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Newspaper
Fayetteville News
Location
Fayetteville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1908
Page
5
A reader testimonial from Freeville New York praises Miles Heart Cure and Nervine for restoring strength after a bout with LaGrippe and heart weakness. The note urges readers to trust their local druggist and promises a refund on the first bottle if no benefit, from Miles Medical Co.
Brooks reports heavy rain keeps fields too wet to plow this week delaying planting. Farmers claim two weeks of progress recently, some ready to plant corn as gardens look strong. cabbage shipments rise, local prices noted, and several candidates use wet spell to campaign. Sheriff Brown seeks boarders, Senator Flint may run for Griffin City Court judge. Visitors urged to see W N Stephens syrup stand.
The notice touts Kodel as the best natural digestant for all stomach troubles. It claims Kodel digests the food when digestive juices fail and guarantees prompt relief, sold locally by Fayetteville Drug Co.
Mount Springs notes show Mr. C. R. Woolsey closing his school last week. Misses Alice and Exor McLean spent Thursday with Mrs. M. F. Jones. Rev. Luther Digby led services on Saturday and Sunday. Odd McLean visited his sister Mrs. Sallie Stephens of the area.
Friends of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Gay mourn their little son Leonard’s illness. Mrs. J. M. McLean and her Woolsey children visited Mr. J. F. McLean and family for several days, while Mrs. Francis Adams of Sandy Creek stayed with her niece Mrs. C. H. Mitcham.
An advertisement claims Cascy Sweet calms cross babies and tired caregivers. It notes the bottle lists ingredients, states no opiates, and lists Buyetteville Drug Co as the seller.
Union Grove reports farmers benefiting from the pleasant weather in recent weeks. Miss Francis Adams visited near Brooks Station. Tom and Curtis Askew moved to and from Troup County recently. Mrs. Martha Walker, 78, died last Saturday, leaving two daughters, two sisters, and a brother. sympathy extended to the family. Smiling John Alams from Fayetteville visited and stayed with Will Parrott’s household. Roxie McEachern and granddaughter Stella plus Nora Mitchell were with relatives at Meriwether last week. An advertisement promotes Kodol For Dyspepsia, a natural digestant sold by Fayetteville Drug Co, claiming it aids digestion and relief.
Jack Frost is expected to visit Saturday morning. Jewel Slaton, ill daughter of Mr and Mrs Will Slaton, shows improvement. Mr Will Manning and wife of East Point return home after visiting relatives locally. Mrs Elizabeth Beaty and son Richard visit Mr George Cochran and family. Mr T N Farr and wife visit daughter Mrs W S Dailey of Fairburn. Miss Kitty McEachern visits aunt Miss Kitty Denham. Mrs Hester Horton buried at Hopewell last week. sympathy offered. Martha Carter buried at Hopewell last Sunday. Johnny Hanley very feeble. Ann Davis of Sandy Creek visiting Mrs Berry Hanley. Nancy Wyche to close school this week. many friends made.
To stop back pain and muscle stiffness Pineules offer a 30 days treatment for one dollar. A single bedtime dose is touted as proof of merit. Buy now at Fayetteville Drug Co.
Rev. Keithley will preach next Sunday afternoon at this place. Sunday school attendance was low due to rain. Mrs. A J McBride visited Mrs. J W Ballard last Thursday. Lula Fitzgerald and her son Jim stayed with relatives at Riverdale and East Point. Maud McBride spent Sunday with Uncle Mgr B McBride. Eva Mask stayed with Nancy Mundy at East Point. Tom eshens and family visited Mrs EK Stephens on Sunday. Mittie Ballard visited Ella Mae Jones last Thursday. Eva Mask and Mary Bernard visited Bessie and Anna Green. Bessie McBride visited Mittie Ballard last Monday night. Farmers are busy turning soil and hauling guano to raise cotton for 15 cents next fall.
George Moore of Grimesland North Carolina credits Dr King s New Discovery with saving his life after a near suicidal moment caused by consumption. He reports improvement began with the first bottle and after a dozen bottles he was well again. The Fayetteville Drug Co offers a trial bottle free priced 50 cents and 1.00 for regular bottles as a cough and lung remedy.
Mr and Mrs Mays of Riverdale spent two or three days with the latter's parents. Will Kerlin returns from Atlanta to live with his brother J T Kerlin. Frank Rogers, formerly on the A B and A railroad in Alabama, visited his sister here. A correction to Uncle Primus' letter states the executive committee did not plan to enfranchise colored people in the primary. it would apply only to those with straight hair, and it was considered fair to allow Uncle Primus and friends to vote also.
Fayetteville Drug Company markets DeWitt’s Carbolized White Hazel Salve as healing soothing and cooling for piles. The ad highlights relief and comfort for sufferers and lists the drugstore as the seller.
An old ad touts King’s Little Liver Pills promising to wake lazy livers and clear the skin. The snippet includes a cartoonish quip from a Kansas City Independent column where a “Young clan” walking delegate is questioned about unions and responds that he is headed to get married, not work.
DeWitt's Carbolized Hazel Salve advertised for cuts burns boils raises and scratches. It is pitched as especially good for piles and is sold by Fayetteville Drag Co.
A London Tit-Bits note recounts a peasant who asks what compensation would be if his house burned down. The clerk replies that he would face three or four years in prison, a darkly humorous take on the peril and legal risk of arson or fraud.
Fayetteville Drug Co advertises Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup as a new laxative that stimulates without irritation and guarantees money back.
A note describes Leonardo da Vinci’s fondness for oranges and bread as a ready meal. It mentions Pinesalve Carbolized as an antiseptic poultice that draws out inflammation and poison and heals chapped hands lips cuts and burns. Sold by Fayetteville.
A Philadelphia Record ad touts A King’s Dyspepsia Tablets for indigestion with a two day trial offered by Fayetteville Drug Co. An Atchison Globe remark notes men prefer rented homes for occasional repairs. Another Fayetteville Drug Co. ad promotes ManZan for piles in a collapsible tube costing 50 cents.
The advertisement touts a Fayetteville shaving parlor as the cleanest and neatest in towns of similar size. Services listed include massage shampoo barber work and ladies hairdressing with cream for massage and face cleaning.
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