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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1885
Page
7
A columnist urges mothers to enforce regular bedtimes after sunset and daily outdoor exercise for children. Citing Drs Corning and P Uilmeyer, the piece advocates cold foot and chest baths, balanced discipline, and pruning habits to foster health, strength, and moral development.
A long critique of athletic excesses and moral aims, urging redirecting muscular power from amusements to productive work. It argues for better teeth care and breathing fresh air, warns about smoking and misuse of teeth, and promotes ventilation and health tonics. It ends with a plug for Georgia Cane Syrup.
A former resident in Guatemala recounts President Barrios and his family. The account covers his appearance, routine, home life at the palace, and public esteem. It notes the queenly wife, seven children, and Barrios’s disciplined day, plus the city’s theater and cultural life around the palace. It contrasts U.S. notions with Central American governance and hints at regional unification.
A London trick uses a purported country girl who borrows a basket and rings bells at houses, reporting a mistress directed her to collect butter and eggs for pay. The butter proves rancid and eggs incubated, and the mistress denies any knowing contact with the alleged rural innocence.
An opinion from the New Orleans Times-Democrat argues the rear seat in the rear car is the safest spot on a railway train. It notes that sleeping cars ride similarly in center and ends, with center berths challenging conductors to balance comfort and safety.
Three New York Yankees travelers share odd encounters abroad. One recalls being mistaken for the Russian emperor. Another says he is repeatedly asked if he is Louis. The third describes a man on the Elysees slapping him and shouting Satan, is that you.
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