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Newspaper
Chipley Banner
Location
Chipley, Florida, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1898
Page
6
A humorous exchange at a ticket office reveals a single daily train service delayed by fifty minutes as a woman seeks to reach Pokeville. The Yonkers Statesman quotes the remark mocking the travel woes.
Commissioner of the General Land Office reports a drop of 3,298 homestead entries totaling 378,625 acres. The rest promotes health tonics and investments, including Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters, Laxative Bromo Quinine for colds, Hall’s Catarrh Cure, and Wall Street investment advice from Charles Hughes, all in ad-style prose.
Secretary Wilson reports Florida shows rapid tobacco expansion with 40000 Cuban immigrants and 160 million cigars sold last year. He notes Florida cigars lack local brands, compares Florida butter flavoring, and urges research on fertilization and fermentation. He also sees potential for dairying and other staple farming industries in the state.
The government lien in the Union Pacific case was wiped out at a Topeka sale when the Kansas Pacific line was purchased for 6.803 million by Alvin W. Krecht for the reorganization committee. No other bidders competed against him.
Havana gave full mourning for the Maine dead with half mast flags and draped buildings. Officials and crowds lined the funeral route from city hall to the cemetery as General Blanco observed from the palace. Miss Barton and John Elwell of the Red Cross were among hospital visitors, and Captain Sigsbee’s cable listed recognized names of the buried sailors.
A Washington dispatch reports Senator Carter on the senate committee on public lands has favorably reported the house bill granting right of way to railroads and extending Alaska homestead laws with senate amendments. The amendments cap land to forty acres unless land is clearly agricultural to prevent monopolies and preserve free navigation. Land for canneries or trading posts is also limited to forty acres.
Officials in Washington extend aid to the Maine incident as Captain Sigsbee seeks judgment. Opinions shift toward Spain bearing responsibility for the explosion. The growing belief is that war is likely and imminent.
Madrid newspaper El Correo reports that on Wednesday United States Minister Woodford received Spain's answer to the DeLome letter and deemed the incident terminated. As of 11 o'clock Wednesday night Secretary Day had not yet received the note.
A Versailles Indiana family swears by Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People after their daughter Lucy, a frail fifteen year old, transformed from near skeletal weakness to robust health within eight boxes. The testimonial, sworn April 28, 1897, credits the pills with restoring vitality and curing nervous prostration caused by impure blood.
In a Detroit Journal snippet a livid woman explains a gown’s dark tint and nearly plunges a poinard into a faithless heart, though the act becomes another story.
To loosen rusted bolts apply kerosene naptha or turpentine or a similar solvent. These penetrate between the nut and bolt allowing easy unscrewing. Equally effective for rusty hinges and locks.
The editor cites Mr. Orr of J K Orr Shoe Co Atlanta predicting that the first cotton crop harvested on cash basis will double acre values. Orr notes Cash built Red Seal Shoes as proof of his forecast.
The piece describes farmers opposing book farming and fancy methods. It critiques treating sick cows with salt beef to restore cud, noting cud chewing is a misinterpreted feed mechanism. It also mentions hollow horn treatment as a belief tied to loss of cud.
Hoard's Dairyman argues that farmers failing to recognize skim milk at 12c per 100 pounds as a bargain reveal poor dairy intelligence. It criticizes neglect of book farming and dismissals of institute work while stressing the importance of clean agricultural truth.
The managing editor of a new journal asks if the first duty is to have the war reporter photographed in field gear. The answer suggests sending him to Cuba or China after the image.
A vintage advertisement promotes Tetterine as a cure for tetter eczema salt rheum ringworm and other skin diseases claiming to kill infinitesimal germs and soothe the skin It markets the product at 50 cents and lists J T Shuptrine Savannah Ga as contact.
A Canton woman thanks Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for curing a persistent abdominal complaint and urges other women to seek help. The letter highlights widespread struggles of sick women and underscores Pinkham’s long association with Mrs. Lydia E. Pinkham and her correspondence team.
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