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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1899
Page
3
A rugged old Southerner mine owner tries to drive away suitors for his wealthy daughter. A visiting military man resists his threats, praises the performance, and wins the daughter with her consent after a dramatic confrontation. The tale blends romance and comic bravado in Detroit.
Send your address to H E Bucklen Co Chicago for a free sample box of Dr King’s New Life Pills. The pills ease constipation and sick headache and aid malaria and liver troubles. They are vegetable, non deleterious, and invigorate the system. Regular size 25c per box. Sold by W A Wright.
The article traces the hat lifting tradition to medieval knights who unveiled helmets among friends to show safety. Though helmets are gone, the practice remains in meeting friends, with American custom showing men lifting hats to ladies rather than to men.
Professor Houton states after a decade of travel that Green's August Flower is the most used remedy for dyspepsia and liver and stomach disorders. He notes its suitability for tourists, salesmen, and office workers troubled by headaches and irregular habits. Sample bottles are free at John H. Blackburn's and it is sold by dealers in civilized countries.
A successful politician learns the basics of campaigning during primaries. The piece notes tense moments as supporters insist on interrupting any minor comment from candidates.
Catchy ad touts No-To-Bac as a "wonder-worker" to quit tobacco easily forever. Claims 400000 cured and weight gain, offers booklet and sample free, price 31.00 with guarantee, from Sterling Remedy Co or New York.
The LaGrippe disease is described as contagious and infectious, spreading by direct contact or airborne germs. It is said to lower vitality and invite pneumonia or heart and nerve maladies, with Dr Miles Restorative Nervine promoted as a cure and guarantee offered by Dr Miles Medical Co. Elkhart Indiana.
The Pall Mall Gazette recalls Sir Philip Francis and Samuel Rogers at Holland House after dinner. Rogers asks a question about Junius, Francis abruptly warns "At your peril." Rogers mutters that if Francis is Junius it must be Junius Brutus.
A tall man clinging to a loose strap is tossed from his seat as a curve is taken. He lands in the lap of a dignified dowager who scolds him for not keeping a firm grip. His silk hat sails down the car aisle as he apologizes.
A Washington Star quote notes a war hero who exempts a political campaign, saying he is not running for office but fighting for it. The exchange reflects a resolve to pursue public service through struggle rather than traditional elections.
A medical note extols a quick remedy for severe lung and throat troubles. The source claims no child dies when ten farmers died from croup and credits Dr. W A Wright with recommending the cure.
A professor tests a young medical student on iron preparations. The student blurts out a string of odd items tacks stove-lids car-wheels skillets before the professor halts him, highlighting absentmindedness in a tense classroom moment.
A quoted genius claims a liver regulator could control the world. A druggist presents DeWitt's Little Early Risers, the famous little pills by Dr. W. A. Wright, as the remedy.
Battle Creek reports show game in decline after ten days of freezing weather. Hunters complain about diminished rabbit ferrets and Bob White whistlers, with frost crippling the season.
A period advertisement promotes Syrup of Figs as a gentle cleansing remedy for spring use. It touts the genuine product from the California Fig Syrup Co. and notes it is sold by druggists at 50 cents per bottle.
A reflective saying on how wealth status shapes behavior and perception. It notes eccentricity masking true knowledge and suggests restraint in showing what one knows. The ark reference links to preserved pairs as a playful pun on fruit and abundance.
Before the discovery of One Minute Cough Cure, ministers were greatly disturbed by coughing congregations. No Excuse for it now. Dr. W.A. Wright.
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