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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1899
Page
2
The fragment warns that Backawhe signals kidney trouble and urinary disorders may follow if untreated. It promotes Dr. Sawyer's Akatine from W.C. Jonpan & Bro as a remedy and mentions One Minute Cough Cure from Dr. W. A. Wright for chest and throat symptoms. A comment about twins and a remark on faith and self-harm are also noted.
Agricultural Commissioner O B Stevens outlines February hardships and urges Georgians to diversify crops, improve soil, and inspect fertilizers. He cautions against cotton overproduction, recommends sorghum rye millet cats peas for forage, and stresses careful plowing and manure use.
The State Agricultural Department notes onion cropping is profitable. For one acre, 6 to 10 bushels of sets are needed depending on set size. sow in 9 inch rows with a 18 inch alley, and manage soil with well rotted manure at 7 tons per acre. Harvest and storage follow standard practices for best bulbs.
The article advises farmers to plant rice on land suitable for corn or cotton, using 200 to 300 pounds of complete fertilizer per acre. Prepare beds, sow after frost danger ends with 10 grains every 10 to 12 inches, and cultivate shallow. Harvest when half the head is ripe. use the straw as forage, and consider a small rice mill to improve hull cleansing and profitability.
A poem credits the Arch of Triumph with mankind’s swift glory yet condemns it as a symbol of defeat. References to Austerlitz, Waterloo, Sedan, and the captive’s chain contrast triumphal imagery with the pain of conquest. The verse laments public monuments as beings that witness history’s rise and ruin.
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