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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1897
Page
15
A short promotional note touts Baking ER Absolutely Pure Royal as a refined leavening aid that ensures purity and wholesome flavor in baked goods for home cooks and bakers.
Dr. J Harvey Moore an Atlanta Eye Ear Nose and Throat specialist will be in Barnesville for one day only Saturday October 36th. He is well known in the south and has treated many prominent county residents.
Lin coln Butler jailed after confessing a pistol shot five times. S H Branham seeks Collier’s help but Collier declines to represent the prisoner to avoid a $10 attorney tax. Branham remains eager to secure release. FRICANA ad leads with eczema and catarrh cure claims.
A Crising Maryland fisherman details the long control of Chesapeake bay terrapin by A. T. Lavallette of Crisfield. He recalls harvest practices and slavery era feeding, cites high 19th century prices, and notes a post 1893 price drop due to mislabeling by small firms. He claims expert eye helps identify genuine Chesapeake terrapin.
Advertisements claim Watt's Ec zema Ointment heals sores and all skin troubles, calling it perfectly odorless and stainless and the only genuine antidote for Tetter and Eczema. It is sold by Druggists and dealers in the section and by W. H Chambers, Druggist.
An advertisement extols Dr Richard Pierce Favorite Prescription as a home remedy for female ailments. It claims to strengthen reproductive organs, ease inflammation and ulceration, soothe nerves, and ease childbirth. A testimonial from Mrs Ella J Fox of Eldorado Illinois attributes dramatic recovery after using four bottles plus pills.
Ocean Steamship Co of Savannah reestablishes a direct Savannah to Boston line with ships sailing every five days for freight and passenger traffic. Passenger rates available via Central of Georgia By system agents or J. C. Haile, General Passenger Agent, Savannah.
A Ram's Horn correspondent recounts a sea lion pulling match with an old German farmer near Tillamook Oregon. Jacob fastens a rope to his wagon and lassoes the sea lion, then dashes off only to leap back and free himself with a jackknife when the animal pulls away toward the sea.
Report describes a London scheme where gentlemen acting as "guests" entertain at social gatherings. A substaff of well born hosts calms hostess anxieties by ensuring lively times. Prices range from a couple of guineas to five guineas and up to $50 for performers with higher social standing and a distinctive title.
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