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Newspaper
Chipley Banner
Location
Chipley, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1898
Page
2
A Chipley Florida issue dated July 2 1898 discusses the Democratic ticket for Congress Hon Sterven M Sparkman and critiques bond schemes to fund campaigns. It notes Pensacola organizing the W A Blount Volunteers with Isaac Richardson as captain and mentions soldiers in Cuba and local war sentiment.
An ad touts Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a pleasant medical discovery that cleanses the system and aids kidneys liver and bowels. It promises relief from colds headaches fever constipation and biliousness and urges readers to buy a box today with bold guarantees.
The article notes Spain’s handling of phantom fleets and paper armies as a rich field for later critique and analysis by tacticians, while military authorities focus on practical aspects of the war and let adversaries advance their theories for posterity.
The Times-Union and Citizen touts a Florida regiment rising in a week and landing in Cuba within another week to sweep Spain’s forces, while tax critics are urged to explain how a tax could be other than unpleasant. The piece contrasts burdens on a voiceless majority with exemptions claimed by others.
A newspaper note extols Browns' Iron Bitters as a century of medical progress and a universal health booster for men women and children. It also mocks Debs and the Social Democracy crowd, claiming they avoid noble deeds.
A Cedar Rapids Republican editorial laments the absence of Debs Sovereign and similar figures among wealthy critics while praising rich New Yorkers and industrialists serving as privates in the Cuba invasion force. It questions where Debs and other dissenters stand in this wartime ethic.
The article recalls the 1777 congressional act fixing the U S flag design and traces how many nations adopted newer flags after our emblem, noting Betsy Ross as maker of the first banner handed to George Washington. It stresses the U S flag's age relative to others and the long evolution of national symbols.
The Atlanta Journal lauds the Louisville and Nashville Railway for restoring wages to pre panic levels after 1893 cuts. It argues fair pay boosts labor zeal and company value, urging others to imitate the policy as prosperity returns postwar.
A patent medicine ad promises a guaranteed cure for biliousness headaches and sluggish liver. Cascavets Candy Cathartic is advertised as a liver stimulant and intestinal tonic available from druggists with a refund guarantee. Sample and booklet offered free.
Secretary Long decided to name one of four coast defense monitor type ships in the new naval bill Florida. The vessels, about 2,500 tons displacement, are part of the coast defense fleet.
Tallahassee reports gossip over Colonel Williams resigning from command of the First Florida Regiment now in Tampa and a Floridian successor is favored. The names mentioned include Captain Woodruff with deep Militia ties and Lieutenant Samuel Smoke, a native Floridian with broad support.
An Atlanta Journal feature mixes war dispatches with humorous fragmentary chatter about forts and cannon. The piece quips on Sampson's shells silencing forts and notes the terrible slaughter of war, then drifts into banter about brothers and a piratey, comedic undercurrent with playful dialect and mock-snippets.
In Cuba, Hobbs laments a horrific fate for army officers as their salaries are cut off, not their heads. The remark underscores the grim consequences faced by the force.
Report describes a long clash near Hobo castle with continuous firing and high casualties. Private Duncan’s accidental nose injury, Lieutenant Whoop’s near miss and a court martial are noted amid bizarre collateral events as the seven week battle of Helle de Beefsteak allegedly claims a single death.
An ad urges giving infants and delicate children fifteen to twenty drops of Scott's Emulsion several times daily, claiming it improves nourishment when other foods fail. It notes the product benefits both summer and winter and invites asking a doctor.
Land Department of Louisville and Nashville Railroad warns all persons not actual purchasers who have made payments to vacate lands immediately or face prosecution for trespass. No lands are held or reserved for any person. June 20 1898 Pensacola Florida.
Judge Liddon will focus on business in Washington Holmes Jackson and adjoining counties. Mr Eagan will give special attention to business in the United States court. The statement references the Courts of First Judicial Circuit of Florida in Pensacola and Tallahassee and the Supreme Court of Florida.
Public sale of described lands for delinquent 1897 taxes in an unspecified Florida locality. Sale includes costs and advertising fees. The fragment provides no names, locations, or precise parcel details.
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