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Newspaper
Chipley Banner
Location
Chipley, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1898
Page
4
In a crisis the woman is expected to meet every requirement while the man usually flees, unless he is one of those rare few who prove otherwise. The piece underscores gendered notions of courage and weakness.
The piece argues the United States will keep a conservative stance on foreign issues guided by the Monroe Doctrine with patience in official circles. It endorses Hostetter's stomach bitters as a remedy for rheumatic, malarial, kidney, and dyspeptic complaints and shares a humorous Swede's quip from Wisconsin ridiculing interventionist sentiment.
An old advertisement promises curing a cold in one day with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets and offers a refund if it fails. The note also quips about the House of Lords and Queen Victoria's long reign.
An old ad claims No To Bac makes weak men strong and offers a free booklet and sample. It cites Sterling Kennedy Co as the distributor with price six dollars, and targets men to quit tobacco, urging use for lasting vigor.
An 19th century style advertisement proclaims Allen's Foot-Ease powder cures painful swollen nervous smarting feet and relieves corns and bunions. It claims instant sting relief and makes tight shoes feel easy, praising its sweat callous hot tired feet cure with a 25 cent trial package advertised nationwide.
A patient recounts severe hip disease after a fall with knee pain and running sores. After hospitalization and unsuccessful surgery, Hood's Sarsaparilla is claimed to cure the condition and restore health. The ad lists Borie Joux of Ware, Massachusetts and pricing as a general sales pitch.
A Scientific American note explains cement floors in powder magazines are dangerous due to cracks and silica dust. France banned such floors since 1881 and Belgium since 1804, with mine regulations mandating asphalt or wooden plank flooring. A Belgian circular urges inspectors to enforce strict timber floor specifications for new magazines.
A wry observation contrasts male and female approaches to revenge with a speculative line about a woman’s day of retribution. It then notes Hungary distills whiskey from turnips maize potatoes and molasses, highlighting unusual sourcing.
Letters from Mrs Many Bourncer and Mrs Henry Dorr praise Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for curing long standing uterine and abdominal ailments. Mrs Bourncer says two bottles relieved falling womb pains and headaches. Mrs Dorr reports complete recovery after four bottles and Sanative Wash after months of failed treatment.
Washington notes Dewey’s unchanged Manila stance and strict blockade while German efforts to supply the city were rejected. Aguinaldo and insurgent forces are said to be organizing above Cavite, with officials wary of Philippine leadership ties to Spain.
Reports from New York and London say Cramp Shipbuilding of Philadelphia and Vickers Sons and Maxim of Barrow in Furness plan a consolidated shipbuilding concern. If completed it would form one of the most powerful corporations of its kind on either continent.
A Tuesday dispatch from Montego Bay Jamaica says south Cuban waters are suddenly busy with naval activity. Commodore Schley departed Key West last Thursday aboard the battleships Massachusetts and Texas, the armored cruiser Brooklyn, and the armored yacht Scorpion, and is believed to be cruising off Cienfuegos and Santiago de Cuba.
The body of William McLeod a prominent St Petersburg banker and British representative on the Orange Belt railroad was found Tuesday on the Fort Brooke railroad tracks in a disreputable area. He had been shot and the body placed on the track to hide the crime with no suspects yet identified.
A Washington dispatch says the last cable between Cuba and Madrid will be cut at once. The West India and Panama Cable Company at Kingston denies cutting lines from Santiago de Cuba to San Juan and Ponce, and says Porto Rico messages will be received.
A long 1897 report covers the Atlanta University conference at Atlanta Georgia discussing negro life problems. It lists resolutions urging churches to cut expenses and expand charitable work, establish homes for the aged and reformatories, promote cooperative business and real estate investment, and warn against unstable insurance schemes. It also notes support for hospitals and juvenile reformatories and calls for awakening social improvement among negroes.
Major General Fitzhugh Lee arrived in Tampa Wednesday night and set up temporary headquarters at the Tampa Bay hotel. He offered no comment on the situation, noting he had not seen a newspaper for two days and did not know what had occurred. He said he was sent from Washington to take command of the Seventh Army Corps.
Cabinet met Tuesday morning and decided to send a largely increased force to Manila. The president and cabinet concluded that the Philippine islands must be held permanently and dispatches from Admiral Dewey indicate a greater number of soldiers will be needed than now planned.
General Stewart L. Woodford, late United States minister to Spain, was hosted at a Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences reception at the Academy of Music. Former Mayor Schieren presided and read a regret letter from President McKinley. Woodford gave a brief patriotic address.
Telegram from Port de Paix Haiti to The London Financial News says Admiral Cervera split his fleet and that the Vizcaya and the Alfonso XIII are destroyed. The dispatch notes possible naval losses amid the Caribbean action.
London dispatch reports Mr. Gladstone will be laid to rest on Saturday May 28. His death prompted vast pulpit oratory with sermons in almost every church across the kingdom and telegraphic condolences from around the world to Hawarden.
The Dum Dum bullet prompts questions in the French Chamber and debates in Britain as officials discuss its legality under the St. Petersburg Convention. Officials note India manufactures and issues the bullet, with Woolwich producing some for West African colonies.
In a club dining room Lord George Bentinck confronted a known defaulter at his table. He ordered the waiter to bring the bill to him and, after reviewing the charges, declared that before Captain orders such expensive meals the man should pay his debts of honor. The remark rang through the room.
An old advertisement touts Cure for constipation and nervousness claims. It offers a trial bottle and treatise free from Da R H Kure Ltd of 81 Arch St Philadelphia, with references to Cascarets candy and a cash refund note.
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