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Newspaper
Chipley Banner
Location
Chipley, Florida, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1900
Page
4
A Rochester mother recounts her baby’s severe skin illness described as boils and raw flesh. She credits Hood's Sarsaparilla plus Hood's Medicated Soap and Olive Ointment with a dramatic recovery in less than two bottles. She notes the letter is condensed and offers the full testimonial on request.
Gunton's Magazine analyzes 1890 US manufacturing power after reporting horsepower near 6,000,000 and total employed workers about 4.48 million. It notes supplemental labor equaling eight to one and that horsepower equates to a potential population of 190 million, implying 180 million would be needed if hand methods alone produced the output.
A flood sweeping through central and southern Mississippi causes at least eight million dollars in losses, with railroads damaged and mail and telegraph services disrupted. In Columbia and nearby areas, farms, gins, mills, and bridges are ruined, cattle and deer perish, Pear River rises to record levels, and several towns are cut off. Rail lines including Illinois Central and Yazoo and Mississippi Valley suffer severe disruption while communications lag behind the disaster.
The Standard Oil Company now owns all shares of the Union mine except 100000 held by W G Newman, giving Standard Oil a controlling interest in the mine. Reported consideration to Newman is described as enormous by informed observers.
In Frankfort Kentucky William Smoot testified he overheard Lieutenant Scott and Golden near the Capitol hotel before the tragedy. Smoot heard Scott say this trouble has been brewing long enough and has got to end now Golden replied whatever you do dont let him get the drop on you. Max Hansberry and Max Redin testified Scott fired the first shot.
Senator Hale reported from the Senate Committee on Naval Affairs an amendment to the naval appropriation bill authorizing the president to buy from the Spanish government a 10 000 ton steel floating dry dock now in Havana harbor for up to 200 000. The move follows another U S drawdown to Spain.
The Lexington Historical Society marked Forefathers’ Day with a public meeting at Hancock Congregational Church. John Fiske of Cambridge spoke on The Salem Witchcraft, detailing 16th and 17th century witch trials, global executions, and notable events in Boston, Charlestown, and Massachusetts.
A contributor notes a stag outwitting hounds by doubling back into a sheep flock. From Salt Lake City, G S Erb reports deer avoiding gun traps by using maple trees. a hidden line failed until a black thread made the trigger undetectable, enabling hunters to kill them.
A string of vintage ad blurbs mentions Hall's Catarrb Cure as a blood remedy and Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething babies. The text includes a mock dialogue about alcohol and misere, ending with a proverb about a wife and her husband.
A prison inmate in Cadereyta Mendez Queretaro Mexico murdered Jose Llaca a prominent local resident. Llaca was shot from behind as he walked by the prison then shot again by the same man in view of bystanders. Llaca died as the killer fled and another shot killed Llaca’s relative who tried to aid him. An advertisement for Allen's Foot-Ease and a Grove's Chill Tonic appears at the end.
An oddly toned item cites a quote about a basketball club and exercise. It notes a Chicago News take on voting out players and mentions Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer with a Philadelphia address and a February 1900 citation for Piso's Cure for Consumption as a medicine testimonial. A final line hints at a father recounting creepy stories about his firstborn.
A Lake Shore limited train fare premium leads to a clash over passes. The Nickel Plate president received an annual pass marked Not good on passenger trains, while the Lake Shore president had a pass noting Not good on Lake Shore limited trains, revealing an inadvertent policy oversight.
A columnist argues that while baseball costs a million yearly, health spending is far greater. The article promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a inexpensive method to strengthen the stomach, ease digestion, and cure dyspepsia, constipation, biliousness, and weak kidneys.
In a clipped pair of exchanges Madge questions Ida's engagement while May denies any truth to the report. A Harper's Bazaar note mentions Ida refusing to speak on the matter as gossip swirls around a possible match.
Woman testimonial column praising Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for menstrual pain, female trouble, and kidney and stomach issues. Letters from Amos Feschler of Romeo Michigan, Mrs. Clara Stizzler of Diller Nebraska, and Mrs. E. TM of Custer Brule Wisconsin report relief and renewed health after use.
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