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Newspaper
Jackson Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1896
Page
3
An aged promotional note extols oreter's Stomach Bitters as a preventive antidote to miasmatic disease, claiming quick aid to disordered liver bowel and kidneys and noting benefits for dyspepsia nervous conditions and rheumatism, alongside an unrelated statistic about copper pennies in the United States.
A west side man greets Mr Sapp and asks about business. Cholly replies with a cryptic remark on social business and its casual, muddled nature.
A study of Mrs. Pinkham's influence on women’s health and happiness, exploring her advice on suffering and personal well being, and how her guidance shaped public perceptions of female experiences in the era.
Read about the Granite State crew facing a mad Spaniard aboard a kerosene laden ship. Captain Fritz wounded, crew men slashed, the attacker killed himself after a siege on a held barricade. Also reports on two sailors adrift five days off Gloucester then rescued by the British brig Diane and on a California boar encounter deep in winter hunting.
A Oakland young woman, part of a twelve person San Francisco party near Skaggs Springs California, climbed Major's Rock and, after her fear prevented return, was lowered to safety in a rope bucket with ladders and improvised pulleys. She was unharmed.
The Roosevelt party recalls a dangerous hunt among wild hogs on the Colorado River bottomlands near Yuma. Roosevelt describes a near escape and thrilling adventures from a trip last year inviting listeners to imagine the excitement for a generation.
Sonoms County hunter Bob Mason pursued a large buck in Mendocino township. He fell into a water hole, wrestled the deer in the stream, and after injuring the animal he crawled to shore with the buck. He died shortly after, found exhausted beside his fallen foe. This account comes from the San Francisco Chronicle.
A large wood toothpick industry in Harbor Springs uses white birch for production. About 7 500 000 toothpicks are produced daily. Logs are cut into bolts twenty eight inches long, steamed, cut into veneers, then ribbons ten inches wide run through machinery to yield perfect picks while scraps fall aside.
A Minnesota Agricultural College bulletin explains housewife focused tips on potato cooking. Peeling and starting in cold water wastes about eighty percent of total albumen, while cooking in hot water without peeling reduces loss to two percent. A sixty pound bushel holds about two pounds of nitrogenous compounds. improper cooking can waste about half a pound of protein, nearly the value of two pounds of beefsteak to replace it.
The article offers floor care notes advising felt pads on furniture and wax for shine while warning wax can be slippery. It covers cleaning with a brush dust mop and cautions against water on waxed surfaces. It includes a home wax soap mix and several dessert and supper recipes with detailed steps and quantities.
The article traces the growth of the U S postal system from 75 post offices after the Revolutionary War to 3,000 after the War of 1812, 28,586 at the Civil War start, a temporary dip to 28,492 by 1870, then rapid rise to 42,000 by 1880 and reaching 60,000 with ongoing increases. The tone notes the expansion as the country develops.
A speaker laments a broken romance and declares possible death from heartbreak. Aunt Hannah consoles with a farm anecdote about hatching chicks after setting thirteen eggs and only one chick surviving, illustrating disappointment and resilience.
Help wanted for men who can produce business to sell monthly installment bonds. Liberal commissions and bonuses paid. Address U S Bond and Mortgage Company Atlanta Ga.
A schoolteacher used Shakespeare phrases in writing exercises. He quoted Hamlet style lines like The appetites grows by what it feeds on. A poor lean-eyed pupil doubted the claim and quipped that appetite grows by what it does not feed on.
A dialogue scene unfolds with a man romanticizing closeness as a woman bluntly challenges the idea of space between them. She insists there is no room, prompting a tense, intimate exchange. The snippet ends with a note of truth.
The text touts Syrup of Figs as a pleasant and perfectly safe remedy for women under all conditions. It instructs buyers to find the genuine product by the California Fig Syrup Company name on the package and notes availability through responsible druggists. It adds a generic remark about not charging others with unreadiness for changing opinion.
It proclaims Tetterine cures itching piles and otherIt is sold widely with claims of complete relief. The advert promises one box by mail for 59 cents in stamps from J Inverresse of Savannah Georgia and cites endorsements from L Bepsor of Tallahatta Springs.
The article claims deafness stems from inflammation of the mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube and asserts only constitutional remedies can cure it. It offers a $100 reward for any deafness case caused by catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure and promotes Hall's Family Pills.
Advertisement shows Hafley campaign song titled 16 to 1 with a photo and discount trade offer from The W C Hafley Co at 141 Marietta St Atlanta Ga. Piso's Cure advertised for consumption and cough relief from D Buchmuller Lexington Mo dated Feb 24 1894.
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