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Newspaper
Chipley Banner
Location
Chipley, Florida, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1899
Page
4
A San Francisco resident praises Ayer's Hair Vigor after many years of satisfactory use. The testimonial notes broad recommendation to friends who also express satisfaction. The date cited is February 9, 1899.
The ad touts Hair Vigor as satisfying for hair that is short thin split and falling out. It promises to restore dark rich color even to gray or white hair, with customers reportedly highly pleased and spreading the word.
A McFar Lane miner vanished four to five years ago from his Benbar home. His brother in law dreamed of the man at Almond Water, miles away. Searchers found footprints in the snow and the body upright in the frozen water, a.discovery that stirred the neighborhood.
Wanted two traveling salesmen in each Southern state with 60 and expenses. Experience not absolutely necessary. For particulars address Bocabontas Tobacco Works Co Bedford City Va. The Censor. Newspaper notice seeking workers.
An old advertisement promotes Cascarets as a cure for skin blemishes and bilious complexion, urging readers to take ten to fifty cents worth of the product. A quoted Indianapolis Journal blurb notes Close taking his new wife to a boarding house with speculation he wants her to learn the business.
A Frankfort dispatch reports the Kentucky Democratic address endorses contests by all Democratic nominees following Goebel. It is signed by former Senator Blackburn and state campaign officials. The Kentucky election board says it acted only as a canvassing body and could not rule on contested votes.
Alabama's senatorial contest has devolved into a harsh personal clash between Governor Johnston and Senator Morgan. Johnston demanded Morgan retract a charge about a trust stockholding in Alabama, while Morgan warned he will respond with his own statements and proof, signaling a decisive political showdown.
A brief Washington House session failed to transact business as Democrats and some Republicans filibustered against adjournment to allow ex speaker Mr. Grow to respond to Mr. Gaines of Tennessee. Majority Leader Mr. Payne lost two roll calls before adjournment until January 3, 1900.
Senator Bacon, lone dissenter on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, opposes the Peters plan to acquire Tutuila Island in the Samoa treaties with Britain and Germany. He argues consent of the islanders should be secured before any acquisition proceeds.
Bishop Henry M. Turner of Georgia, ill and paralyzed, was refused a berth on a Central Railroad sleeping car in Savannah. He sought to return to Atlanta but was told berths are not sold to colored persons. The railroad enforces an unwritten rule barring colored passengers on sleepers between Atlanta and Savannah and on branch lines.
A dispatch from Ottawa reports the imperial government accepted Canada’s offer to send a second contingent to the Transvaal. The minister of militia announced the contingent will likely include cavalry and artillery, though cable details on requirements were not specified.
The article describes a winter routine at a Yorkshire trainer known as the Wizard of the North. It details early rising at 6 a.m., dawn exercise for morning horses, an afternoon session from 2 to 4, and a meticulous grooming process. Trainers inspect horses with a white handkerchief or gloved finger and ensure legs and feet are polished and protected before the animals rest until the next day.
An aunt dreamed of her niece’s drowning in a Birmingham canal a night after the girl’s disappearance. She urged police to search a specific canal spot and the body surfaced, a four year old inquest noted as an extraordinary case linking dreams to real danger.
In a short dialogue from Fliegende Blaetter, a woman explains the butcher's loaned 88 marks for her hat while she owes 2 marks herself, totaling 40 marks after repayment considerations. Franz questions the 40 mark figure as the conversation unfolds.
A brief exchange captures a quarrel over a photograph where she insists it resembles the subject while he defends his poor condition and unflattering appearance that morning. The playful argument focuses on perception and self-image in a domestic moment.
The article explains that peach buds survive cold better than expected but are damaged by sudden thaws and bright sun after cold spells. It argues whitewashing reduces heat absorption and swelling, offering protection though not generally recommended. covering with boards is effective but costly, and mulching or root-based methods are ineffective.
Inventors propose chilling a town with balloon sprays carrying long hoses to fireplugs or by erecting tall skeleton towers pushing carbonic acid bombs aloft to cool air by vapor. A factory method sprays cold water to supersaturate air, then distributes the cooled air through buildings.
A fragment from the Detroit Journal portrays Truth crushed and mocked by Error as reporters face an uncertain future. The scene centers on a closed inquiry while a bat is picked up in the tense moment.
Fragmentary 19th century notices praise remedies from Dr. Kline and Casarets while promoting tobacco products and shared readers with a quotation from Charles Pinckney. Several personal testimonials claim cures and ongoing medical advice, all in an aged newspaper column with mixed ad content.
A Valparaiso correspondence reports a 26 foot long fossil unearthed by storms along the Caldera coast, described as a prehistoric monster with a nine by six foot head, a tail tip two inches to center two feet high, a folded left fin beneath the body, and a nearly twelve foot right fin showing scales. The discovery location is about 400 miles north of Valparaiso.
Fifteen years ago the New England lobster catch topped 100 million pounds with over 15,000 workers. Maine supplied more than half, but now over 90 percent of canned lobsters come from the British provinces.
A statistician claims the typewriter’s invention has employed 800000 people, while questions arise about its health impacts including stomach ailments. The text promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a remedy for sedentary workers and stomach strain with testimonials of cure.
A Rocky Gulch cowboy who interrupted a town show by firing aimed shots calls himself a meteor saying he was shooting stars. The incident centers on a lone shooter claiming celestial motives and causing a disruption in the venue.
The article touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure for catarrh a constitutional disease. It claims internal action through blood and mucous surfaces builds up the constitution and defeats the disease. Proponents offer one hundred dollars for any failure to cure and urge sending for sample bottles.
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