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Newspaper
Chipley Banner
Location
Chipley, Florida, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1899
Page
4
Chipley Florida notes reflect on the Reina Mercedes voyage and New York wine buzz at a Jefferson dinner. It cites candy for soldiers, pamphlet printing for legislature, a Brussels world walk tale, and questions about Armour and tax fairness.
An advertisement claims Dr King’s New Life Pills boost nerve and bodily strength citing bylines from The Boston Traveler and criticizes postwar annexation rhetoric. It urges purchase at Patrick Bros. drugstore and notes war era political criticisms about the War Department and Republican party.
An author expresses a longing to farm and cultivate large acres with crops like rye corn Hubbard squash and potatoes. The speaker insists on the dream of tilling virgin soil and laboring in the sun, but confesses they lack the money to buy land or a "go pher hole."
The Tam pa Tribune notes Representative Frank Clark of Duval county promotes a bill to make anonymous publications a felony. The Sunday Call urges all state newspapers to oppose such laws, arguing they are unenforceable and threaten press freedom.
Veterans push for strict pension limits to those earning under 600 dollars annually and oppose loose or extravagant bills. The Atlanta Journal notes current pension costs at 150 million dollars yearly, with millions more for Spain and Philippine war veterans and families, forecasting 230 million in five years.
An editor recounts a case of a man named Tim Spriggins who stopped his newspaper due to nonpayment. The editor later discovers Spriggins owed money yet found forgiveness after hearing a church song and sends him a receipt in full and an apology for misreading his situation.
The New York Financial Chronicle reports that trusts organized and whose stock has been floated in the first quarter total 1.586 billion dollars, versus 916 million for all of 1898. It warns hundreds of millions may be lost by investors as many new trusts are over capitalized by three to ten times. The recent stock declines reflect a heavy hit to holders and the Wall Street flurry is expected to prompt banks to take caution.
Carl Schurz cites Washington Lincoln and Cleveland as three great American Presidents. He argues Republicans deserted Lincoln’s principles and Democrats repudiated Cleveland’s works, while those living now may look forward to a clear future assessment by posterity.
Mr J B Lilly of Hannibal Missouri credits Dr Kings New Discovery with saving his life after a typhoid fever led to pneumonia He reports immediate relief from one bottle and full recovery after continued use The ad promotes free trial bottles at Patrick Bros drug store and guarantees every bottle.
Advertising copy highlights Bucklen's Arnica Salve as a universal healer for skin eruptions wounds boils corns warts cuts burns and other injuries. Claims cure for piles pain and aches with a 25 cent price and guarantee. Patrick Bros. druggist sells it.
In Chicago Roosevelt banquet coverage Postmaster General Smith proclaims American presence as healing and civilizing. Manila dispatches detail Santa Cruz fighting where U S infantry trapped a fleeing garrison. rebels refuse surrender and die with rifles. The piece contrasts with moralizing lines from the speech.
The State Department orders consuls W. H. Bowen at Barcelona Richard M Bartleman at Malaga and J Powell Carroll at Cadiz to return to their posts in Spain after wartime removals. All are retained in the consular service amid no evidence of personal ill will, with Bow en and Bartleman now in New York and Carroll in Gibraltar.
Many officials remained in Spain during the war and were undisturbed, with some continuing to discharge part of their official duties. They will all continue in service.
An advertisement touts Electric Bitters as a cure for female weakness and nervousness. It links constipation and kidney trouble to pimples and a wretched complexion, claiming the tonic purifies blood, strengthens nerves, and improves appearance. Patrick Bros drug store sells it for 50 cents.
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