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Newspaper
Chipley Banner
Location
Chipley, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1899
Page
4
Sir Henry Delves Broughton, a 91 year old English baronet famed for living as a recluse, died of senile decay in his garret. He rarely left his room, wore a dressing gown, and conducted business through a partly opened door with a private interrogator. The rent roll stood at 150000 a year and he left about 750000 in personal assets.
An array of patent cures promises fast relief for stomach troubles including a pocket tablet remedy and No-To-Bac tobacco habit cure. The piece also notes antique manuscript auctions with records set by Homer’s Iliad and other historic texts at major museums and auctions.
A curious tale claims sharks are deterred by splashing and noise. It notes that South Sea island swimmers swim in groups to frighten sharks, and warns that a lone diver may be quickly attacked when the splash stops.
A New Matamoras Ohio woman Mrs Isabell Bradfield writes of years of feminine ailments and severe symptoms. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with relief after seven doctors advised hospital care. She urges others with female troubles to seek Mrs Pinkham's advice in Lynn Massachusetts.
A sign language expert recounts an incident atop a tramcar where a man sought advice on proposing to Mabel. He reveals his gesture mishap as his words stuck on his hands, leaving Mabel to lower the gas and prompting questions about her intent. The tale blends humor with romantic embarrassment from Pearson’s Weekly.
A Croatian engineer, Czevetkovitch, proposes a patent steamship brake to avert collisions after the H. M. S Victoria disaster. A large curved steel plate would dip into the stern’s water stream to resist forward motion, bringing a ship to a standstill regardless of engine power. The Clotilde, 1 000 tons, halted from ten knots in thirty seconds, after applying the brake while engines ran full ahead.
A New York Times summary reports Styrians in Austria eat arsenic as a dietary habit. Doses vary from millet-sized pellets to pea-sized pills, with white arsenic ratbane favored. They follow lunar timing, taking more near full moon and less at new moon, yet maintain long, healthy lives and vigor.
The report warns that The Power of Storm in the Cayman Islands nearly overwhelmed the area and stresses caution for health. It urges on guard against stealthy disease and promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters for bowel and stomach health. It mentions a new trolley wheel replacement with spiral grooves claiming automatic wire replacement.
A mix of advertisements tout Cascarets for skin blemishes and Dr. Sloan's Liniment for horse and human use. Claims include cleansing blood to improve complexion, ease of strains and cramps, and a tetter cure in toes quoted from a user in Crawfordville Florida. Also mentions Shuptrine of Savannah selling Tetterine.
A palm leaf or rattan hat with a wide brim acts as umbrella and head covering, and even as a basket. Women use it to display fruit or fish in markets and to shelter in rain, sometimes sharing one hat under a street crossing.
The West Plains Journal notes a circulating verse urging customers to boycott a store for not advertising. The duet mocks local merchants and pledges to shop elsewhere for state goods, signaling a consumer protest in early circulation.
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