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Newspaper
Chipley Banner
Location
Chipley, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1898
Page
4
Captain Milian, keeper of the Mount Desert Rock Light off Maine, visited the mainland and learned of the Maine catastrophe. He bought papers to take back to his Boston-area community, illustrating how distant parts of the country remain connected by news.
The item highlights public clock installations in American cities and a planned magnetic survey of Prussia’s coast by imperial naval authorities. Stations will be miles apart with a projected cost of 12 500 dollars.
The passage promotes a laxative tablets cure with refund if it fails. It praises a weather reporter as a successful fiction writer who outdistances competitors in delivering forecasts. The ad-like text links a product claim with a boast about professional skill.
An old advertisement claims Cascarets purify blood and cleanse the skin by stimulating the liver. It promises clear pimples boils blotches and blackheads and markets Cascarets as a ten cent beauty aid available from druggists with satisfaction guaranteed.
A Washington Star explanation traces the phrase a lead pipe cinch to Brooklyn turf circles. A thief wrapped a lead pipe around his body to hide it, fell overboard while boarding a ferry, and the weight dragged him under, creating the idiom meaning a sure thing or dead certain.
Mrs Rosa Gavum of 720 Wall St Los Angeles says the remedy relieved her ovarian tumor avoiding surgery after three bottles. The letter promotes Pinkham's Compound as a modern safeguard for women's health and invites requests for advice from Lynn Massachusetts.
General Fred D. Grant was sworn in as brigadier general in a ceremony witnessed by ex confederates and ex federal soldiers. Major George L. Gillespie greeted him with the first handshake, while Missionary Ridge erupts in cheers. Relief efforts for sick soldiers are organized in Chattanooga and recruiting accelerates for Tampa deployments.
Mrs. L. Z. Leiter arranged a permanent hospital for Chickamauga park near Crawfish springs to aid troops. Assist ant Surgeon General Senn approved the plan after she learned of soldiers ill. The building will house about 600 to 700 patients for comforts beyond a field shelter.
War department prepares thirty days of rations for troops assembling at Jacksonville under General Lee. Officials refuse to reveal exact manpower or whether the forces will stay for the full thirty days.
California dealers denounce the presidents reciprocity proclamation admitting fruits, brandies and spirits at 120 a gallon. A committee of wine growers sent an agreement to Senator Perkins urging an immediate protest against the provisions.
Omaha's opening day features a three mile civic parade with officers guests bands and secret societies. President McKinley via telegraph addresses the crowd as the exposition begins and officials celebrate the event in Washington and Omaha.
The monthly debt statement shows at May 31 1898 the public debt minus cash in treasury totaled 1 037 773 760 dollars, up 19 341 108 dollars from the previous month.
The Madrid correspondent reports Senor Leon y Castillo, Spain's ambassador to France, has been charged to urge the powers to intervene for peace on terms protecting Spain's dignity. He will press the danger to trade if the war continues, and Madrid circles believe he will succeed.
The published claim that insurgents attacked Santiago de Cuba Thursday is denied and deemed unfounded. Disturbing reports of the city’s destitution are confirmed with officials reportedly unable to secure a normal food supply.
A New South Wales wheat note mixes with varied ads and medical claims. The column recounts a Victorian era tale of crochet edging lasting a lifetime, praises dark velvet, and notes fashion's transience. It includes medical testimonials for Dr Williams Pink Pills and a Mrs Winslow soothing syrup aside from miscellaneous local notices and ads.
A colossal lantern lighting project near Sandy Hook will use a 90 million candlepower beam nine feet across to guide mariners to New York Harbor. The 246 foot tower combines a 20 ton mercury float lamp with nine foot lenses and 55 volt current, first shown at the World’s Fair and bought for 10000 dollars by the lighthouse board from Henry Lépauté.
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