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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1898
Page
3
A damaged advertorial note promotes Mother's Friend as a remedy claiming strong relief for childbirth pain. It mentions a price of £1.00, urges readers to write for a testimonial book, and lists The Bradfield Reculator Co of Atlanta as the source.
A historical poem excerpt by Thomas Campion titled Cherry Ripe depicts a garden of beauty where cherries guarded by sacred imagery symbolize desire. The speaker notes that none may possess the cherries until the beloved herself proclaims “Cherry ripe,” with angels, brows, and a piercing gaze guarding the fruit.
A London Telegraph description recounts how polar bears in Greenland stalk seals. The bear uses stealth and a powerful paw to strike a sleeping seal near its ice hole, then drags or crushes the prey. In winter, seals use snowhouses and blowholes. the bear waits, then breaches the dome to seize the seal.
Bob Moore of Lafayette Indiana says the De Witt’s Little Early Risers are perfect for constipation and never gripe. He recommends trying them for stomach and liver troubles as advised by Dr W A Wrian.
In a gentlemens outfitting shop a customer tests many hats before a brown felt bowler is praised. The salesman notes its fashion but the customer, after mirror consideration, decides not to buy, despite the hat fitting well.
An advertisement proclaims T A Slocum of New York will send three free bottles of a claimed cure for consumption and lung troubles to afflicted readers who write with address and note seeing the offer in the Gazette. Also included is a brief tale about a dog and a cat over a market meat dispute.
The Lexington Gazette notes a so-called steele bargain in Shelby where Adam Steele rented a tanyard to Mr Jones on shared risk. Steele sought to limit liability by a clause: if anything is made Steele profits, if anything is lost Jones bears the loss. The item remains known in Shelby as the regular Adam Steele bargain.
A dramatic exchange from a Chicago Post line where a man vows to die for love and a practical reply questions whether he would. The brisk banter reflects a salon talk tone and wry social observation.
The article notes Amsterdam as the nearest European capital to London, located about 199 miles away. It also records that breechloading cannons were in use as early as 1388.
The piece discusses aging workers with little savings and the shame of relying on relatives. It cites Germany’s labor pensions and a U S example where a 1 percent wage reserve funds retirements after 35 years, enabling full wages for life to reduce strikes. It argues for a national employer funded labor pension system.
An old medical advertisement claims Browns' Iron Bitters cures weakness by restoring strength, easing nerves, and enriching blood. It urges timely use to prevent disease and asserts the tonic is sold by all dealers.
A dialogue features Ole Bull critiquing a brilliant young pianist who is told she cannot play great music, claiming only a man can. The girl retorts that she is strong enough to break and replace a piano if needed, while Bull praises the love for fiddles and contrasts it with piano treatment.
A London Mail note recalls a sightseer Dr. Pritchard who later faced execution for poisoning his wife and mother-in-law. It mentions the high court of justiciary in Edinburgh and a quip about the dock and its duties. The piece also notes judges in England wear wigs since Charles II and the ancients viewed the ox as a symbol of wisdom.
John C. Dunn of Wheeling West Virginia praises DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve as the finest remedy for piles. He claims it also cures eczema and all skin diseases, according to Dr W A Wrieut.
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