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Newspaper
Chipley Banner
Location
Chipley, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1899
Page
5
Sir Henry Delves Broughton, age ninety one, died in England after a lifetime as a recluse in his garret. He never left his room, lived on门 meals set outside, and transacted business through a partly opened door. His rent roll reached 150000 dollars annually and he left an estate of 750000 dollars.
An advertisement touts a tablet remedy for stomach distress, available in a small box for pocket use. It offers a 25 cent sample by mail and mentions No To Bac tobacco habit cure priced at fifty cents. A London journalist notes carved pew back chairs claimed from Stratford church may be sold in Boston, while Stratford's church has been heavily restored.
A folklore account claims sharks fear noisy splashing from groups at sea. It notes South Sea Islanders swim in parties to scare sharks, while a lone swimmer who forgets to splash risks a fatal attack by a shark beneath.
An advertisement extols the California Fig Syrup Co remedy noting its pleasant taste and strong laxative effects. It claims cleansing action on kidneys liver and bowels without irritation and warns buyers to use the full company name to avoid imitations. The piece also lists record prices paid for historical manuscripts including Homer Keats and Scott along with British Museum holdings.
A New Matamoras Ohio woman Mrs Isabell Bradfield describes nine years of suffering from female troubles and backaches. After seven doctors and a near hospital operation she credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with relief and urges others to seek the remedy.
A tramcar tale has a sign language expert recounting a comic proposal where words get stuck on his hands as a woman sits demurely. The piece notes German floors with dustless cracks and promotes Allen's Foot Ease for tired feet. It ends with a quip on conceit and vanity.
A collage of early 20th century patent medicine and tonics ad copy promotes No-To-Bac for quitting tobacco Compass up sales of Piso's Cure for consumption and Cascarets for constipation Bright claims promise cures and refunds from unnamed druggists with prices 60c to 1.00.
A Croatian engineer, Dzeretkovitch, claims a patent marine brake could have prevented losses in the Victoria disaster. A steel plate lowers into the propeller wash to harness water flow, slowing a ship quickly. Tests on the Clotilde showed full-speed engines while the vessel halted within thirty seconds and moved only twenty feet.
A Le Figaro correspondent reports Styrians who eat arsenic as a fashion, ingesting varying doses from millet to pea sized pills. They follow a lunar schedule, taking more during the waxing moon and less or none near the new moon, claiming strength and longevity.
The Cayman Islands faced a severe storm that nearly overwhelmed the area. The notice warns to remain vigilant about health and disease, urges Hostetter's Stomach Bitters for digestion and regularity, and mentions a new trolley wheel with spiral grooves claiming automatic wire replacement.
An old advertisement promotes Cascarets as a ten cent beauty aid that cleanses blood to improve skin and banish pimples and blemishes. It also touts Dr Sloan's Liniment for horses and humans, claiming deep penetrating relief for strains and cramps and offering a free treatise from Dr Sloan, Boston.
Crawfordville Florida native John M Towles recounts a seven year tetter on his toes cured after one application of Tetterine. The remedy is advertised as curing all skin diseases and sold at 50 cents a box or mailed postpaid from J T Shuptrine Savannah Ga.
A Philippine woman's hat woven from palm leaf or rattan is described as a versatile emergency tool. Its wide brim functions as an umbrella in rain and can shelter two women beneath it. The hat also doubles as a basket for displaying fruit or fish in the market.
A short satirical verse criticizes a local business for stale goods and lack of advertising. The song claims customers will shop elsewhere and vows not to buy at that place. Published in the West Plains Journal, the lines circulate among readers.
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