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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1899
Page
2
The piece contrasts male and female hair practices in Japan with men shaving nearly all their hair while women grow and adorn theirs. It highlights enormous hairpins seven to eight inches long, carved from tortoiseshell wood or ivory, some filled with colored liquid to create bubbles when moved, and notes women sometimes wear many pins to resemble a bundle of firewood.
Mrs Gunter of Higginsville Maine says after a year she recovered from serious womb ulceration after using Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Liver Pills and Sanative Wash. She weighed 155 pounds after treatment, previously maxed at 188. Mrs Barnhart reports relief from ailments after seven years of illness following four births and two miscarriages.
A Turkish physician Dr. Menahem Hodara reports successful trans planting of hairs to bald scalp areas. He scars the surface, implants trimmed hairs, and after weeks some hairs take root forming new hair growth. He suggests potential broader use for baldness and notes a real hair bulb forms at the implanted hair end. The method shows promise though requires time and patience.
Advert says Electric Bitters restore nervous system energy and vigor. It claims vegetable formula tones stomach nerves, stimulates the liver and kidneys, and purifies blood while improving appetite and digestion. Sold for one dollar at W. A. Wright's Drug Store.
About sixty five steamers operate on Swiss lakes with the largest vessel able to transport 1200 people.
A renowned chef advises adding sugar at the start of cooking to improve color texture and flavor of most fruits. Hard fruits like quinces and pears should be boiled until tender before sugar is added. Dried fruits need little sugar and should be soaked, then slowly cooked in the soaking water, preferably oven softened in a covered earthen pot. Do not cook fruit in tin or iron.
An advertising feature introduces Dr Sawyer and his Little Wide Awake Pills from W C Jordan and Bro. The copy frames the pill as a medical invention built on science by an able physician, presenting it as a reliable remedy.
Potash combined with phosphoric acid and nitrogen in liberal application boosts soil, yield, and crop quality. Request free pamphlets detailing how to buy and use fertilizers with economy and profit. German Kali Works, 92 Nassau St., New York.
A Windsor Magazine revival recounts naturalist Frank Buckland's clash with a Southampton booking clerk over a monkey in his overcoat. The clerk insists on a dog ticket. Buckland counters with a monkey and a tortoise, the clerk finally deeming them insects with no charge.
An advertisement extols Dr Tichenor’s Antiseptic as essential to avoid days without it. It claims rapid healing of cuts burns gunshot wounds and even colic cures in about ten minutes. It urges interested readers to seek information from users who have tried it.
A cannibal chief shields his eyes as a timid solitary figure emerges from the jungle. He proclaims the returning son with dramatic flair and orders Mbongwa to prepare a feast, framing a moment of homecoming amid danger and superstition.
Dyspepsia is described as highly uncertain with varying symptoms. Browns Iron Bitters is claimed to cure all cases affecting stomach blood and nerves and sold by all dealers.
A historical quip contrasts regret over missing a wartime draft with a joke about Dewey receiving a $259,000 present. The remark frames wartime bonuses against everyday costs like streetcar fare.
A Thomaston cattle firm has shipped sixty one carloads to eastern markets and Cuba since November. I C Thompson of Thompson Forrest Cattle Company says red land cattle are bone heavy and marketable but local farmers neglect natural advantages. He advocates Bermuda grass, dehorned cattle, crossbreeding red Durhams and Devons, and boosting pasture to raise profits.
Professor Houton reports in his travels that Green's August Flower is the most used remedy for dyspepsia liver and stomach derangements and constipation. He notes its benefit for tourists salesmen office workers and those with irregular habits. Sample bottles are free at John H Blackburn's and the remedy is sold by dealers in civilized countries.
Mrs A ordered a fire in the drawing room and discovered her new man servant, a country youth, staring at the andirons and tongs with a stack of logs beside him large enough to warm a regiment.
A humorous exchange recalls a caller asking for a father while a girl asks for his name. The caller learns the father is away due to a prior remark about bills. Aunt Broadhead reminisces a Kohokus wedding where Abby Stang fainted before the minister could join them, and Mrs Longnecker quizzes what happened.
A newly discovered remedy named Kodol Dyspepsia Cure is described as the most effective aid for digestion and nutrient absorption. Doctors W A Wright and L H Holmes of Barnesville Milner endorse its promise to restore deranged digestive organs to normal function.
To those troubled with piles, either itching or bleeding, we particularly recommend Dr. Sawyer's Amica and Witch Hazel Salve. It will immediately relieve and positively cure this disease. W. C. Jordan & Bro. The child of today is the critic of tomorrow, but unfortunately parents never realize the fact until tomorrow.
A reader from Erie Pa reports spraining a left hip while lifting boxes. After doctors diagnosed strain then rheumatism, Chamberlain's Pain Balm healed half a 150 cent bottle and prompted the user to recommend it to friends. Sold by J H Blackburn druggist.
A humorous exchange about a father who avoids the baby, fearing he might learn parenting skills. The dialogue hints at his awkward reluctance and the playful twist that his avoidance is a sign of potential growth.
Mr. H. A. Pass of Bowman Georgia reports his child was very delicate and the family feared for the child’s health. After using Pitt's Carminative they saw great relief from the first bottle and claim it acts promptly and cures permanently, is pleasant to taste, and safe for children.
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