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Newspaper
Chipley Banner
Location
Chipley, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1897
Page
4
A condensed roundup of medical patent remedies promising relief from malaria and pain. Pills, bitters, tonics, and syrups from makers like Wyot Hall and Dr Kline claim cures and boosters, with testimonials and free samples. Ends with Cascarets as a popular regulator.
A visitor compliments the hostess on her daughter’s beauty, claiming it comes from the mother. The hostess replies she believes she retains her own beauty, prompting a brief moment of reflection as the scene unfolds.
A quarrel between a worker and employer reveals a misunderstanding over a grandmother's funeral being postponed this afternoon because the grounds were too wet. The office boy asks for understanding while the employer recalls the delay.
Letters from Mrs. Macoote and Mrs. Morton in Philadelphia and Cincinnati recount dramatic improvements after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Blood Purifier and Liver Pills for kidney trouble backache and general weakness. Mine. Currien of St Andrews Bay Florida confirms rapid back pain relief and menses regulation after starting the remedy.
Paris newspapers report a sword duel at Neuilly le Vallois between Count Robert de Montesquion and Henri de Regnier over a charity bazaar remark by Mlle Heredia. After a ten minute clash a third encounter left Montesquion with a wound to the hand and surgeons halted further fighting. the affair sparks talk of a social boycott of those accused of cowardice at the bazaar fire.
Prominent Carrollton figures the Grant men are jailed on charges of murder and burglary. Authorities link several recent burglaries to them and say they shot a Black man who knew of their crimes to prevent betrayal.
Report from Victoria B C says the Empress of Japan carried grizzly news of a gale off the Chursan archipelago near China on January 6. Hundreds of fishing boats were at sea with only a few returning and an estimated five hundred men lost their lives.
Fitzgerald Georgia will gain a new railroad as the Wadley and Mt. Vernon line expands 75 miles to Fitzgerald, forming an independent 125 mile route crossing Southern and Georgia and Alabama at Helena. The project uses a low bonded debt and relies on a paying business from the existing 50 miles.
Rear Admiral Samuel Phillips Lee of the United States Navy, retired and last commander of the squadron of the Civil War, died at his Silver Spring Maryland home Saturday afternoon after a brief paralysis stroke. A Virginian by birth, he was a direct descendant of General Robert E Lee.
Southern Progress reports several new southern industries chartered or erected in the past week. Highlights include North State Brewing Co. of Greensboro, Embreeville Furnace Co. in Tennessee, Perking Machine Co. at Roanoke, Cartersville Manganese and Mining Co. at Cartersville, United States Automatic Fan Co. in Houston, and various mills and wood products plants in Charlotte New York Boggy Elizabethton Macon Bridgeport and Alexandria. Coke ovens added at Ensley City and Chickamauga.
A reformer backed petition addressed to Governor Ellerbe asks for an immediate probe into Senator Tillman over charges of receiving dispensary rebates. It urges a fair trial and, if he is found guilty, to bear the odium. if innocent, for papers to vindicate him.
Insurgents dynamited a Havana to Matanzas passenger train about twelve miles from the city. The blast killed engineers and a fireman, a conductor, seven soldiers, and a captain was seriously wounded. About 32 others suffered injuries. $6000 was in the express car and the escort pursued the attackers.
Georgia's legislative investigating committee probes tax returns and finds large gaps between reported values and actual property worth. Banks and corporations appear to understate property values, with land returns in some counties showing drops of thousands of dollars.
Consul General Lee in Havana submits to President McKinley a report that, in substance, assigns blame for Ruiz's death to Spanish authorities.
The president sent nominations to the senate listing Henry L. Wilson of Washington as envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to Chill. William F. Powell of New Jersey to Hayti, John G. A. Leishman of Pennsylvania to Switzerland, and John A. Cowery of Washington to Kanagawa Japan as consul general.
A cutting affray about six miles from Mound City Tennessee on Wednesday left Burt Price, a North Carolina desperado, dead William Hamilton and fatally wounding his brother Theo Hamilton in a violent incident near the town.
A noon Saturday fire in southeast San Francisco destroyed property valued at $100,000 and killed three firefighters. The deceased are Joseph N. Mahoney of chemical engine No. 6 Frank Keller steward of hose cart No. 2 and James Hallin driver of truck No. 1.
The senate defeated West’s motion to add white pine to the free list 20 to 38, showing party lines in a tense tariff session. The Wilson lumber schedule was then agreed to after a 21 to 37 vote, amid vigorous discussion on duties of 2 per 1,000 feet and binding rates affecting Canadian pine and U S lumber interests.
Governor Bushnell defends Urbana national guard actions saying they upheld the law and deserve public support. Adjutant General Axline adds Urbana findings show courage and obedience, and urges full facts to correct unwarranted criticisms.
Joseph Richardson, an eccentric New York millionaire tied to railroad building and closely linked with the Vanderbilts and Goulds, died this Tuesday. His fortune is estimated at $20,000,000. He dressed humbly and lived in a five foot wide house called the spite house built after neighbors refused his terms for the lot.
A Lucknow D C riot settlement requires rioters to cover all state county and town expenses in bringing them to order. They will pay militia costs and transport from Bishopville to Lucknow and to Camden and back, and acknowledge the town’s existence.
An old advertisement promotes Tetterine for skin ailments including tetter ringworm and scrofula with a humorous note about using profanity in proper places. It claims 8 cents a box and offers mail order from J. T. Shuptrine of Sevanvale Georgia.
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