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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1897
Page
3
An old advertisement promotes No-To-Bac by Sterling Remedy Co claiming a cure for tobacco use. It asserts weight gain and rapid improvement, offering 50c or $1.00, with booklet and sample mailed free from Chicago or New York.
An overview of early Thanksgiving practices from colonial times through the rise of a national day. It traces harvest observances in New England, the role of governors, relief ships, and the eventual establishment of a single annual day proclaimed by Presidents with state assent, extending from Atlantic to Pacific.
A vintage advertisement promotes Shaker Digestive Cordial claiming it heals indigestion and strengthens health. It urges taking the cordial to digest nourishment and reduce stomach discomfort, advertising a trial bottle for 10 cents and availability at druggists.
The text argues that extreme secrecy harms governance while cautioning that swift execution often outpaces wisdom. It notes markets resemble fortune where waiting may lower costs and emphasizes delaying weighty matters to observe counsel and avoid reckless actions.
The article discusses soil and climate effects on fall plowing, suggests selecting high yielding crops, stored potatoes and fertilizer use, wheat sowing with drills to protect roots, clover hay economics, sunflower seeds as poultry feed and oil, plus hiring skilled plowmen and maintaining soil tilth for better crops and crop diversification to avoid overplanting one crop.
A Detroit Free Press anecdote describes Mrs Slims resolving a fierce dog fight between a bull terrier and a St Bernard. The crowd used clubs and water, then ammonia, which caused both dogs to retreat. The joke rests on each dog thinking the other gave the ammonia. The tale highlights the woman’s unexpected effectiveness and wit.
Jessup Missouri May 16 1895 Dr C D Anderson M D states he suffered severe piles for years confined to his room yet Pond's Extract provided great relief. He believes it will cure him after using several bottles in practice.
The advertisement proclaims DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve as a cure for pits, scalds and burns. A stray chat from Chicago News mocks talk of the world ending and ponders endings of round objects.
Edward W. Bok argues in the October Ladies' Home Journal that women should not hesitate to utter the word obey at the altar. He asserts marriage should be a union of true love, where obedience is not a burden but a mutual elevation, and praises the husband’s loving leadership as Christ’s love for the church.
An 25 cent box advertisement proclaims Bucklen's Arnica Salve as the best solution for cuts, sores, ulcers, salt rheum fever sores, tetter, chapped hands, chilblains, corns, and all skin eruptions plus piles with a money back guarantee for satisfaction. It notes W. A. Wright as the seller.
A brief scene from a Detroit Free Press excerpt shows a man seeking a kiss while a woman contemplates the gesture. She defines kisses as expressions of sentiment and hints at different meanings for different places. He weighs boldness, reading her mood as birds trill and she whistles, keeping her hat low as they pause.
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