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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1898
Page
3
The Mail and Express recalls a curious fad where a German brewer’s daughter ordered a coat of arms made from features of three English houses, and her sister later asked for one with devices from five houses. The engraver protested, but the sisters insisted on uniqueness and permission to acquire what pleased them.
An urging announces a spring overhaul of the body to meet summer demands. It promotes Swift's Specific S.S.S. Blood as the safest, fully vegetable tonic that cleanses the blood, strengthens health, and renews appetite, guarding against typhoid and other summer illnesses.
The judge notes his daughter’s fiancé shifted from eager spring nuptials to a cooler plan as a chainless bicycle gains popularity. He predicts a Christmas wedding if she argues firmly. The tale mocks courtship and gadget craze in Illinois.
A Virginia user from Ashland lauds Salvation Oil as an effective liniment for rheumatism and neuralgia. He reports the remedy quickly relieved ankle soreness reduced swelling and cured pain after other treatments failed.
A Long Acre drug clerk coughs as a young woman in an astrachan cape seeks cough relief. He touts Our own cough mixture as the best in the market at one dollar a bottle and asks her to report back if it helps. He ends with another bout of coughing after she departs.
Whooping cough is distressing but duration can be cut short by One Minute Cough Cure. It is presented as a premier remedy for coughs croup and all lung and bronchial troubles by Dr. W A Wright.
An advertisement promotes Dr Mites products with Nexus P for spinal relief at a price of 25 cents. The terse copy emphasizes a self care item likely targeting readers seeking affordable remedies. No further context or brand details are provided.
A Georgia farmer describes expanding from two acres to a 100 acre operation on credit, detailing terracing, soil building, manure management, and crop practices. He shares yields and outputs from a successful season and stresses home production, timely plowing, and tenant management as keys to profitability. He also promotes Shaker Digestive Cordial as a digestive aid.
A witty guide prescribes tableware choices for a perfect table setting. It notes celery dishes in cut glass, bouillon cups with fluted covers, fruit dishes in filigree silver or painted porcelain, salad bowls in matching china or Bohemian glass, wooden salad implements, English style coffee cups on silver, and finger bowls in opalescent glass or French crystal with gold engraving.
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