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Newspaper
Chipley Banner
Location
Chipley, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1898
Page
4
Chipley Fla July 2nd 1898 notices advertise Democratic ticket for Congressman Stephen M Sparkman and remarks on soldiers a colored volunteer company Pensacola Governor Isaac Richardson Blount volunteers 116 members and a Florida Pony soldier boastful lines from Times Union and Citizen about endurance and immunity during Cuban conflict.
An endorsing sales pitch touts Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a pleasant medical discovery. It claims gentle cleansing of kidneys, liver, and bowels, dispelling colds and curing headaches, fever, constipation, and biliousness. Sold everywhere with a guarantee of results.
The author notes Spain’s handling of phantom fleets and paper armies as future study for tacticians and strategists, while current military and naval authorities manage practical aspects of the war and let others develop theories for posterity.
The Times-Union and Citizen extols a regiment of Florida natives able to be raised in a week and to land in Cuba within another week. It predicts they will march across the island, require little food, and defeat two Spanish regiments. The piece also weighs war taxes and suggests critics should explain how a tax could be otherwise.
A period review lauds Browns Iron Bitters as a sterling household remedy of medicine's great discoveries. It claims the product contains keys to good health and praises its universal benefits while criticizing Debs and the Social Democracy crowd for inaction and discord.
A Cedar Rapids Republican editorial questions where Debs and Sovereigns stand during national crisis. It praises rich New York society for enlisting and contrasts with industrial armies of the past. The piece notes Roosevelt and Astor participation while asking where the Debses and Sovereigns are in this hour of need.
The article traces the July 14 1777 act creating the United States flag and notes how most nations later updated their ensigns. It mentions Isy Ross of Philadelphia who made the first flag and handed it to George Washington, highlighting the flag’s age compared with others.
The Atlanta Journal commends the Louisville and Nashville Railway for restoring wages cut during the 1893 panic. It notes most workers accepted earlier reductions and urges other firms to follow suit as business improves, arguing fair pay boosts labor value and productivity.
An advertising blurb touts Cascavets Candy Cathartic as a guaranteed cure for biliousness sick headache fur red tongue fever piles and sluggish liver. It promises refunds if not cured and offers 10 25 and 50 cent boxes with a free sample and booklet.
Washington dispatch to the Jacksonville Times-Union states that Florida will have a namesake in the new navy. Secretary Long decided to name one of four coast defense monitors authorized by the naval bill. Each vessel will be about 2,500 tons displacement.
Tallahassee leads rumor mill June 26 on Colonel Williams resigning from the First Florida Regiment now at Tampa. A Floridian likely to replace him dominates talk with Captain Woodruff widely considered a familiar insider, and Lieutenant Samuel Smoke, a native Floridian, supported by many friends.
From the Atlanta Journal the verse notes that Sampson’s cannon silences Forts in Crackerland daily yet they refuse to stay silenced, mirroring the stubborn resistance described in the poem.
An unsettled scene erupts as a speaker grimly notes the war’s high death toll while another voice laments casualties with phrases like what have they killed and time. The exchange captures a tense moment amid conflict discourse.
All persons not actual purchasers who have made payments occupying lands of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company must vacate immediately under penalty of prosecution for trespass. No lands are or will be held or reserved for any person.
Quotations reveal a tale of a man named Samat nicknamed under a country flag. Rumor claims he stole a horse and sails under an assumed name while his brother Dobbins reacts to the claim.
A witty exchange notes a grim fate for Cuban army officers as their salaries are cut rather than their heads being severed. The grim joke underscores harsh colonial era discipline and wartime hardship among officers in Cuba.
Reports describe a lengthy clash before Hobo castle with continuous firing and rent paid. Private Duncan bumps his nose on a tree causing minor bloodshed. Lieutenant Whoop faces court martial after a shell was dropped near the Spanish camp. The coroners division from the Invading expedition is disbanded. the seven week Battle of Helle de Beefsteak claims one death from lack of outdoor exercise.
A vintage medical ad urges using Scott’s Emulsion for delicate babies and children who fail to thrive. It claims 15 to 20 drops in a bottle four times daily can produce marked improvement. The message notes usefulness in all seasons and invites doctors to confirm.
Public notice states lands described will be sold at public auction in Florida. The notice refers to costs of sale and advertising and cites the act of 1807 as governing authority.
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