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Newspaper
Chipley Banner
Location
Chipley, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1898
Page
4
The text mocks the Celestial Empire flag and its green dragon symbolism while promoting patent remedies. It advertises oatetter a Stomach Bitters for liver health and multiple ailments and claims Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets cure a cold in one day with refunds. It notes a record payment to Sannasaro for a six line Venice city eulogy poem idea.
An old advertisement touts No To Bao as a quick cure for tobacco addiction promising strength and vigor with a 500 price and free booklet. It also promotes Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething infants and Allen’s Foot-Ease shoe powder with claims of foot relief and comfort.
Instructions describe restoring tarnished silverware using a paste of cream of tartar alum swashed chalk and water. For heavy tarnish, a brief plunge in boiling hydrochloric acid or potassium manganate is advised. A confrontational buyer and dealer exchange ends with a quip about the timekeeper.
Letter excerpts praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for female ailments. Women from Maine Indiana Tennessee report relief from back burning sensations despondency fatigue and weakness after using the product noting improved energy appetite and ability to work.
Four suspicious vessels sighted off Nicholas Channel about 80 miles from Havana are believed to be Spanish warships attempting to run the blockade or lie in wait for transports. A government tug from Cardenas joined the American fleet, reporting signals and lights misused by the strangers before the chase was abandoned.
A San Juan harbor mining report sparks international tension as British officials protest and Governor General Macias imprisons UK nationals. Walter Bett, secretary of the British consul, is banished from Puerto Rico after a 56 hour detention and alleged mistreatment. The affair centers on alleged English leaks to US officials and a looming naval bombardment.
The gunboat convoy followed four ships believed to be Spanish war vessels aiming for Havana or awaiting transports. The British cruiser Talbot may have been among them. Washington officials weigh possibilities as the war department reacts to leaks and Puerto Rico tensions rise. Bett is expelled from Porto Rico after detention.
George E. Vanderbilt alias Davis, claimed heir to family millions, is held at Fort McPherson Georgia charged as a spy. He says Davis was adopted and Vanderbilt is his true name after roaming the world and fighting for humanity.
Advices from Santiago de Cuba report Lieutenant Hobson and his companions will not be released soon. Admiral Cervera sent a flag of truce to Admiral Sampson stating the prisoners are with military authorities and their cases have been referred to the military governor of Santiago Blanco.
A grand ball and reception at the Windsorver in Jacksonville brought together General Lee’s staff and society leaders from the Saoueon hotel area. The Thursday event drew a throng of prominent residents and was noted as one of the city’s most notable social occasions.
General J F Hunter secretary of the Mississippi state board of health announces McHenry in quarantine after seven yellow fever cases. Dr Haralson will enforce rules. no one may leave until the fever is contained. Officials believe the outbreak will not become an epidemic this season.
General A. W. Greely, chief signal officer, issued an order barring any news of American troop movements from being sent to foreign countries. The directive covers press cables and private messages and applies to all troop and vessel movements with no exceptions in enforcement.
Miss Evangelina Cisneros, who escaped from a Spanish prison in Havana months ago, wed Carlos F. Carborel who helped rescue her. The ceremony took place Thursday at Ann Rennett in Siele, with celebratory calls from Washington soon after.
The Monitor details a Meaford case of a man once paralyzed for five years described as suffering from spastic sclerosis. After years of disability his condition supposedly improved following use of Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. The patient now asserts a permanent cure and praises the pills as a modern medical miracle.
The Singapore Free Press reflects on Angkor Wat as a monumental, mysterious temple built by a vanished civilization. It ponders who planned the great structure and why the empire vanished, noting plant life eroding its walls and contrasting the ancient builders with today’s Annamites.
A collage of outdated ads and vignettes references club rooms rum bottles and dining spots. It lists cures for skin diseases with Tetterine and Cascarets and promotes products by J T Chuptrne F J Cuzagy and Co and Dr Fuze with claims of instant or permanent cures. It also includes table chatter about a Pasean insult and a Lyons down based fabric item.
The British Parliament authorizes Whitehall and Kensington public buildings costing about 610 million. South Kensington Museum to cost 4 million with 1.5 million added by West Kensington Post Savings Bank. Whitehall Admiralty enlargement, new War Office on Covington House site, boards of Trade and Education building projects. Existing offices to be vacated, sold, offset about 5 million against expenditures. War fever.
A fragmented OCR page shows beauty cures for skin ailments and a beetle of ads. Cascarets promise clear skin for ten cents with drugstore guarantees. Other items tout tobacco, the New York Ledger sales program, and Dr Kline nerve restore remedies. It also mentions Danish farm figures and random ad lines.
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