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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1895
Page
2
In a dated plea, N. M. R. cautions against early nuptials. She argues girls delay marriage to finish education, gain life experience, and better know their desired qualities in a husband. She urges wait until 21 or 22 for wiser choices and lasting happiness.
A public notice discourages internal remedies for Fenrile diseases and urges direct applications such as Orange Blossom sold by J. H. Blackburn as safer alternatives.
A Rome Tribune column argues farmers, especially in rural areas, have time to read and should consume more newspapers and periodicals. It contrasts rural leisure with city busyness and urges farmers to seize intellectual materials for better knowledge and progress.
The ad promotes Electric Bitters as a remedy for loss of appetite constipation headache fainting spells nervousness sleeplessness melancholy and dizziness. It claims strength and health benefits and notes the price of fifty cents and one dollar at S B Purri's Drug Store.
Good Housekeeping notes that Indian corn has no clear native country and cannot be traced to its wild state. It likely originated with early Indigenous peoples in the hemisphere and became widely known when Indians gifted corn to the Pilgrims during early colonial hunger.
The ad asserts Hood's Sarsa Parilla will overcome fatigue and restore vigor though no clinical proof is provided. It targets readers seeking energy and wellness benefits.
A 19th century column advises a Monday start to weekly cleaning to keep a home tidy and reduce bedbug problems. It emphasizes airing beds, dusting, washing, mending, and a light routine to preserve children’s Sabbath rest and family well being.
An 19th century advertisement touts Orange Blossom as a direct applied cure for female troubles. It claims to draw fever and pain, clear obstructions, and restore natural secretions, addressing menstruation, leucorrhea, ulcers, tumors, headaches, and complexion. The ad promises painless, self use and offers mail order for $1 from J A McGill Co Chicago and local sale by J F Blackburn.
A testimonial highlights Simmons Liver Regulator as a purely vegetable tonic easier to take in liquid or powder form and free from griping. It claims quick relief from constipation biliousness sick headache and dyspepsia with Reverend John M. Rollins of Fairfield Virginia calling it safe and valuable family medicine.
The Senoia Enterprise quotes a social critique warning against looting or seeking easy work. It argues that true success comes from overcoming adversity, praising those who begin under tough conditions and persist, rather than those who demand high pay for pleasant tasks or rely on relatives or public support.
The Argus and Patriot recounts Geo Hutchinson of Chelsea Vermont who after a crippling back injury and locomotor ataxia found relief using Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. He credits them with restored mobility and strength enabling a return to full work at the mill. The pills are sold nationwide by druggists and the Williams company in Schenectady New York.
The article catalogs common moon weather fallacies and cites M. Flammarion asserting the moon's influence on temperature and atmospheric tides is negligible. It notes studies by Lowe, Marriott, and Abercromby on halos and rain, and expresses hope for future proof of any lunar effect.
An exhortation to value honest labor in all vocations. It argues no caste exists in the realm of usefulness and that true manhood rests on character, labor, and integrity. The piece condemns class conflict and praises the dignity of every worker who seeks progress for humanity.
The advertisement urges buying Doctor Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery from reliable dealers, claiming substitutes pay higher profits but fail to match its blood cleansing, flesh building, and strength restoring effects. It promises permanent cures for stubborn skin and scalp conditions and diseases from torpid liver or impure blood.
The Savannah News notes butter eggs and chickens are common on Georgia farms yet rarely become a business. If total production was calculated the aggregate value would approach cotton and greatly exceed rice.
A Philadelphia America piece recounts a classroom riddle where a teacher asks Polly to compute how many birds remain after shooting at a tree with five birds. Polly asserts three, then the teacher corrects to two, sparking Polly’s quip that the three shot would be left and the other two fired away.
English scientist Percy S. Pilcher, lecturer at Glasgow University, has created two winged craft and logged several midair flights. The light wooden and steel structures carry 150 square feet of muslin wings, with circular rudders, and use piano wire bracing. He notes wind variability remains a major challenge and has styled wing tips inward to stabilize handling. Pilcher continues testing near Cardross, Dumbartonshire, awaiting a future era of powered flight.
A merchant asks a young man if he seeks work in his establishment. The applicant confirms, and the merchant sighs with relief noting he feared the man only wanted a position. The exchange appeared in the Washington Star.
An old advertising line traces Castoria as a remedy across family stages from baby to grandmother. It highlights a product used for infants and children and extended to nursing mothers and grandchildren.
An aged, error filled ad extols Mrs Winslow's Soprina Syrup for teething pain and diarrhea in infants. It claims immediate relief and universal druggist availability worldwide at twenty five cents a bottle, urging buyers to ask for the product and not an alternative.
Cracked OCR notes describe members of Screven county CRA and Geo Cooper the blacksmith, inventor of the Cooper plow, crafting a dangerous two foot blade weapon during the war. Blades cut from flat files were sharpened to pierce targets with accurate throws.
Advertises Orange Blossom as providing immediate relief and permanent cure for diseases peculiar to ladies. Claims to be sold by J H Blackburn.
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