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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1895
Page
2
A guide from November Ladies Home Journal on forming a literary club. Emphasizes selecting a topic aligned with members interests, focusing on subjects not members, limiting scope, balancing leadership tasks, and discussing ideas rather than criticizing people to maintain harmony and ensure success.
Readers claim Hood’s Sarsaparilla purifies blood creates appetite strengthens the system and permanently cures diseases caused by impure blood. Honest writers recount personal experience supporting the remedy’s efficacy.
An old advertisement promotes Hood’s Pills as a quick acting remedy for liver and bowel complaints. The copy emphasizes rapid relief and easy use, appealing to readers seeking a natural tonic.
A New York Ledger tale describes bloodstones formed from drops of Christ’s blood at the crucifixion. It claims the jasper jewel bears crimson veins representing the blood of Christ and is said to protect wearers, bring luck, and heal diseases.
A railroad engineer describes a close call during a collision. He resisted heroic posturing, worrying his name would be misspelled in hundreds of newspapers, and chose to jump from the engine to save himself.
The South must seize growing railroad activity and its untapped resources. The West and Northwest grew rapidly through rail lines, and the South is poised for similar expansion. The tide is turning toward southern development and mobility, with confidence in lasting opportunity and prosperity.
A reader notes a gnawing stomach sensation after a full meal and no further appetite. The advertisement claims Simmons Liver Regulator cures indigestion and is highly recommended by A. Rh. Dyche of London Kentucky.
A man seated on a dry goods box wears a pained look. When asked if he is ill or has lost something, he replies no and reveals he is sitting on a wasp. He considers moving but chooses to stay to avoid hurting the creature, keeping the stingful balance.
A young woman reads letters meant for her mother written by her father before marriage. She swaps names and mocks the sentiment, provoking shock from the mother. The household falls silent as the faux letters are exposed.
The Navy Secretary has authorized Herreshoff to build two torpedo boats without the usual inspectorate, a first in naval history. Commander G A Converse will oversee the process from Newport torpedo station, ensuring department representation remains. The move follows prior criticism of inspectors hindering contractor efficiency at firms like Herreshoff, Cremps, and Union Iron Works.
An 19th century advertisement touts Orange Blossom as a poultice style cure for female troubles. The copy claims quick relief from fever pain and menstrual disorders and promotes self treatment with mailed supply from Dr J A McGill & Co of Chicago. It lists J H Blackbarp as a seller.
A Nebraska paper says Georgia receives 1 500 good citizens this year. Macon plans a 200 000 hotel. Georgia papers praise improving times as Western settlers move in. An Andersonville farmer reports ample hay and grain cash and a long lived bank balance. The state fruit crop vies with cotton in value. William Snead of Berrien County sold ten tons of hay for 160 dollars on a five acre plot with oats. He also sold another ton and has more left for next spring.
An advertised remedy named Orange Blossom promises a painless cure for diseases specific to women. The product is sold by John H. Blackburn.
A November Ladies' Home Journal tip explains cleaning kid gloves by rubbing with naptha on white flannel, drying, then airing until the odor dissipates. Caution notes naptha is highly explosive near fire or lamp light.
A Washington man recounts severe nervous prostration and asserts dramatic recovery after using Dr Williams Pink Pills. He describes weakness, loss of appetite, and restored strength and color following treatment bought in Pittsburgh and recommended by his mother.
For over fifty years Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup has helped mothers soothe teething children. It claims to calm pain soften gums relieve wind colic and diarrhea with immediate relief. Sold by druggists worldwide at twenty five cents a bottle. Ask for Mrs Winslow's and none other.
The piece notes women rode astride following royal and military examples from Joan of Arc to Elizabeth I. It traces the shift to side saddle use in the sixteenth century in England and later in Germany, and observes many foreign countries never adopted riding on one side.
A promotional note extols Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a remedy for chronic weakness nervous fatigue and female disorders. It claims to revitalize overworked or run down women and to provide a permanent cure for ailments from puberty to menopause including periodical pains ulcers and inflammation.
A Rome Tribune opinion urges homeowners to replace temporary shelters with permanent, well kept homes. It notes decades of neglect due to hardship, warns against ragged farms, and argues prosperity should prompt owners to beautify properties for family contentment and to sustain farming communities.
The article describes selecting the whitest cauliflower heads, blanching in brine, salting, drying, and soaking in cold vinegar for two days. It then instructs packing in glass jars with hot vinegar seasoned with sugar mace celery seed white pepper red pepper coriander mustard and to repeat scalding weekly for three weeks before sealing.
Electric Bitters touted as a remedy for all headache forms with a permanent cure claim. It also supposedly treats habitual constipation by toning the bowels. Available from S. B. Burr Jr's Drug Store for fifty cents and one dollar.
The piece notes Amos Cummings as a frequent emergency candidate for Congress in New York. With a vacancy created by a Republican death, Democrats are favored to nominate him in the district where he resides. Cummings previously won a last minute seat for three terms and faced alternately defeats amid vote divisions.
An old saying from an unknown exchange notes that a newspaper man’s space mirrors a merchant’s stock in trade. Every line a publisher offers to boost the town or praise the people should return via generous support. The publisher has space to let and the business man should contract for it to inform the public about his goods.
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