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Newspaper
Chipley Banner
Location
Chipley, Florida, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1897
Page
4
A recycled tale cites Tesla arguing against sacrificing sleep for work. It claims a man has limited waking hours and more sleep could extend life, noting long sleep habits of—among others—Gladstone. The passage also awkwardly asserts that sleep correlates with longevity and even mentions race in a biased context.
The page blends a moralizing note on digestion and vigor with an advertisement for Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters, claiming health benefits and a remedy for several ailments. It also promotes Maple Syrup with endorsements from Governor Taylor and public figures, urging readers to buy and even make the syrup locally. A testimonial from Mrs Allie Dova Lass of LeRoy Michigan praises Piso's Cure for Consumption as life saving.
A collection of curious facts spanning geography science and history. It cites London’s natural history museum founded in 1681, European travel spending, English coal depths, criminal hair rules, Philadelphia electric railways versus Germany, longevity stats, New York fire rates, Handel’s dining habits, France’s fighting force, canal irrigation in Arizona, tobacco habits in Egypt, land lease rates near Watsonville California, Northern Railway speed, Paris artist counts and exhibition intake, and volcanic lava use in London and New York housing.
Charles H. Evans completes a comparative analysis of tariff rates under the present law and the Wilson act. The study, based on 1896 values, shows average ad valorem duties rising from 40.10 under Wilson to 54.66 under the present law, with notable increases across chemicals, woolens, silks, metals, sugar, tobacco, agricultural products, spirits, and cotton manufactures and projected revenue gains in multiple categories.
A New England divine once preached on youth dangers by recounting the infant Moses in a wicker boat on the Nile. He noted Moses was a goodly child yet surrounded by many perils including a serpent, alligator, hippopotamus, and vulture. The quip that Pharaoh’s daughter chose such a dangerous bathing beach adds a wry touch.
The Virginia state convention at Roanoke endorsed the Chicago platform pledging free coinage of gold and silver at 16 to 1, an income tax, trust regulation, and tariff revenue. Major J Hoge Tyler was nominated for governor and Edward Echols for lieutenant governor after a tight credentials contest. The delegates approved primaries for U S senators and reaffirmed Bryan’s 1896 platform.
The Ohio populist state convention in Columbus repudiated fusion with Democrats on free silver. Delegates seated anti fusion forces and nominated Jacob Coxey for governor with Morris Whitcomb as lieutenant governor and a full state ticket. The convention adjourned sine die after awaiting an investigating committee report.
The Georgia Agricultural Society met in annual session at Tybee Island with 125 representative farmers. Mayor Meldrim gave the welcome, Colonel J. M. Mobley replied, and President Brown spoke. Mrs. W. H. Felton discussed Woman's Work on the Farm. Dr. Hope was re-elected secretary, and a proposed state fair was canceled due to time constraints.
Advices from Bonne Terre Missouri report about 300 pounds of giant powder exploded in the St. Joe lead mine near Bonne Terre on Wednesday night. The blast killed William B Madden and Taylor Dodson and seriously wounded Albert Morris and Joseph Miller while Cal Gibson and Ed Orshee were also injured.
Mrs Tolar and her twelve year old daughter were crushed to death on a trestle at Red Springs North Carolina by a Fayetteville bound train on Wednesday. They walked the trestle as the mother tried to rescue the girl whose feet were snagged. The mother leaped to save but was knocked off while the child was torn apart, parts of her body falling into the stream below.
Advices from Constantinople report that Tewfik Pasha Turkish foreign minister submitted fresh pro ora on evacuation of Thessaly indemnity and other issues. The move is likely to cause tedious delays as the peace conference met again Wednesday at Tophanek kiosk.
A Pittsburg special reports starving families of striking miners in the coke region. Leaders have shifted to using cokers to aid the strike, while UMW officials beg for aid at Pittsburg headquarters. Many homes have only dry bread or nothing to eat. a large labor meeting is planned for McKeeport Saturday evening with miners from Turtle Creek and Monongahela valleys invited.
James Crawford Embry bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal church in South Carolina has died at his Philadelphia home on Wednesday. Funeral arrangements pending with church officials in South Carolina and Philadelphia.
Seth Low, president of Columbia College, has entered the race for mayor of Greater New York after weeks of pressure. He will actively assist in the canvass, convinced that urging supporters reflect a Republican majority in the consolidated city.
Notices posted at Gate City rolling mills six miles from Birmingham Alabama announce the puddling department will restart Monday the 16th. A new furnace is being built in the sheet mill and once finished in a few days after the puddling restart, the other departments will resume work.
A method for tanning hides is described as simple and effective. Bury hides in wood ashes until hair loosens, remove hair, scrape flesh side, rub with equal parts alum and salt, smoke like ham, then dry and flex to softness. Stretch by nailing on a smooth surface for final finish.
A Washington Star quotation contrasts perceptions of intelligence in school with later reputation after marriage. Mr Meekton notes many eminent men were thought stupid in school, while his wife adds most gained their smart reputation only after marriage, highlighting social views rather than facts.
Irritating skin diseases are described as quickly cured by Tetterine. The ad emphasizes soothing, cooling, and healing effects and notes a price of 50 cents per box sent postpaid from J T Shuptrine in Savannah, Georgia.
A 19th century advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure with a one hundred dollar reward for incurable cases. It lists testimonials, wholesale druggists in Toledo, and other remedies including Hall's Family Pills and Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup. Contains multiple product pitches and doctor endorsements.
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