This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 22 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Chipley Banner
Location
Chipley, Florida, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1897
Page
6
The Atlanta Journal notes General Neal Dow near 97 said his long life stems from never worrying. It argues worry harms health and that self discipline can lessen or end the habit, urging early self education to resist concern and find happiness and longevity.
A Frenchman in England, seeking eggs for breakfast, cannot find English words. In a restaurant he asks the waiter to translate by describing a rooster and hen and their children. The waiter identifies the items as cock, hen, chickens, and eggs. The anecdote shows ingenuity born of necessity.
The Chicago Record quotes a remark that chaperones are no longer called by that name and asks what term has replaced them, answering Promoters as the modern label.
Time tests the value of a man or medicine. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters claims forty five years of growth and enduring reputation as a remedy for fever and ague bilious remittent constipation liver and kidney disorders nervousness and rheumatism. Chew Star Tobacco and Sledge Cigarettes advertised as well.
The senate spent under an hour with memorials and resolutions as Mr Allen urged recognition of Cuba’s independence, criticizing the president for not honoring the Republican pledge. House notes include pension bill first step, banking committee setup, and looming holiday recess dates.
The executive committee of the Federation of Trades of Atlanta ordered a general strike to take effect at 6 a.m. Wednesday at the Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills. All organized labor members affiliated with the Atlanta Federation of Trades were directed to cease work, with every union employee at the company expected to quit.
Pierce County High School principal Rev. A. Hearne of Blackshear Georgia was seriously stabbed Monday morning by 16 year old pupil Harry Harper. Hearne was punishing Littimers Harper when the youth rose and stabbed him three times from behind.
The 1900 session opens with Senator Davis moving to take up the Hawaiian annexation treaty. Debate centers on committee jurisdiction over revenues and the currency. a resolution on distributing the president's message is adopted.
In Macon Georgia a sensational amendment to the Progress Loan and Improvement Company bill seeks a receiver. It alleges minority stockholders were denied access to books, pressured to appoint an expert, and claims key ledgers used for Chestney’s examination were falsified and concealed by Gordon and Burke to hide the companys true condition.
Congressman Adamson of Georgia introduces a bill proposing every post office become a money order office. The plan keeps railway post offices open 24 hours and reception stations, and allows new post offices on public roads beyond town limits when 25 citizens apply. The Post Office Department would grant discretion if the proposed office lies within two miles of an existing one.
Captain Sanford Bell of Atlanta the oldest conductor in the world and the first to run a Western and Atlantic train into Atlanta then Marthasville died Tuesday morning from a stroke of apoplexy. He served 37 consecutive years as conductor and 45 years with the road. For the last six years he was stock agent under President J. W. Thomas.
President McKinley departed Washington at 7 40 PM 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 AM Tuesday.
British papers critique McKinley's address as unsatisfactory and evasive. Editors from the Daily Telegraph Daily Mail and Times urge harsher stance on Cuba currency and tariff, while the Daily News deems the message aimed at pleasing all sides.
The Tradesman notes a wave of new plants and capitals across the South. Projects include Southern Bridge and Construction Co in Houston with $25,000, flour mills in North and South Carolina and Tennessee, ice firms in Wilmington and Dallas, a $12,000 roofing plant for Atlanta, a $15,000 oil mill in Columbia, D C, a $1,000,000 sugar refinery in Richmond, and multiple cotton mills, tobacco, box and wood products iron to Tennessee and Virginia cities.
Secretary Gage sent to Congress the proposed appropriations 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 versus 1898 estimates. The breakdown includes Legislative 4 465 532. Executive 20 025 484. Judicial 687 620. Foreign Intercourse 1 850 428. Military 24 620 043. Naval 29 929 539. Indian Affairs 7 375 617. Pensions 141 257 750. Public Works 73 364 134. Postal Service 6 048 112. Miscellaneous 35 187 402. Permanent Annual 117 836 220.
An authority reports experiments where two adults with normal digestion showed sleep after meals weakens stomach churning while increasing acidity, whereas lying down stimulates movement without rising acidity. The finding suggests recumbent rest isn’t harmful but sleep post meal should be judged individually, especially with high digestive acidity. Rest after eating is beneficial rationally and physiologically, but whether sleep helps depends on the individual.
The note cites a Thanksgiving performance of As You Like It that drew intense audience reaction. It credits a graded twist with Orlando integrated into a football game rather than the usual wrestling scene, boosting popularity.
An ad extols a cure for tetter promising one hour of relief worth more than a box of Tetterine. It claims a sure cure available at drug stores or by mail from J. T. Shuptrine in Savannah Georgia. The text then digresses with a proverb about Eve and a remark on human transgressions.
A dubious cure claims to cure a cold in one day with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets and offers money back if it fails. Another ad hawks Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer promising permanent relief after one day, with a $3 trial and free treatise from Dr. R. H. Kline of Philadelphia.
A Philadelphia woman writes that after nine weeks in bed with ovarian inflammation and continual discharge she found relief using Mrs. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She describes suffering, doctor bills, and a full recovery, claiming the remedy as a blessing.
Miss Chrystine Bradley daughter of Kentucky Governor writes to Secretary Long and says she would be pleased to assist in christening the battleship Kentucky. She notes the event would bind Kentucky citizens more closely to the nation and had been asked to participate by the secretary of the navy.
A Washington special reports that the supervising architect of the treasury promised future government work will specify Georgia marble whenever possible. The pledge came after Georgia protests against discrimination, and was made to Senator Bacon.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.