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Newspaper
Chipley Banner
Location
Chipley, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1899
Page
4
The item bundles brief geopolitical note on Philippines peace with several quirky lines and a health ad praising Hostetter's Stomach Bitters for digestive issues. It mentions a private Revenue Stamp on bottles and a lighthearted quip about a butcher and a neighbor grocer.
Ad touts lasting endurance and blood cleansing benefits of Hood's Sarsaparilla. Claims the tonic strengthens the heart and improves health, depicting the product as a trusted ally in wellbeing and stamina.
Well drillers at Santa Fe Springs California encountered an explosive shaft when gas erupted from the ground followed by a water spout reaching 300 feet. They drilled deeper past 800 feet, and a large column of water appeared turning the area into a small lake. If sustained the supply could irrigate over 5000 acres nearby.
William Jennings Bryan spoke to 2 000 at Gainesville Georgia chautauqua praising Governor Candler and Georgia leaders. He argued for patriotism limited by government checks and discussed income tax, bimetalism, free coinage, and opposition to an expanded standing army.
Tradesman notes the week’s new industries including coal mines in West Virginia two cotton mills in Georgia one in South Carolina and one in Texas a cotton and woolen mill in Virginia a cotton seed oil mill in West Tennessee electric light and power plants in Arkansas Louisiana South Carolina and West Virginia a Mississippi fertilizer factory flouring mills in Alabama and Virginia furniture factories in Kentucky and North Carolina a gas machine company in Louisiana an Arkansas ice factory kaolin mines in South Carolina a Georgia knitting mill lumber mills in several states a natural oil and gas company in West Virginia an ochre mill in Georgia a railway motor manufactory in Virginia sash door and blind factory in North Carolina steel works in West Virginia a stove foundry in Kentucky a telephone company in East Tennessee tobacco factories in Kentucky and West Virginia zinc mines in Arkansas and an aromatic machine company in Texas.
War department reports General Otis dispatch from Manta on July 4 detailing transports loading at Negros for Sherman 1400 troops and discharged men, Warren to Colorado 1100, with preparatory papers underway. Typhoon delays complicate lightering. Grant crews to unload in four days to Idaho North Dakota Wyoming 65 officers and 1500 men.
The French consul in Manila reports American enterprise is booming in the archipelago and urges quick action to avoid being left behind. The translation reached the state department via United States Consul Cobert at Lyons.
A Western railroad chief engineer refuses to relocate a line in Missouri. A widow explains Nip, her son, rests on a grave near the stump and the road must not disturb paw's grave. The engineer relents and moves the road a mile, making the grave a stopping place for friendship and work.
A 1898 report notes American builders shipped 580 locomotives to foreign countries. The record mentions testimonials and commercial ads for remedies, including Tee Taisa powders for a child and Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup. Other items reference jury duty recruitment and Cascarents candy cathartic.
Importers report a fad against wearing gloves in hot weather and a trend toward shirt waists reducing glove use. The article notes impractical fasteners on gloves with long sleeves and cites women on a Broadway cable car unable to fasten wrists. White glace with black embroidery remains popular for street and evening wear.
In San Francisco the California Fig Syrup Co wins a permanent injunction preventing use of Syrup of Figs or Fig Syrup by a large non secret manufacturer and others, protecting the article’s reputation built by advertising and quality.
Patient letters praise Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for female complaints. A Newark New Jersey signer describes long illness, womb trouble, ulcers, kidney and bladder troubles, and says after using the product she feels well again with renewed strength and improved bowels.
An electrically propelled canal boat recently invented can move without its operator and reportedly cures fits and nervous issues after using Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer. A trial bottle and treatise are offered free by Dr. RB. H. Kuper, Ltd. 981 Arch St. Philadelphia.
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