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Newspaper
Chipley Banner
Location
Chipley, Florida, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1900
Page
4
A Californian patents a small curved wicker basket bat for handball with a back glove to hold it on the hand. The piece notes an immense telescope under construction may reveal planetary secrets and compares potential impact to Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters. Puck jokes about Jeremiah Bryan and Lincoln fame.
An old ad copy touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as the solution for spring stomach distress. It describes symptoms like sour digestion dull headache and poor appetite and claims the tonic strengthens the stomach and blood with widespread patient testimonials.
A group including Senator Clark, Senator Shoup, General F C Ainsworth, Governor Murphy and other officials toured by private car. Upon return to Washington they formed a purse for porter Johnson. Senator Shoup presented it and Johnson gratefully thanked the group, praising them as gentlemen.
A Victorian era testimonial describes Mrs. Pinkham as exceptionally competent to advise women. It emphasizes that no other medicine or testimonial across the world has done as much good and that every woman's letter to her has received special permission before publication.
The House voted 161 to 168 to pass the Porto Rican tariff measure, carrying a civil government provision. Democrats and a small Republican group fought tenaciously, galleries crowded, and five hours of debate preceded the roll call. Several Republicans opposed the bill. a few Democrats supported it or were paired. The vote closed at 5 p.m., with the Hawaiian bill soon sent to conference as the chamber adjourned.
President McKinley orders the May 1 merger of the Havana and Pinar del Rio departments under General Fitz Hugh Lee with headquarters at Quemados. The move consolidates Cuba commands as reported in a Wednesday note. California Silver Republican Party also named 52 delegates in Los Angeles for the Kansas City convention on July 4.
Julius Koster a New York bricklayer who recently inherited 800000 from his brother’s German estate was found dead Sunday hanging from a water-tank roof at his residence. He had just recovered from a long illness and the sudden fortune allegedly unsettled his mind.
A storied East End music hall keeper seeks a professional pass from Colonel Mapleson for the opera. The colonel jokes about villains outside, then notes discreteness, while the old man insists only the men he’s heard of could cause trouble.
Dr James O Lewis of Tip Top Kentucky reports an invalid friend from Florida benefiting from Tet terine for chronic tetter and requests a box be sent to the provided address. Payment: 50 cents per box, available at drug stores or by mail from J T Shuptrine Savannah Georgia.
A London suburb meeting praised a popular magnate on the platform for energy and perseverance and urged others to follow. the audience reportedly smiled at the remark. Also noted is a humorous exchange about ill fitting shoes and an advertisement for Allen's Foot-Ease powder for foot comfort with free sample offer.
A collage of quips and nostrums appears from 1908 about twins on the street jokes and brand taglines. It mentions Carter’s Ink praising its ink while urging good writing and cites humorous lines about doctors and patent medicines. The piece mixes parodies and product plugs with informal street chatter.
The Inde pendent extols Dawson summers and famed winter scenes along the White Pass trail where women and men alike share daring dog sled journeys. A Detroit woman recalls dawns on the trail, a stray dog encounter, and mistaking three wolves for tame animals, ending with a humorous misstep.
A man asks about word differences and a friend with a dress coat explains bet as a payable outcome with a man. A wager is finer, made with a woman, and only collectible if she wins, in a wry Washington Star aside.
A humorous exchange where Miss Julia reveals she has not traveled and the photographs are souvenirs of travels she intends to undertake after marriage. The dialogue plays on class and aspiration with a witty retort about future wealth enabling extensive travel.
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