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Newspaper
Chipley Banner
Location
Chipley, Florida, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1898
Page
4
A German railway incident shows a veiled woman with roses entrapping passengers. She closes windows, flowers are offered, then money and valuables vanish as the roses are drugged. Police link the scheme to a young criminal who carried out similar robberies elsewhere.
The country’s largest auditorium to be opened in Kansas City on Washington’s Birthday by Sousa’s Band. The stock company-built hall named Convention Hall features 198 by 114 feet exterior, 153,100 square feet total floor space, 76,500 standing capacity and 20,000 seating capacity. It includes arena rings, roof garden, and multiple galleries at an estimated cost of 100,000 dollars.
A Boston man recalls hearing a couple on a Broadway car speaking Chinese and realizing they had spent twenty one years in China trying to convert locals. He notes the rarity of white men fluent in Chinese and shares the humorous misunderstanding.
More than 50,000 French citizens hold the Legion of Honor with about 32,000 linked to the army. The remaining awardees are civilians.
A health advice note extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for menstrual pain. It cites a testimonial from Miss Jenne R. Miles of Leon Wisconsin who reports relief after using multiple Pinkham products and asks others suffering to seek her advice at Lynn Massachusetts.
President McKinley concluded his Georgia trip praising the south and declaring a stronger North South understanding. He cited warm receptions in Macon and Augusta, with Confederate veterans presenting mementos and displaying banners as troops performed at Camp MacKenzie.
A major blaze in Terre Haute Ind Monday night devastated Havens and Geddes in dry goods and nations. Losses listed include Havens and Geddes 500000, Albrecht and Co 750000, Terre Haute Shoe Company 150000, Pixley and Co 100000, Breinig and Miller 25000, United States Banking 80000, Thorman and Schloss 50000. Havens and Geddes report 400000 stock loss and 100000 building damage with about two thirds insured.
Cal vin E Brice lay in state in Lima Ohio as mourning shut down business. The funeral train arrived Sunday with escort by G A R posts Union Veterans Elks and others to the Brice homestead. At 9 p m Monday the procession moved the remains to the First Presbyterian church for public viewing by thousands.
Washington dispatch reports Representative Hull Iowa chair of military affairs supports federal care of Confederate graves recommending cemeteries be established as federal grounds before any appropriation. He backs the president’s suggestion to implement the plan.
Nashville dispatch reports the secretary of state granted a charter to the Humboldt Dyersburg and Tiptonville Railroad with $1,500,000 authorized stock. The plan calls for a line from Humboldt in Gibson county to Dyersburg in Dyer county and on to Tiptonville in Lake county.
Captain Charles D. Sigsbee writes in the Century about orders for the Maine to visit Havana. He notes guidance to act with naval courtesy, to show the flag amid Cuban unrest, and his resolve to avoid mistakes while commanding the ship.
The article cites Dr. Otis advising guided gymnastics for the lungs to prevent consumption. It outlines standing upright in a ventilated room, nose breathing, and a sequence of arm and leg movements performed with deep breaths, suggesting pairing with other exercises for better effect. It notes corset-affected women faint more in poor air than men.
The article argues malaria spreads through the mosquito, highlighting its crucial role in disease distribution and the limits it imposes on colonization and governance in tropical regions. It compares disease vectors to plant pollen and notes other parasites may similarly influence human health.
A courtroom exchange features Waggles asserting powder should be heard and not seen, while Juggles questions the meaning, the judge presiding over the dialog about whether visibility matters in wartime rhetoric.
A jumble of 19th century patent medicine claims flood the page, promoting No-To-Bac for fifty cents and Piso’s Cure for Consumption among others. It mentions Hall’s Catarrh Cure with a $100 reward and a steam boat on ice, plus a stray note about an open door causing a chilly feeling.
A curious sign over a village cemetery gate proclaims by civil registry judge order that only the dead who live in this village may be interred there. The notice, cited by the Mexican Herald, highlights local civil authority over burials.
An old advertisement touts Cascarets as a beauty aid that cleans the blood by stirring the liver and removing impurities. It claims to banish pimples blotches and a sickly complexion with a 10 cent product and larger sizes with satisfaction guaranteed. The second fragment notes a proverb about a married woman's return from a visit signaling affection or curiosity about her husband.
Frisco shipwrights receive five dollars for a nine hour shift. Advertisements promote various patent medicines and remedies, including Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets and Cascarets Candy Cathartic, with refunds offered if they fail to cure.
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