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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1897
Page
6
A string of humorous exchanges appears in multiple papers. A teacher questions fixed versus ordinary stars while a pupil quips about advance agents. Another note mocks Mr Hobbey’s talk as if spoken from a blank book.
A Bucyrus Ohio literary club featured a board of strange epitaphs contributed by noted American women. Entries range from matrimonial hints to witty social jests, with selections from California Massachusetts Michigan Pennsylvania and England. The playful compendium includes lines about James H Random and lines invoking Shakespeare and Tom Paine.
A Kansas City Journal snippet notes a playful exchange about spicy features in a new play. The quoted line reveals a character remarks that John has his mouth full of cloves, illustrating risqué or cheeky humor in the performance.
A veteran traveler touts firsthand impressions of London Paris and Germany. He dismisses London as behind the times, praises Paris bargains and Paris terrain, then boasts a profitable Berlin textile buy, urging the importance of keeping eyes open while traveling.
A New York Sun profile recalls Quartermaster Igo, a Michigan officer famed for his bold behavior and sharp tongue in Buell's command. The tale follows his confrontations with department officials in Louisville and Murfreesboro, including clashes with Colonel Swords and a notorious habit of misplacing and reclaiming his own accounting papers.
In a Detroit Journal item a reader asks about a society novel and whether the author’s marriage outcome changed. The reply notes he was among the first to marry her, indicating a defended or clarified plot point.
Detroit man James H Wallace recounts years of painful scrofula ulcers and costly treatments. He credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with dramatic recovery after eight boxes, with notarized sworn statement in 1897 Detroit. Pills sold by dealers or postpaid from Williams Medicine Co Schenectady New York.
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