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Newspaper
Chipley Banner
Location
Chipley, Florida, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1900
Page
4
Larry recalls an old tomcat who hissed at a kitten, while Denny asks what changed. Larry explains a grain ribbon tied around the cat’s neck altered its behavior and calmed the animal, letting it cross the alley alone.
Governor Steunenberg presented to Secretary Root a petition with about 2500 Idaho signers from Shoshone County urging a small federal troop force remain in Osborn to preserve peace and order. The signees praise state and military efforts, call past measures drastic but necessary, and cite restored business confidence and safety.
For the first time since 1861 the two Baltimore conferences of the Methodist Episcopal church and the Methodist Episcopal church south will meet simultaneously in Washington. The Episcopal church sessions occur at the Metropolitan M E church with Bishop John M Walden presiding. the south branch meets at Mount Vernon church led by Bishop W A Candler of Georgia with the opening address.
General Joubert has died and Lord Roberts dispatches to President Kruger expressing sincere condolence. He notes deep regret across all ranks of her majesty's forces and praises Joubert's gallantry humane conduct and chivalry.
The jury in Scott Bibb vs. mayor and city council of Alton Illinois ruled Saturday for the city in the long running colored school case. Bibb charged that colored children were excluded from public schools. This marks the third trial with an appeal planned to the superior court.
A Washington dispatch reports a large delegation from New York Philadelphia and other cities urged the insular affairs committee to back Mr Gillette's Massachusetts bill to ban importation sale or manufacture of intoxicants in Porto Rico Hawaii and other possessions. The effort aims to keep liquor out of newly acquired territories.
Representative Hay of Virginia introduces a bill to mobilize state militias into a reserve volunteer army for war. It broadens the national guard, outfits it with service rifles, and reorganizes into regiments brigades divisions and corps. The bill targets 18 to 45 year olds for service and allocates 4 million dollars yearly for guard maintenance.
An advertisement asserts vegetables need balanced fertilizers with at least 8 percent potash to achieve quality and quantity. It claims farmers can learn the secret in free books sent from 93 Nassau Street, New York.
Boer prisoners on the British transports bound for St Helena suffered high losses with three deaths on Saturday and twelve in the week due to increasing sickness. Secretary Root announces that instructions to the Philippine commission will remain secret for now to allow potential changes before final publication.
New York Herald dispatch from Pretoria reports General Louis Botha appointed to replace General Joubert as Transvaal commander in chief. The Sherman left Manila with 175 prisoners and twenty-five insane men in custody aboard the transport.
One of the largest coal contracts in the West Virginia district was closed in Charleston Saturday. DC J. Wittenberg, president of the High Carbon Coal and Coke Company of New York, announced that twenty collieries signed to sell all their coal shipped east for the coming year.
A humorous scene shows a Good Cause volunteer asking a lady to drop 10 cents into a collection box to fund whiskey. The volunteer calls himself the horrible example, explaining the temperance committee forced the gag by needing a strong measure of liquor to make the example effective.
Mrs M B Latimer of Biloxi Mississippi reports itchy skin relief from Tetterine offering two boxes for one dollar. The ad claims the remedy cures tetter eczema salt rheum and related skin diseases and is available at druggists or by mail from Savannah Georgia. A child Barbara complains a minister spoke about Martha and Mary but not her causing her to cry after church.
A Chicago News note says Dick Dobbs will teach portrait painting by mail. The Indianapolis Journal adds a quip about Dobbs and his portraits, reflecting lighthearted banter on arts by mail.
The convict ship Success built 110 years ago now sits in Leith harbor Scotland as a museum and chamber of horrors. It carried criminals to Van Diemen's Land and served as a floating prison with two tier light and dark cells and torture instruments on display attracting crowds.
A Western town visit shows a red-winged blackbird raised with a canary a bluejay and a portole. The bird learns notes from companions and neighbors but not its own species notes. The passage also includes a string of dated, ad like medical and voice line snippets from 1894 including remedies and quips.
A debate over which college will produce the ideal man stresses intellect and health. The piece argues health comes first for brain and achievement and promotes Hostetter’s Stem Bitters as a remedy for stomach disorders and a preventive against malaria fever and ague.
A Chicago Tribune clipping records a tense exchange in which a husband declares he avoids capital punishment, while his wife Vick Senn taunts him to “bang yourself.” The fragment reflects a volatile domestic moment and provocative language.
An old Detroit style ad claims a cold cure with LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE TABLETS and a money back guarantee. E W Groves signature appears on each box. The fragment includes a local humor note referencing a Harvard slang exchange and a Philadelphia press line.
Frank J. Cheney declares his firm will pay one hundred dollars for each catarrh case cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Sworn December 6, 1886 in Toledo Ohio before A W Gleason Notary Public. Ad promotes internal remedy and testimonials. mentions Carney & Co. Toledo and Druggists.
A mother describes her nineteen year old daughter's prolonged illness and weakness with chronic bleeding. She seeks advice on Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound before starting treatment. A second letter reports rapid improvement, regular menses and relief, praising the medicine and permitting publication to help others.
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