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Newspaper
Fayetteville News
Location
Fayetteville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1909
Page
15
From our correspondents a blessing of showers improves crops over the past two days. Locals attend a funeral in Zetella and visit relatives in Waycross Atlanta and Pomona. DeWitt's pills endorse kidney health, while farm education stresses soil, crops, fertilizers, stock care, and local school taxes.
A newspaper note urges Congress to promote cotton use through a bill by Morris Shepherd. It details an Agriculture Department study on cotton based manufacturing costs and substitution. The piece also mentions Southern farmers boosting demand for corn meat and hay and promotes a free college scholarship offer by Robert J Sherlock at 9 81 East 22d Street New York City.
The article argues schooling is not the sole path to knowledge. It claims reading writing and arithmetic are foundational, but real education trains the mind to lubricate it for smooth running. Intelligence then powers farms, factories, banks, and the broader world through evolving ideas.
A nostalgic advertisement claims attractive women suffer from ailments like constipation and skin blemishes caused by weak nerves. Electric Bitters are advertised to regulate the stomach liver and kidneys purify the blood and improve complexion. Available for 50 cents at Fayetteville Drug Co.
An editorial argues for equal educational opportunities for daughters of farmers, challenging the notion that girls need not be educated. It asserts education brings happiness and prepares women for wider environments, noting the value of books, music, and the natural world in country life. The piece frames education as essential for both genders.
A framed moral urges forgetting neighbors faults and yesterday's annoyances to start each day fresh. Bucklen's Arnica Salve praised as a universal healer for cuts corns bruises and sores. Available at Payetteville Drug Co's.
Quote from Boston Traveler notes Flo plans a political path while his wife remains discreet, calling her “too much of a lady to tell.” The exchange hints at public ambition and private restraint within a marriage context.
An advertisement touts Botanic Blood Balm as a cure for blood and skin ailments including eczema, sores, scrofula, pimples, and rheumatism. Claims it purifies blood and heals ulcers, with a $1 large bottle price and availability via druggists or mail from Atlanta. Fayetteville, Ga., listings note local sale.
An advertisement touts Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a gentle liquid laxative for women and children. It claims quick relief from constipation, torpid liver, sour stomach, and headaches, with tonic benefits to stomach and bowels. Free sample bottles offered by mail from Dr. W Caldwell at Monticello, Tennessee.
Family readers learn a hearty Quaker Oats griddle cakes recipe famed in Germany and New York. The method soaks oats overnight, then mixes flour soda sugar salt milk and eggs before cooking into fluffy cakes for strength and vigor.
An advertisement extols Kodol for indigestion and dyspepsia, urging readers to rest the stomach while it digests food. It claims Kodol digests all foods in lab tests, offers a full money back guarantee, and directs buyers to druggists. The offer applies to the large bottle only, and refunds require returning the bottle.
A laborer, unsure with a two foot rule, returns with a joking answer on plate size. He describes the plate as “the size of your false eye,” two thumbs over, plus a brick and a tile, while measuring from here to there with hand and arm. The remark highlights practical error.
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