as the first created being with a distinct animal organization.
A. L. Wooster of Ossco Michigan suffered twenty years with painful piles and was instantly cured by DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve. The notice claims the salve is an absolute cure for all skin diseases and notes it is more used than any other preparation, as stated by Dr. Wricut W. A. .
The Macon News suggests Tell er and Tillman as the best Democratic ticket, noting Republicans might back Tell er, Populists and Anarchists for Tillman, while Democrats vote for both.
A mile and a half from Frank I T a large spring of clear sparkling water bubbles up at the foot of Boggie Mountain and flows rapidly down to feed a flouring mill owned by Hon B F Byrd. The water deposits a hard stone on wheel buckets requiring six week hammer breaks. Wood and bones cast in the stream petrify quickly and varied formations appear in the water and along the stream. Near the mill the roots of a fallen tree are turned to stone.
The article notes that cedar and fig trees resist lightning while beech larch fir and chestnut seem prone to bolts. It also lists trees that attract lightning with oak yew elm and Lombardy poplar as the most likely to be struck.
For over fifty years Winton's Soothing Syrup has eased teething pain and wind colic for millions of mothers and their children. It claims to soften gums, halt pain, and treat diarrhoea with immediate relief. Sold by druggists worldwide for 25 cents a bottle.
A Chicago child offers prayers for all family members and then asks blessings for Mr Hicksworthy not the clever one but the poor one with one eye who gives candy. The anecdote ends with a sincere Amen reflecting everyday family humor.
A report states Blue Pond near Oxford Alabama is bottomless. Local tradition says forested land once covered the site and a crust gave way lifting the waters. Indians recount that hundreds of noble red men camped nearby and most perished in the rushing waters.
The lessee pays $6 000 annually for a seven by seven foot space near the elevator at Atlanta's Kimball House. The area measures about 64 square feet and equals roughly the size of a bed. A $500 monthly check is paid on the first of every month for the stand and the proprietor also profits from it.
A medical authority advises that continuous close work such as sewing typing or reading harms the eyes. Short interruptions every ten to fifteen minutes by looking around the room relieve muscle tension and improve blood supply.
Reports say the New York subtreasury nears completion of a steel reservoir to guard 6 million silver dollars. The vaults hold about 50 million dollars in silver coins that are too heavy for regular use, with shipments few for the ponderous currency.
Mrs Helen Gould has given 100 dollars for the relief of the St Louis flood sufferers. The gift follows recent disaster relief efforts by the philanthropist and supports immediate aid to affected residents.
The cochineal insect, native to Mexico, was long misunderstood and is now cultivated in Mexico and some regions. In December the insects are harvested from the cactus, killed by heat, and processed into crimson and scarlet dyes. A Leyden dyer refined the process after a window accident with cochineal extract and nitromuriatic acid, leading to a Paris dyeing establishment. the event occurred about 800 years ago.
In San Francisco a lone cannon from a Mexican War battery survives as a curbside fender. Once at the bay edge near Broadway and Sansome, it was left behind after dismantling. A patriotic drayman and volunteers rolled it to Battery Street’s edge and lodged the muzzle in a hole, where it remains today.
William C Ussery M D of St Louis advocates bananas as the best food for typhoid fever. He explains the small intestine lining inflames and ulcers may form, making solid foods risky. Bananas provide 95 percent nutrition with minimal irritation and are largely absorbed, strengthening patients more than other foods.
The text cites Benjamin Harrison on presidential mercy. It notes presidents refuse to interfere when trials seem fair and no new exculpatory evidence appears. It mentions the emotional appeals of wives or mothers pleading for mercy and the burden of the public duty to deny their prayer.
Mrs Bangs refuses to pull down parlor shades while they are away ten days, fearing visitors would leave cards. Mr Bangs argues otherwise, but she remains firm about not gratifying the expected show of social calls.
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