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Newspaper
Chipley Banner
Location
Chipley, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1897
Page
7
The article discusses elevator accidents and safety, focusing on the air cushion system that slows a descending platform. It explains the shaft well and how air pressure and slow escape reduce danger in serious crashes.
The text extols Hostetter’s Bitters as a remedy for malaria constipation rheumatism neuralgia nervousness and loss of appetite across regions including South America Guatemala Indies Australia Europe and Africa. It claims medical authorities endorse its efficacy and notes a large maritime war fleet near the Black Sea.
A person reports their liver is in poor condition preventing any work. The brief notes ongoing health struggles and limited capacity to perform daily tasks.
The piece discusses wide versus narrow tires for roads, suggesting fines on narrow-tire users might push adoption. It notes Drayman L W Sloat’s mud-bound cart in Rushville, road-improvement moves in Keokuk and Scott County, and the impact of roads on farm values and market access.
The agitation for better roads gains traction as Pennsylvania, Arkansas, New Jersey, and Massachusetts advance measures and funding. The press notes road education reduces road tax, while travelers visit Carlsbad springs. A Virginia stone icon ties superstition to luck.
A collage of humorous exchanges and brief notes. It includes a counting riddle about nine and ten, paired with jokes from Puck and Detroit Tribune, and snippets on death imagery and burial customs. The piece ends with an anecdote about John Hay’s start in politics via a prank by Williams, told by the Kansas City Star.
The father cautions his son that a potential employer might be jealous of his superior knowledge after hearing the commencement speech. He fears the boss may not want the son in the same business.
A compilation of short consumer health product pitches and notices. Cures claimed for Tetterine rings from J. T. Shuptrine include painless and odorless attributes. Ostrich plume yields and laundry service claims. Other ads promote Dr Kline’s nerve restorer, Mrs Winslow’s soothing syrup, Hall’s catarrh cure, Piso’s cure for consumption, and Thompson’s eye-water. A mix of medical, household, and grooming product pitches with prices and addresses.
Mrs Ella Kriner of Knightstown Indiana reports eight years of change of life trouble relief after using Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Pills and Sanative Wash. She says the remedies gave almost immediate relief and cured several female diseases, recommending them to friends.
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