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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1895
Page
7
A paymaster recounts a perilous 1871 Fort Apache trek as twelve Apaches close in. Unarmed, he faces certain death until the lead Apache lowers a lance, shakes hands, and shares a night with the party. The group travels on with wary respect and a cordial departure.
Dialogue contrasts fate and ability with a proverb about God granting both office and understanding. A critic notes the irony as one speaker laments having no office while the other insists on a visible link between role and insight.
The quoted remark presents Socrates advising that choosing to marry or stay single is a personal course one will likely regret whichever path is chosen. It reflects a skeptical view of life choices and personal happiness.
A romantic portrait elevates a beloved woman to sunbeam beauty and royal favor. The speaker praises her as fair and gentle, her presence inspiring admiration and service, while contrasting the joyous crowds with those sunk in sin and misery. The imagery centers on her beauty, kindness, and regal grace.
An old western hunter recalls a wolf dog bought from a wary tramp. Jim boasted his dog would shred a wolf, but the chase turned, leaving Jim disappointed as the wolf outsprinted the dog and a passerby confirms the scene. The tale ends with Jim’s humbled silence.
In Bangor on a cold day, the famed tramp Harry Villier showed charity to a starving woman. He shared food and warmth then guided her to a farmhouse job, where she remained a trusted worker for years. He noted his humble status while recounting the act.
In a Chicago Post excerpt a girl in gray refuses to speak to a girl in dark blue. The dispute centers on fashion with bloomers shown yesterday. The other girl jokes she would not wear them either and the two trade terse remarks.
A tailor recalls Mr Slow boy’s suit and the boy’s remark that he could never repay the gesture. The exchange appears in the New York Sun. The piece also notes termagant as a quarrelsome person and reflects on laughter and sobriety with a Beecher quote.
A lady correspondent argues against objectors to advertising and praises Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription. She recounts decades of headaches backache and pain, credits the medicine with restoring health and condemns suppression of medical advertising as unjust.
An advertisement promotes Dr Piece's Pleasant Pellets as a permanent cure for constipation biliousness indigestion and dyspepsia. The claim emphasizes digestive relief and ongoing use to restore regularity and comfort.
The piece urges forming strong friendships by loving friends for their sake, valuing steady daily effort over grand but shallow action, and avoiding gossip and harm. It calls for consistent virtue, warning against slander and harsh words while promoting personal moral development and character as the greatest achievement.
The piece echoes that common people seek a cure over debate and that many thousands testify that Hood's Sarsaparilla cured them. It presents testimonial rhetoric favoring the medicine as straightforward proof of efficacy.
An old advertisement touts Hood's Pills as the best after dinner remedy aiding digestion and curing headache. The price is listed as 25 cents.
A Chicago Record item jokes about a landlord demanding raise after the street is renamed to an avenue. The tenant questions the rent hike as the change alters the address. The note satirizes bureaucratic name changes in city geography.
An old advertisement recalls Castoria as a trusted treatment for ailments from infancy to motherhood. The piece markets Castoria as a universal remedy used when Baby was sick and as a comforting product through childhood and motherhood.
A beneficiary from 1893 recounts severe illness from La Grippe and sleeplessness. After using three bottles, she reports restored health and ongoing use as a nerve tonic. She notes contact details in Milwaukee for Dr Miles products.
The Russian railway system is nearly fully under government direction under M. Witte since 1882. Freight and passenger traffic have fallen fares and speeds increased with expanded express service. The Trans Siberian line now reaches about 1,009 miles from Moscow and continues toward new regions with concerted effort.
In St. Louis a report notes Indian women are proverbially healthy and strong, marching days with infants on their backs and sometimes continuing before and after confinement. They credit endurance to a local weed used to make a medicine sold as Indian Weed (Female Medicine) by a local druggist.
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