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Newspaper
Chipley Banner
Location
Chipley, Florida, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1898
Page
6
The article explains snakes do not bite with hinged jaws or deposit slime on prey. Venomous strikes occur from coils using the upper jaw while the lower jaw remains passive. Snakes swallow by skin elasticity and flexible bones as they draw prey inside. The tongue is a smell and touch organ, not a sting, and tongue injuries can kill a snake.
The Navy seeks more battleships amid port protection debates. Other items tout Hostetter’s Stomach Hitters for digestion and malarial disorders, Laxative Bromo Quinine for colds, and EE-M medicated tobacco products. An 1886 testimonial swears Hall’s Catarrh Cure cures cataarrh, with Cheney Co. vowing payment for uncured cases.
A survey of natural wonders and speculative science notes discusses salt depths, caterpillar muscles, insect eyes, and debates on earth's interior. It recalls Darwin’s seed dispersal by birds and sewers’ microbes in dew, plus a Puluj phosphorescent lamp. Two telephone tales close with humorous misreadings.
In Helena the 2:30 am quake touched off a remarkable change at the Marden home. Their deaf daughter Etta, ten years silent, suddenly spoke for the first time, prompting Mrs. Marden to believe the tremor influenced her. The incident follows scientific speculation on earthquakes as therapeutic catalysts.
A London court faces a delicate law problem as a prisoner, unable to read or write or communicate clearly, cannot plead guilty or not guilty. The question concerns whether a flagrant act of Parliament can be judged when the prisoner shows no capacity to present his cla ims.
A devastating fire at the G W Bent & Co. factory on Merrimac Street Boston claimed six firefighters including District Chief John F. Egan Captain James Victory and Lieutenant George J. Gotwald. Firefighting efforts were overwhelmed as the interior collapsed trapping ten men missing and the building suffered extensive losses.
The Tennessee general assembly concluded a twenty day extra session on Saturday. Only two general bills became law, one reaffirming railroad commission tax authority and the other amending revenue law for cigar stand and circuses taxes. Most laws passed were local to Nashville Memphis Bolivar and Martin. A veto blocked a privilege tax on trading stamp agencies and merchants using stamps.
A telegram from Consul General Lee in Havana states that Cuba permits admission of destitute relief supplies to any Cuban port free of duty, extending previous Havana only privileges. John K. Elwell, a seasoned shipping clerk, joins the central Cuban relief committee to assist the Red Cross Society president in receiving and distributing aid.
The Senate spent over six hours Wednesday debating Teller's resolution allowing the government to pay principal and interest on U.S. bonds in silver. Support came from Teller and Democrat Daniel of Virginia, while Hoar and Platt opposed the measure.
The Olivet, the Plant steamship line, will depart Port Tampa for Honduras on February 11, beginning a ten day voyage. President H. L. Plant invites notable men to join the trip and help establish the Tampa Central America service.
The trial of Emile Zola and Perreux opened in the Seine Assizes with tense scenes in Paris. Police and guards kept order as crowds surged to gain entry and shouted insults and support as Zola arrived and left under heavy guard.
London dispatch reports the fourth session of Queen Victoria's fourteenth parliament opened by commission. The queen outlines maintains friendly relations, a peace treaty between Turkey and Greece, Crete autonomy talks, a treaty with Abyssinia, and harsh colonial sugar price depressions. She notes prospective prosperity for India and calls for defense spending amid rising armaments.
The Fabre line steamer Burgundia reached New York from the Mediterranean with sixteen sailors saved from the sinking Norwegian bark N. D. Metcalf. Captain Larsen and fifteen crew members, bound from Savannah to Hamburg with naval stores, were rescued after departing Savannah December 10.
An ill Paw Paw mother who lost two children in six years through violence and accidents reports long neuralgia and stomach troubles. After taking Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People, she improves markedly, regains appetite, and no longer suffers intense nervousness. The testimony, from Mrs Ellen A Oderkirk, invites further inquiries.
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