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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1898
Page
6
An old advertisement extols Ayer's Cherry Pectoral as superior to inexpensive cough syrups. It claims stronger, faster relief for bronchitis asthma croup whooping cough and throat and lung ailments, contrasting drops with dippers of cheap remedies.
A preacher argues against local option liquor laws, claiming they transfer lawmaking from the legislature to local voters. He warns they allow segregated counties to protect immoral powers and subvert representative government. He labels local option as anti missionary and morally risky.
Cancer often results from an imperfection in the blood inherited through generations. Most people carry some taint in the blood and cannot tell when it may become cancer. What looks like a simple pimple or scratch can develop into a malignant cancer.
A long tract argues against local option for liquor in Georgia, labeling it immoral and harmful. It contrasts direct legislation as the clearer path, calling for unified moral action and political accountability, amid a narrative shift to a hopeful charitable scene and ad copy for DeWitt’s Little Early Risers.
Wanted several trustworthy men to manage our business in their own and nearby counties. Office work at home. Salary straight 8750 a year plus fixed expenses. Bonafide, no more no less. References requested with SASE. Herbert B E Hess, President Dept M Chicago.
A tale contrasts lavish charity with true compassion. A group of young women host tea when washerwoman Mrs Knott arrives exhausted with a heavy basket. One hostess offers tea and genuine care, highlighting the healing power of kindness over grand gifts.
A traveler recounts Porto Rican life from wealthy homes to huts, noting dim sleeping rooms, scarce window glass, and open air markets. He observes midday business pauses for meals, cows guided through streets, and milk delivered from fountains, with few women seen in street dress.
A reflective meditation notes that human plans meet with nature and fate, suggesting that outcomes balance despite uncertain rainfall and limited foresight. The piece weighs chance, resilience, and the hope that all ends improve in time.
The piece argues concentrated effort on smaller plots boosts profits through better soil nutrition and lower hauling costs. It emphasizes selecting seed corn, studying individual animals, and managing milk quality by reducing bacteria. It notes farmers on ten acres can succeed with proper planning, market practices, and uniform fruit packing.
The books and accounts of Drs Clark and Clark and of Dr B J Clark deceased are in my hands for collection. Debtors to either firm should call at my office and settle promptly as collections will be pressed. J J Rogers attorney at law.
Ellen Oderkirk of Paw Paw Illinois attributes a complete cure of stomach neuralgia and nervous distress to Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. She recalls the loss of her two sons Robbie in 1890 and Lewis in 1893, and credits the pills bought for 50 cents a box with restoring health and appetite. The sworn affidavit by Police Magistrate B J Warren on June 23, 1897, vouches for the statement.
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