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Newspaper
Chipley Banner
Location
Chipley, Florida, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1897
Page
4
The near 97 year old General Neal Dow credited his longevity to never worrying. The Atlanta Journal notes that worry harms health and can be resisted with self discipline, urging early habit formation to overcome anxiety and lead to comfort and happiness.
A Frenchman in an English restaurant cannot name eggs and improvises with a joke about a walking man in the yard. The waiter explains a cock and its mate, then the young are called chickens and finally he asks for two chicks, illustrating language gaps and clever workaround.
The Chicago Record notes a shift in terminology from chaperones to promoters. The exchange reflects a broader change in social or event roles.
Are precious scarce. Time tests the worth of a man or medicine. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is a forty five years' growth and, like hardy lichens on Alaska rocks, it flourishes with a firm reputation. No medicine is more highly regarded as a remedy for fever and ague, bilious remittent, constipation, liver and kidney disorders, nervousness and rheumatism. Some please like nails. They have to be thumbed to go straight. Chew Star Tobacco The Best. Smoke Sledge Cigarettes.
Wednesday's senate session lasted under an hour with memorials resolutions and bills. A Cuba independence resolution prompted critique of the president while a Wright death adjournment was momentarily approved. House action covered a pension bill and banking committee permissions as lawmakers forecast a holiday recess and currency reform plans.
The executive committee of the Federation of Trades of Atlanta ordered a general strike to take effect at 6 AM Wednesday at Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills. All organized labor members affiliated with the Atlanta Federation of Trades were commanded to cease work, with every union employee of the company expected to quit.
Senate opens with Walthal challenging Mississippi seat credentials as debate erupts over Hawaiian annexation treaty. Davis plans to bring treaty to vote. Bacon bills damages paid to Elisha Lowry of Georgia. House settles into routine as chaplain leads prayer and committees seek leave to sit and print documents. President's message on Paris exposition and an appropriation is laid before the House. Budget and jurisdiction clashes arise between Ways and Means and Banking and Currency over fiscal powers.
UGLY CHARGES FILED IN MACON trial in United States court allege minority stockholders were refused inspection of books last June. They hired T O Chestney to value assets from a May 1897 ledger, but claim the books shown were designed to mislead Chestney, with Gordon and Burke allegedly concealing true company conditions.
Representative Adamson of Georgia introduces a bill calling for making every post office a money order office and keeping railway post offices open continuously. It would require a new post office on public roads outside town limits when 25 residents petition, with post office department discretion if within two miles of an existing office.
Captain Sanford Bell of Atlanta the oldest conductor in the world and the first man to run a Western and Atlantic train into Atlanta then Marthasville died Tuesday morning in Atlanta from a stroke. He served 37 consecutive years as conductor on the Western and Atlantic railroad and 45 years with the road. For the last six years he was stock agent, a position he took when President J W Thomas assumed charge.
English papers react to McKinley, labeling the message weak and colorless or satisfactory to jingoes. Critics fault its currency handling, Cuban stance, tariff failures, and aim to appease all sides, with Spain likely unhappy at its tone and prudence.
The Tradesman reports a surge of new industrial ventures across the South. Charleston area projects include electric light plants in Thomaston Georgia Donaldsonville Louisiana and Marion Virginia. New mills ice plants tobacco and furniture factories are planned in several towns from North Carolina to Virginia with capital sums ranging up to one million dollars.
Secretary Gage sent Congress estimates for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1899 totaling 462,647,885 dollars. The amount exceeds 1898 appropriations by about 32 million and 41 million more than 1898 estimates. Major titles include Legislative, Executive, Judicial, Military, Naval, Public Works, Pensions, and Miscellaneous.
Miss Chrystine Bradley daughter of Governor Bradley of Kentucky writes to Secretary Long to offer assistance at the battleship Kentucky christening. She pledges to help in ceremonies to bind Kentucky citizens to the nation.
The article reports experiments on two adults showing sleep after meals reduces stomach churning while increasing acidity, whereas reclining without sleep boosts stomach motion without raising acidity. It cautions individual variation and suggests rest after eating can be beneficial, but sleep should be tested by the person.
The article notes a Thanksgiving showing of As You Like It drew big crowds. It highlights a football twist featuring Orlando to boost appeal, replacing the standard wrestling scene.
Advertisement claims tetterine provides instant relief from itching and promises a cure. It cites a 50 cent price at drug stores or by mail from J. T. Shuptrine in Savannah Georgia. The text also mixes a biblical reflection and moral aphorisms about Eve and virtue.
A vintage advertisement claims Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer cures colds in one day with no nervousness after the first day. It offers a $1 trial bottle and free treatise from Dr. R. H. Kine Ltd of Philadelphia, listing 81 Arch St.
A Philadelphia woman describes nine weeks of ovary inflammation and constant discharge. She credits Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound with relief after costly doctor visits and medicines and says it gave her faith and relief.
Principal Rev.8 A. Hearne of Pierce County High School Blackshear Ga was seriously stabbed Monday morning by 16 year old pupil Harry Harper. Hearne was attacked as he punished Littimore Harper s younger brother and was stabbed three times from behind.
President McKinley departed Washington at 7 40 p m Monday with Mrs McKinley Miss Mabel McKinley Miss Barber Mrs Abner McKinley A J Duncan two maids and the steward. They traveled on a special Pullman attached to the regular Pennsylvania train reaching Canton at 10 a m Tuesday.
A Washington special reports the supervising architect of the treasury promised that future government projects will specify Georgia marble wherever possible. The pledge aims to end discrimination against Georgia marble after protests by Senator Bacon.
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