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Newspaper
Jackson Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1895
Page
8
A man near Chestnut Mountain bought a half pint of whiskey in Gainesville. After drinking, he found a pea sized gray mass in the bottle that grew rapidly into a rubbery creature with tentacles. Doctors are unsure what it is, warning drinkers to beware.
A Texas report recalls one of the earliest trials before a colored jury. The judge urged the twelve men to retire and find a verdict. After a scene of commotion the foreman announced they searched everywhere but found no verdict in the room.
The article explains croup starts from a common cold with hoarseness as the first sign and a distinctive rough cough. It advises giving Chamberlins Cough Remedy early to stop the croup and even after symptoms fade to prevent future attacks. Dr W L Carmichael sells the remedy.
Dr. H. C. Timmons of Atlanta endorses Royal Germeteur as nearly a specific for dyspepsia digestion catarrh and nervous debility. He calls it excellent for stomach and bowel troubles and a wonderful remedy for weak women. It provides relief for piles cuts bruises and sores as a local application. A family standing remedy sold by druggists at $1 or six for $5.
The United States Board on Geographic Names finished its second report listing 600 names, bringing total named entities to 5,864 since 1891. The binding orthography applies to all government departments, with many US place names, some foreign entries, and notable changes such as Yangtze for Yangtse and Korea for Corea.
The piece notes changes to spellings and district names in the capital area, announces Wheelmen's Day events at the exposition starting November 30 with races and banquet, and details December events led by Mr. L C Boardman. It mentions Rome businessmen seeking funds to locate a new cotton mill, Atlanta’s November alderman vote with no slate, and farmers increasingly banking amid a large potato crop.
Old people needing medicine to regulate bowels and kidneys are told Electric Bitters is the true remedy. It is a non intoxicant tonic and alterative that acts mildly on the stomach and bowels, adds strength and tone to organs, and aids digestion. Priced at cents per bottle.
A camp beside a spring on a ridge between Ojal and Santa Clara valley witnesses woodpeckers defending their hollow tree from a daybreak visitor. After failed bluffing, they blocked the hollow with an oak ball, leaving the tecolote hermetically sealed and the woodpeckers settled in.
A fragment urges readers to buy a “ Drum press” sample for 25 cents claiming it can save life by countering rheumatism and muscular distress near a vital organ, warning death may come at any moment.
A Tennessee case from 1887 ends with an asphyxiating twist where a man was killed by a rifle bullet while asleep. G C Wallis defends Avery, whose murder conviction collapses after a demonstration showing sunlight refracted through water on a bottled target caused the shot. The tale, cited in Criminal Law Magazine, hinges on how circumstantial evidence failed.
A boy brings home a monthly sent report to his father who deems it unsatisfactory. The boy replies that he predicted the response and claims the teacher would not change it.
A humorous line from Gaulois notes how riders’ gaze betrays nationality with Englishmen looking at their feet, Germans at the sky, Spaniards straight ahead, and French always behind. Burton adds that true friendship rests on sincere affections, beyond mere attachments.
A teething remedy is advertised as the greatest in the world with claims it is sold by druggists in a new large bottle offering 108 doses for one dollar and manufactured only by a listed producer.
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