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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1896
Page
6
Dr Gore reports to the Anthropological Society on the smallest adult human brain ever studied by a professional anatomist or physiologist. The record holder is a 42 year old female, five feet tall, with an infantile intellect. the brain weighed 10 ounces and 10 grains without membranes.
A fall health advisory notes the season’s risks to stomach bowels nervous system and fever risks from typhoid and malaria. It urges Hood’s Sarsaparilla as a valuable safeguard to bolster strength before serious illness.
The ad proclaims Poison Ivy insect bites bruises scalds burns quickly cured by DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve marketed by Dr. W. A. Wright.
Analysis ofGeorgia's unique people and stories. The author cites local figures and legends from Milner to Emory, arguing Georgia strength lies in distinctive character and memorable narrators. He urges writers to chronicle, not fear, the improbable verisimilitude of Southern life.
A London reader describes experiments showing oats developing into barley after successive cutting and replanting. Grains grown in soil were trimmed to roots, repeated over three cycles, and some roots survived to yield barley the following year, though grains were thin and odd in type.
Mr Fred Miller of Irving IIL reports long severe kidney trouble with back pain and bladder issues. After trying many cures, he began Electric Bitters about a year ago and found relief at once. Ad claims instant relief for kidney and liver troubles, urging trials at S B Burr Jr’s Drug Store for 50c or $1.00.
A Missouri exchange observes a blunt maxim about power and consequence across church state courtship marriage law gambling trade treaty war and daily life. It likens choices to be fooled nicked beaten or eaten and urges self reliance in newspaper life to hoe your own row.
Physicians discuss theories of cure while sufferers seek fast help. The advertisement claims One Minute Cough Cure provides immediate results and is safe for children, with Dr. W. A. Wright endorsing it as the only harmless remedy that works promptly.
A Georgia judge performed a marriage ceremony quoting odd ratios and political lines, declaring the silver dollar legal tender before joining two people in matrimony. Reportedly, the couple then applied for a divorce.
A fragment from the Sydney Bulletin quotes a joke about attempting to shoot through a mirror and missing, underscoring dark humor in the era. The speaker brags about trying to break the reflection but failing, ending with a sardonic note on bad luck.
Advertisement notes that the salve drains and heals indolent ulcers and open sores. It claims rapid relief and calls it the best pile cure known, attributed to Dr. W. A. Wricht.
The article traces post office expansion from 75 offices after the revolution to 60,000 today. It notes growth after 1812 to 3,000, a Civil War peak of 28,586, a brief dip to 28,492 by 1870, and a rapid rise to 42,000 by 1880 continuing to a current 60,000 with ongoing increases.
A patient praises Dr. B M Woolley of Atlanta for curing her eight year opium habit. She describes severe rheumatism, long confinement, and breakthrough on antidote treatment leading to restored health and weight gain. She reports seven months since stopping treatment with no relapse and urges others to seek the remedy.
A solemn note laments approaching death and asks for a peaceful hour. The writer declares lifelong friendship and well wishes until death, expressing intimate devotion amid hardship.
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