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Newspaper
Fayetteville News
Location
Fayetteville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1925
Page
6
Greek industry expands with carpet manufacturing drawing from migrants from Asia Minor and Constantinople after the Greece Turkey conflict. Advertisements note Hanford's Balsam of Myth healing cuts bruises and sores and promote Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills for indigestion.
A rich gold field is reported on the banks of a stream feeding the Lena River in Siberia. Befence Service notes the discovery and describes the site as promising for mining activity.
A downbeat wanderer, called the man with the smile, drifts from a saw mill to a shingle mill. He pleads for work, endures taunts, and alcohol to dull hunger while a passerby offers a chance, underscoring a life marked by hope, fatigue, and uncanny quiet longing.
The United States Bureau of Education ranks Harvard as the oldest American university, founded in 1638, followed by Yale in 1701. It notes Oahu College in Honolulu as the oldest college in U S possessions established in 1841, and lists the University of the Philippines 1908 and University of Puerto Rico 1903, with Alaska and other possessions lacking universities.
A shopper recounts returning to the dressing room to change into street clothes when dresses she had tried on were found draped behind her. In the lobby a clerk notified her that an expensive dress was trailing from under her coat, causing embarrassment.
The potato is presented as a key American gift shaping world history. Histories favor wars and leaders, but the potato’s transfer to Europe is a pivotal New World contribution with deep social and economic effects acknowledged by economists and sociologists.
British dramatist Richard Brinsley Sheridan known for The Rivals and The School for Scandal was in Parliament during the American Revolution and supported the colonies. He declined a $20,000 gift from American Congress offered in gratitude for his advocacy.
Mrs Hollister of Wyandotte Michigan describes relief from six months of illness after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and liver pills. A Minnesota woman reports back pain and bearing down improved, regaining strength and able to do housework after taking the remedies.
Advertisements tout Cuticura Soap for shaving and skin health offering twice daily use. Claims include purity comfort and less irritation. Also promotes Roman Eye Balsam to relieve eye sting by morning. Ends with an unrelated ad line about a true friend gift from God.
An advertisement offers Petersons Ointment with a money back guarantee for a wide range of skin conditions including sores ulcers itching and burns. A testimonial from Mrs F E Root of Buffalo New York asserts cure after hospital advice of amputation and skin grafting. Also promotes Early Speckled Velvet Beans and Johnson County Alvestock & Pro Co prices for beans in Georgia.
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