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Newspaper
Chipley Banner
Location
Chipley, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1897
Page
7
Readable lines reference a literary club, kleptomania, and a string of assorted facts. Topics span Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters, longevity, maritime labor, Venetian gondolas, rose varieties, Detroit court fines, German philanthropy, Rossini, South Africa currency, ostrich plumes, and Salt Lake City founders.
A jumble of patent medicine claims and solicitations includes TeTtering cures vane piles after five years, Fresh Hair Fund seeking beneficiaries, Mrs Winslow's soothing syrup for teething, Dr Kline's nerve restorer trial offers, Hall's Catarrh Cure endorsement, and Piso's Cure for consumption. The dated tone and regional names appear in scattered testimonials and promotional notes.
Mrs Coralntessel notes Sim Wilkison’s sons with one learning painting and the other a musical trade while a Boston visit sparks talk of refined speech. An observer jokes even owls in Boston hoot to whom rather than to who.
An Irish officer severely wounded in a Holland battle lies on the ground. A nearby severely wounded soldier groans aloud as the officer shouts Hold yer row, will ye. Do you think there is nobody killed but your self Tit-Bits.
Yonkers statesman reports Yeast-What is Soakley being treated for. Crimsonbeak suggests thirst as the likely cause, hinting at a tongue in cheek local debate.
The Des Moines Farmers Tribune urges gravel roads as cheaper than macadam for subdivisions. A Brussels avenue divided into five tree lined sections plans separate mobility modes with penalties. California's Highway Bureau reports six months work and proposes a state highway fund and wide tire law.
The article notes fruit trees along roads in Germany and Austria boosting government revenue, with Saxony earning about four hundred thousand dollars over fourteen years. Wurtemberg abandoned forest planting, Bavaria and the Palatinate employ horticulturists, and Luxembourg leads in progress with annual classes for inspectors and road hands taught by an agricultural professor.
The San Francisco Chronicle recounts how the Boston Light Infantry in 1822 in Salem sparked the tiger chant after a visitor called them tigers. The phrase spread as they imitated a tiger growl and in 1826 a New York festival popularized the custom.
A French scientist, M. Gacchey, powders factory waste glass then molds and heat treats it in two furnaces to produce shapes for building. The process includes annealing and deritrification before final shaping, offering a profitable solution to glass refuse and similar pottery challenges.
A jumble of verses and quips appears in a 19th century style collage. The piece blends aphorisms on faith growth and nature with a stream of jokes about hair loss wages and social scenes across period newspapers.
The New York Mail and Express notes that nuts are not indigestible when eaten properly and as part of a meal. Well chewed nuts substituted for other foods provide nourishment and stamina, and can be eaten raw or in soups sandwiches salads or with vegetables. Peanut or chestnut sandwiches are cited as an approved delicacy.
The Niagara River reportedly teems with goldfish seen in the past year. They are hard to catch and not desirable for eating. The fish are believed to originate from a Forest Lawn Cemetery creek in Buffalo New York, where a few were released years ago.
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