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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1898
Page
6
A historical notice explains that women's diseases stem from menstruation irregularity and suppression. It argues such issues affect overall health and mood, and that restoring regularity and vigor to the reproductive organs is essential to recovery.
An advertisement touts Bradfield's Female Regulator as a universal remedy for women, claiming 30 years of success and listing Lamar Rankin Lamar and The Braocritio Recutaton Co. of Atlanta Macon Albany as sellers. It asserts high sales and urges purchase from all druggists at 1.00 per bottle.
A long critique of rampant use of superlatives in everyday language. The piece mocks inflated praise in conversation, letters, and arts, notes how critics and lovers alike overstate beauty and emotion, and urges moderation though excuses for youthful eloquence exist. It ends with a tale of a man who could not describe a hill of apples, illustrating habitual exaggeration.
Prominent New York chemist T A Slocum M D offers three free bottles of his claimed cure for consumption and lung diseases to Gazette readers. He asserts proven results, cites testimonials, and asks sufferers to mail address details to 98 Pine Street New York with notice of having seen the offer.
An Omaha husband, avoiding letters, hires a stenographer to create twelve modeled notes dated ahead and mailed daily to his wife. She departs with strict instructions to write every day. When the wife returns on the first train, the husband greets her, unaware of a hidden telegram linking him to an incriminating scheme.
A stenographer followed the included instructions yet mailed all letters the same day, prompting questions about process consistency and potential clerical delays. The incident highlights the need for delayed mailing protocols and double checks in office procedures.
Two young men argue over a shared beloved and propose settling their dispute not by violence but by arbitration. They consider the idea of involving the girl as arbiter, noting that any duel would harm the relationship and her feelings, making mediation preferable.
The Evans City Globe editor endorses One Minute Cough Cure, claiming it cured his children after other remedies failed. It purportedly treats coughs colds and throat and lung troubles as stated by Dr W A Wreenr.
Justice Van Wyck will accept the party’s gubernatorial nomination after a two hour consultation with his brother. He plans a vigorous statewide campaign and has drawn support from prominent Democrats in New York and Brooklyn. The decision pits a secure fourteen year Supreme Court seat at 13000 a year against a two year governorship at 10000 a year, a choice framed as leaving 182000 for 20000.
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