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Newspaper
Chipley Banner
Location
Chipley, Florida, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1898
Page
4
A 1898 golden year is predicted as South Africa Klondike and Australia shipments surge. Industry and mining reports claim output could nearly double the prior twelve months while Hostetters Stomach Bitters markets expand to treat dyspepsia and related ailments. A Teplitz woman of 9 commits suicide over feared age milestone.
An old advertisement touts Cascarets as a beauty aid, promising clean blood and blemish relief by cleansing the liver, with 10c to 500 price points and a satisfaction guarantee. A Tennessee veteran recalls wartime porblems arising from a water-borne instruction while in service.
An 1850s collage notes patent remedies with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets promising a one day cure and Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a constipation fix. It also mentions a London weekly flags supplement from 1858 and France planning catacomb improvements in Paris.
A brief-item note claims Mrs. Pinkham offered a remedy that relieved a woman’s sleepless woes, promising better rest and health through her elixir. The snippet reflects common late 19th century patent medicine promotion.
The war department released General Merritt's Manila surrender dispatch and the texts of instructions to Merritt. officials debate the scope of U S authority in the Philippines while Madrid names commissioners for Cuba and Porto Rico and a Paris committee session is anticipated.
The British ambassador Sir Julian Pauncefote sent word from New London Conn to the state department expressing profound gratification at the signing of the preliminaries of peace between the United States and Spain. He conveyed sincere congratulations to the president and the U S government on the war's termination.
Wisconsin Republicans nominated Governor Edward Scofield for another term amid a biting fight with Robert La Follette supporters. The convention praised national administration policy and reaffirmed St. Louis principles while La Follette factions remained angrily unsettled.
Reports state Estrada Palma and Cuban representatives discussed U S policy. The United States refused to consider compensation for Cuban troops, citing no government power. Cubans were urged to disband, return home, and pursue peaceful work as emissaries push compliance to U S authority.
Forty four thousand volunteers formed in line at Chickamauga National Park on Wednesday to parade before Major General Breckenridge. The spectacle drew over twenty five thousand visitors, mainly from Chattanooga and north Georgia, and featured maneuvers across the full range of military drill.
The Paris exposition plans call for a $250,000 monument to Lafayette in the Paris salons to be unveiled on the Fourth of July 1900, with support from American schoolchildren and President McKinley. Ferdinand W. Peck leads the commission to mark the hero’s grave using funds from patriotic youth.
The piece notes poor English Sunday school books and cites a chorus line from a children's journal implying a religious message about Jesus dying for little ones. It discusses the meaning of the word whosoever and references John 3 16 to explain it.
A dialogue features Lucindy noting a Vesuvius upheaval near Morro castle with shells and 500 pounds of gun cotton. Farmer Hoecake muses that such cotton could sell well in the war economy and contemplates growing a crop.
A collage of patent medicine pitches fills the page with slogans for No-To-Bac and cures for catarrh, eczema, and nervous disorders. Quack advertisements promote tonics, cures, and patent elixirs from firms in Chicago, Toledo, Philadelphia, and Atlanta.
A Madrid cable dispatch reports the government accepts the United States conditions ad referend um and will not cede territory without Cortes vote. If McKinley objects, cartes will be convoked this month. A fresh note from McKinley replying to Spain is expected soon. The cabinet’s prompt acceptance shows no wish to delay.
New York dispatch reports Dr Samuel J Kennedy a dentist arrested Tuesday on suspicion in the murder of Emiline O Reynolds in a Grand hotel room. He was arraigned Wednesday on homicide charges and remanded without bail for further examination.
The state treasurer releases a quarterly statement as of June 30 showing three months’ receipts of 347 356 83 dollars. The opening bank balance was 1 138 890 75 dollars and the closing balance 825 942 86 dollars. Warrant-based disbursements not yet entered reduce the true balance below the book figure.
An order at the naval academy in Annapolis frees Spanish prisoners of war. Captain Emile Diaz Moreo of the Colon is released and will sail for Spain with Admiral Cervera. Other Spanish officers are expected to be released in a few days, with one intending to stay in the United States.
New York dispatch reports the Corbett McCoy bout postponed after a conference with McCoy’s representative William Gray and Corbett backer George Considine. A new date window is set between September 25 and October 1, with no later date.
A collection of epigrammatic sayings from the war includes lines attributed to officers and sailors such as Captain Sigsbee, Commodore Dewey, Captain Gridley, and Captain Buckey O Neill. The quotes cover bold resolve, humor, and calls to action during Manila Bay and Santiago engagements.
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