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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1897
Page
16
A vintage guide outlines etiquette for napkins finger bowls and toothpicks. It cautions against using napkins as towels proposing placement at the right of the plate and forbids public toothpick use. It describes correct handling of finger bowls and doilies during fruit courses.
A sermon-like reflection on Christ's purity as the model for believers. It urges near communion with Jesus, total self-giving, and living a Christ life dedicated to serving the world to resist worldly temptations, citing Phillips Brooks.
An old advertisement touts a product named One Minute Cough Cure claimed to cure coughs. The copy emphasizes rapid relief and direct use for respiratory symptoms.
Mr. R. B. Greeve of Chilhowie Virginia testifies he suffered from consumption and after trying many treatments was cured with two bottles of Dr King's New Discovery. He states it has greatly helped him and others and guarantees relief for coughs colds and consumption with trial bottles free at W A Wright's Drug Store.
A satirical notice quotes a dated view of men by an unnamed old maid, humorously describing them as two legged tobacco chewers who bring disappointments and broken pants. The item ends with an ad for One Minute Cough Cure by Dr W A Wriut offering instant relief from colds.
Fall plowing offers two clear benefits for spring crops. It provides a manure incorporation stage during winter when hauling is convenient, reducing loss from leaching. It also speeds spring work by drying and warming soil, enabling earlier planting and better germination, though overworked light loams may be harmed if plowed too late.
In a fiery sermon Wesley condemns selling strong drink as harming neighbors and promoting bloodshed. He argues distillers and brewers profit from murder and curses, urging repentance or ruin for those who profit from intoxicants.
J. M. Thirlwend of Crosbeck Texas says two pills taken at night help his indigestion and sluggishness, leaving him alert next morning. He asserts thousands do the same. Dr. W. A. Wricut endorses the remedy.
Dr O Henley Snider of Atlanta Ga proclaims fifteen years of nationwide mail and express treatment for chronic ailments. He claims cures for old sores dropsy fits catarrh asthma bronchitis rheumatism blood poison private troubles and female complaints with monthly rates and painless methods. He advertises opium and morphine habit cures and urges submissions of cases with a stamp for confidentiality.
Gen Cassius M Clay, famed for helping negotiate the Alaska purchase, renews youth by removing a cataract. He has long claimed knowledge of gold in Alaska prior to Russian extraction delays.
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