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Newspaper
Chipley Banner
Location
Chipley, Florida, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1899
Page
4
The text mixes brief notes on Porto Rico statehood deliberations with nostalgic quips and then a string of 19th century medicine and patent remedy advertisements promising cures for malaria fever ague and tobacco habits with contact details for Sterling Remedy Co.
A small advertisement proclaims That Pimple Hood Pills cure all liver ills for cents. It presents a bold health claim with no verifiable details.
A Detroit Free Press summary notes Maori practices with rapid courtships and easy divorce. Women may trade husbands without stigma and remarriage is common. Widows honor suicide on graves, similar to Chinese custom, and infant betrothal is practiced.
A historical note recalls a custom in the Scotch Highlands where cows were bled for food. One writer warns this excessive bleeding weakens cattle so they cannot rise in the morning, prompting neighbors to band together to assist each other’s cows.
Letters from Mrs Walden of Gibson Georgia and Mrs Wolpe of Lancaster Ohio describe relief from menstrual pain and uterine inflammation after using Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Liver Pills and Sanative Wash. A Mansfield Louisiana patient reports relief from painful menstruation leucorrhoea and bowel discomfort, praising the remedy as the greatest of the age.
A Washington Sunday dispatch reports that German officials in Apia acted without Berlin approval, and that the German government may disavow such actions. Officials expect calm discussion among Germany Britain and the United States to craft a satisfactory understanding. Remaining work will address Samoa treaty relations among the three powers.
Washington report says Prof. F F Clarke of the US Geological Survey testified to the War Investigating Commission that he tested powder from boiling down a portion of condemned Panama beef. He noted thoracic and salicylic acids present but could not identify origin or quantify agents without more material and time.
General Miller's force landed on Quimaris Island three miles from Iloilo without opposition. Otis in Manila approved the landing to relieve troop crowding on transports. The decision aims to show progress while avoiding signaling a Filipino repulse and maintains pacification policy.
Edgefield dispatch reports South Carolina stirring over A G Gonzales editor of The State accusing Governor Ellerbe of lying. County papers demand impeachment and allege Ellerbe promised reforms to gain The State’s support but failed to deliver.
Berlin correspondent reports a Cologne joint stock company with £500,000 capital formed to lay a direct transatlantic cable. Wolff’s telegraph also plans a New York branch office.
The New York Times describes Porto Rican desserts built around guay aba guava and cocoanut sweets. It notes brown guava paste and dark red jelly, orange and lemon preserves, crude local candy, and imported French and Spanish confections hindered by duties and ice scarcity.
The British Army and Navy Gazette warns against overoptimism about a quick war with France noting no basis for such belief and predicting a tough future. The Chilean Congress may grant no state bounty of 125000 to foreign firms to establish a large iron foundry in Chile.
Argentina’s growing refrigerated facilities at Buenos Ayres and across the country surpass current world capacity. The Sansinina plant stores 60,000 mutton carcasses and exports via refrigerated steamers to Europe, signaling a shift as Argentina’s sheep herd nears 105 million and pasturelands expand.
Forest and Stream notes three white deer killed in Wisconsin this fall. One was taken into Ashland by F C Klady H Palmquist and Eric Scheideen on November 19, another by Ole Catfish a Flambeau Indian on November 10 at Lac du Flambeau weighing 254 pounds and sent to Chicago for mounting, a third albino killed by A Vine son of the school superintendent on the Flambeau reservation weighing 225 pounds. The piece links superstition and commerce in the white deer trade.
An old advert touts Cascarets candy as a blood purifier improving skin and liver function. It claims to banish pimples boils blotches blackheads and bilious complexions with a ten cent dose. mentions druggists and a satisfaction guarantee. A separate note states Vienna’s Austrian Government serum factory sold 30 434 bottles of diphtheria remedy in the last year.
A miscellany of old advertisements promises cures for colds and constipation with products like Laxative Bromo Quinine, Cascarets, and Hall's Catarrh Cure. It touts promises of refunds, famous names, and sensational claims while noting dubious statements about medicines and public notices. The copy also mentions prices, endorsements, and a quip about Denmark cyclists and British investments.
A new rule requires cattle entering Western stock yards from infected southern regions to take a disinfecting bath. Initiated in St. Louis, the bath uses water with kerosene and sulfur. Seventy two cattle were first treated under chief inspector supervision, protested initially but suffered no ill effects after a thirty six minute soak.
An advertisement touts No-To-Bac as a guaranteed tobacco habit cure promising to make weak men strong and blood pure for 50 cents. The note also mentions a 0c. 81 price and lists druggists. A line claims St Petersburg’s bronze statue of Peter the Great weighs 1 tons.
A brief note states that plants can grow without potash and offers a free booklet on the subject. The publisher Gernan Kali Works at 03 Nassau Street, New York invites farmers to request the free book by writing for it.
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