Advertising and editorials from various towns mixed in 1899 notes
The clipping mixes subscription offers for Chipley Florida with advertising rates and editorials. It cites John Wanamaker’s 1898 ad spend and revenue, Cuba development comments, a Populist jab at Florida, a fate quote by Henry Clegs, a Cherokee Georgia hog vs cotton item, and an Indiana jury verdict valuing a drowned boy’s damages at 590.9 dollars, reflecting everyday press chatter and local concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elwood
Ind
Old Folks at Home sheet music for sale
A new piano composition by J. R. Lerman titled Old Folks at Home features a grand varied melody with a Negro Rag Time finale. The title page includes Adelina atti’s photo engraving. Copies priced 75 cents, post paid by Union Mutual Music and Novelty Co., 90 East 14th Street, New York. readers can order with 25 cents in silver or postage stamps.
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America
J. R. Lerman
Adelina Atti
Union Mutual Music and Novelty Co
East 14Th Street
New York
Army and Navy Bills Aim to Strengthen Officer Corps
The Hull Army bill clears the way for an army of 100,000 but would allow a 50,000 reduction at the president's discretion. Officers are made permanent, addressing Spain era shortages. The navy personnel bill complements this, ensuring a steady supply of trained officers to form an effective volunteer force in future conflicts. Adlavia Journal.
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Hull Army
House of Representatives
Navy
Hull
Spain
Adlauia Journal
Clash of Arms in the Philippines Sparks Overnight Clash
Manila reports intense engagement as American forces clash with Filipino defenders from Caloocan to Santa Mesa. Nebraska Montana and North Dakota units held ground while US artillery and naval support forced a nighttime stalemate before dawn advance.
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Manila
Nebraska Regiment
Santa Mesa
Greely
Caloocan
Nebraska
Montana
North Dakota
Gagalangin
Quiet Manila As Rebels Arrest Sp y Chief In Spy Case
Fighting slackened at noon as enemy morale faltered. American troops stand ready for a night assault. Aguinaldo's private secretary is jailed in Manila on espionage charges. City remains quiet and over one hundred wounded Filipinos are treated in American hospitals.
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Aguinaldo
Manila
Manila Insurgents Driven Back as Troops Stand Firm
Washington dispatch from General Otis reports Manila area stabilized with permanent lines established and insurgents driven off. He commends troops for heroism and notes the country around Manila is peaceful and the city perfectly quiet. Casualties to be listed tomorrow.
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Washington
Otis
War Department
Manila
Oris
Word From Dewey Report on Manila Engagement
Washington reports a message from Manila stating that insurgents began a general engagement last night and continued today. It says the American army and navy are generally successful with insurgents driven back and lines advanced.
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Dewey
Washington
Manila
Jeffersonian Limits on Expansion and Monroe Doctrine Roots
The Atlanta Journal argues imperialist use of Jefferson as a defense is flawed. Jefferson favored hemispheric bounds on expansion, rooted in a Monroe Doctrine framework, opposing distant overseas entanglements while supporting removal of monarchic influence near America. McKinley is praised for stance, but the piece treats expansion as debatable.
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Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson
Monroe
United States
Old World
Clement Caine
William McKinley
Atlanta Journal
America
Washington
Munn & Co
Scientific American
Broadway
New York
Rush to Cuba reshapes island with American settlers
Report from the Metropolis notes a daily rush to Cuba for business and relocation. American land ownership expands as stores, shops, and manufacturing diversify the economy while Spanish methods yield to American practices. Young men seek opportunities amid rapid demographic shifts.
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Cuba
Gomez’s Gall Draws Fire in Cuban Aid Debate
The Journal denounces Gomez for demanding 57 million dollars for a Cuban insurgent payroll and claims his 40,000 troops are exaggerated. It ridicules his plan to pay 200 brigadiers and to mirror U.S. military pay, sharply criticizing his attempt to blackmail the United States for seven million after the war.
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Gomez
Oure
Cuba
United States
Journal
Wars in Progress and Their Global Locations
The Chicago Tribune lists ongoing wars by continent. In Africa, conflicts include British actions in Sierra Leone Sudan Uganda Niger territories and Congo Free State. France in Algierian and Senegal natives. Transvaal and Abyssinian clashes. Morocco border tribes. In Asia, British Mullah conflict. China revolutions in Lein chou Szchuen. Korea Northern rebels. Netherlands in Sumatra. In Europe Albanians in Macedoni. Central America revolutions in Salvador. South America revolutions in Bolivia Ecuador.
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France
Senegal
Morocco
Asia
Deficit grows after Spain war ends
Government financial report for January shows receipts about 41.8 million and expenditures about 851.2 million, leaving a monthly deficit near 0.6 million. War and Navy costs rose by 1.3 million from December, with Congress considering over 200 million in non-regular expenditures and a potential bond issue amid rising war taxes.
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Spain
War and Navy Departments
Congress
Hanna
Browns' Iron Bitters Promises Strength and Nerve Soothing
An advertisement claims the tonic restores strength and vigor, cures weakness, and eases nerves. It asserts Browns' Iron Bitters improves pale complexion and wasting tissues, and that a bottle taken timely outperforms costly medicines, sold by all dealers.
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Chip
Tio
Epitorr
Chipley, Fla
John Wanamaker
Philadelphia
Times-Union and Citizen
Cubano Libre
Santiago
Florida
Henry Clegs
Army and Navy
Philippines
Balik-Balik
Paco
Pandacan
Utah Light Artillery
Charleston
Concord
Malabona
Malate
Scott
Scott & Bowne, Chemists
Europe
Louisiana Purchase
Chicago Tribune
Africa
Sierra Leone
Soudan Dervishes
Uganda
Niger Territories
Belgium
Congo Free State
China
Leinchou
Szchuen Province
Corea
Holland
Archinese
Macedoni
Central America
Salvador
South America
Bolivia
Ecuador
West Florida
W. A. Blount
A. C. Blount, JR
Blount & Blount
Attorneys
Pensacola
AT Law, Vr
DLA
W. Wilson
Law Chipley, Florida
D. Carmichael
J. Jones
C. Cotton
Westville
Benj
Liddon
Ans Spellon Iddon
Attorney 8 & Co
John Eagan
Law ‘Og Ay Unsellors
Uny
Bay
Firstudicial Circuit of
United States Court
Tallahassee
Supreme Court of
State of Florida
Holmes, Jackson
Eagan
J. M. Clutter
Music House
Eee Rere Coeet
Smith & Barnes
Kimball
I.m.clutter
Palatox
Pensacula
U. S
Marion & Marion Patent Solicitors & Experts
Civil & Mechanical Engineers
Polytechnic School of Engineering
Laval University
Merbers Patent Law Association
American Water Works Association
New England Water Works A
P. Q. Surveyors Association
Assoc
Can
Ioe
Civil Engineers
WasHingTon, D.C
Montreal
NEW York World
Becon
Chipley
Chiplly Banner
Chamberlain
Vance
Coswope'itan
Cornolotitan Magazine
Irvington-on the-Hudson
DeFunink Spgs Business College
South
Industrial, Bulletin
Tallahasshe
Fla
Sta
Union
Powell Ed
Ferry
Ney
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