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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1897
Page
6
Mrs. Eugene Searles of Elkhaz Indiana reports nervous troubles improved after using Miles' Nervine. The ad describes nerve pain ringing in the ears and sleepless, miserable nights and claims restoration of health through the product.
Judge Hoke presides over a wild frontier proceeding in Sandy Bend where Tom Jones, Abe Skinner, Jim Hope, Joe Scott and Hank Williams clash over a wife. The improvised court fines each party and finally binds Hank Williams to wed Mrs. Jones, with the judge heading the celebratory procession to his saloon.
Electric Bitters is a tonic and alterative for languid and torpid liver symptoms. It claims to prevent bilious fevers and counteract malaria poisons while easing headache indigestion and constipation. Available at 560c and $1.00 per bottle at W H Chambers Drug Store.
The Long Island Express Company horse Will known as Bill drags a common express wagon about fourteen hours daily under driver Hub Going. A large white fat horse with a legendary appetite eats beef stew ice cream and whatever men bring to him. he even chews tutti frutti between meals and has swallowed pencils and an express book once.
A historical note extols hot milk as a rapid restorative drink. Heat milk to scalding, drink while very hot, and it is claimed to refresh the exhausted body almost instantly and outperform meat-based beef teas in nutrition.
Bucklen's Arnica Salve touted as the best remedy for cuts sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions with a guarantee of satisfaction or money back. Priced at 25 cents per box, sold by W. H. Chambers.
Georgia wonder Lula Hurst explains her famed displays, stating the feats relied on a simple trick using deflection of force and leverage rather than supernatural power.
A Wyoming youth claims a vial of yellow liquid can immunize coyotes and wolves by three injections over 12 hours, causing the animal to go mad and bite others, spreading the disease until death. Big Horn basin papers report rising death rates from this new method, described as a plague.
An advertisement extols the Shaker Digestive Cordial as a cure for dyspepsia indigestion and early consumption stating it aids digestion nourishes the body and relieves symptoms when taken with meals. It also touts Laxor as the best medicine for children recommended by doctors as a Castor Oil substitute.
The Brooklyn Eagle notes critics attack his dinner remarks as unworthy of debate while praising the public’s reaction. They claim he is a traitor and must be defeated, yet the public shows no sign of shifting away from his influence or popularity.
A traditional teething remedy claims over fifty years of use by mothers worldwide. It soothes gums, relieves pain, cures wind colic, and is advertised as the best diarrhea remedy. Sold by druggists everywhere for 25 cents a bottle. Be sure to ask for Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup.
A German tale from fifty years past recounts a servant girl in Hagen who won a state lottery after buying number 23. She explained her choice by dreaming of the number seven thrice, concluding that three sevens make twenty three. The town buzzed as the winner was revealed.
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