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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1895
Page
7
A houseful of dogs including a deer hound, two other hounds, and a Blenheim spaniel share a drawing room under agreed boundaries. One morning Zuna the deer hound blocked by snoozing peers, barked at the window as if an army approached, then returned to the rug and began snoring loudly while humans and dogs stared out.
Canajoharie resident D. W. Fuller praises Dr King’s New Discovery as a trusted household remedy saying his family always gets the best results. Catskill druggist G A Dykeman declares it the best cough remedy after eight years of use. Trial bottles free at 5 B Burr Jr’s Drug Store. regular sizes 50c and 1.00.
A four shilling traveling photographer arrived at a Cumberland Mountaine base village. A mountaineer and his wife, potential models, negotiate two tin types. The man jokes about coonskin payment and the wife’s beauty. the photographer fears risks. The exchange ends with the man leaving, threatening a Torey-like gust of mischief if photographed.
The article argues wasting flesh signals illness and links nine-tenths of diseases to stomach derangement. It claims the Shaker Digestive Cordial stops wasting by aiding digestion with pre digested nutrients and a digestive agent. It notes mothers dislike Castor Oil and introduces Laxol as a sweet castor oil alternative.
A Chicago Record summary claims Japanese women raise babies with astonishing self sufficiency. Mothers labor 12 to 13 hours daily in tea warehouses where temperatures reach 100 degrees while babies wear on backs or rest in tea boxes. The piece contrasts American infant needs with Japanese childrearing, noting quiet, independent little ones while mothers earn low wages.
Dr Matthew Henry Kolbock, born in Norfolk Virginia in 1834 to a Southern Savannah family, is cited as a standard Britannica authority. He is credited with discovering an active principle of Genseminum for neuralgia of face and womb and has traveled worldwide treating patients, notably at Hot Springs Arkansas where others had given up.
A devotional sample reflecting on genuine faith over theory. It contrasts Christian life with mere head knowledge, warns against hypocrisy, and urges prayer for difficult people. The piece emphasizes service in small duties, personal righteousness, and consistent joy in religion.
The article urges farmers to treat farming as a business by maintaining detailed records. It recommends mapping each field with size and soil, tracking expenses per crop and per animal, and computing income contributions from cows sheep swine and poultry to determine net position. It warns that poor management leads to the common claim farming does not pay.
The St. Louis Post Dispatch reports that Indian women endure long marches with infants on their backs and often travel before and after confinement. They credit a local weed used to make a medicine sold by druggists as Indian Weed. Formal by J. H. Blackburn.
Dr. Talmige became the first Washington preacher to request police protection for his sermons. Doctors noted his need for officers in Brooklyn and expected similar demand in Washington. A large church attendance confirmed his drawing power, and the police were deemed necessary.
To serve tomatoes in a breaded style, select firm cold tomatoes and prepare hot fat, bread crumbs, eggs, and salt. Pare and slice, dip in egg and crumbs, dip again, and fry in hot fat for about a minute and a half. Serves six with four large tomatoes two eggs and a cup of crumbs.
A disruption on a busy business street sees a crowd barricaded by lumber and coal carts. Tempers flare until a street band plays a Strause waltz and a lively march. The crowd calms, drivers pause, and bystanders join in, with one man offering to help push the load of lumber.
An essay questions why children seek other places than home and urges parents to make home a cheerful, intellectually stimulating environment. It asks if fathers provide bright hearth life, if mothers foster confidence and conversation, and if adults share in their children’s joys and fears to curb unhealthy deviations.
A farmer recalls crows attracted to eggs and outsmarted by a stuffed porcupine. Crows pecked eggs from a tree, were pricked by quills, and fled as more crows joined in. In a final twist the flock stacked twigs on quills to carry off eggs like a football.
An 19th century patent medicine advertisement touts Bucken's Arnica Salve as the best treatment for sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and other skin eruptions. It guarantees full satisfaction or money back and lists a price of 25 cents per box sold by 8. B. Burr Jr.
A nervous young man rushes into a drug store, asks to use the phone to dial his wife, and clumsily talks in a private room. Clerks overhear his apology and mock intimate moment as he fumbles through the call, ending in a blush and a joke.
The Russian campaign narrative recalls Marshal Ney accepting a piece of roasted pork from a soldier by a campfire. Ney praised the dish as the best meal he had ever made or eaten, describing the rustic scene and shared bite with the soldier.
The Rome Tribune argues farming profits rise with high cotton prices and favorable acreage choices. It notes cotton at nine cents and strong corn yields, suggesting smaller cotton acreages can boost food crops and reduce costs, with ground still available for expansion and lower risk of losses.
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