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Newspaper
Chipley Banner
Location
Chipley, Florida, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1900
Page
7
State Mine Inspector J. deb. Hooper completes final report on Alabama coal production. The year totals 7,484,763 tons, up from 6,427,766 tons in 1898, an increase of 956,907 tons.
The article argues rising insanity linked to the high pace of life and money pursuit. It advocates Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a preventive for nervous breakdown and as a treatment for stomach troubles. It also cites constipation dyspepsia and biliousness as conditions it helps.
In New York Town Topics a cheeky note hints at a dispute involving Mr Collarbuttonovich Nevive and a caution against duplicity. The brief item signals a humorous social squabble or local intrigue without detailing the outcome.
Advert claims Hood's Sarsaparilla purifies blood and cures eruptions and scrofula. Testimonials include Miss Eben Mixra of Clarksburg Massachusetts who says one bottle cured her. H L Exiins of Mount Laurel New Jersey who reports his brother's sores cleared. Mae Innit Speas of Parishville New York or nearby praising it for a child's scrofula sore and as a spring tonic.
Opinion piece railing against street posters and fence ads as nuisances and urging a city ordinance to stop disfigurement. Highlights ugly sign-board fences around the Windsor Hotel ruins and calls for continued Herald crusade against offensive publicity. Notes New York burglars’ booty estimated at 3.5 million dollars in the past year.
Women can write to Mrs. Pinkham for confidential health guidance about painful periods backaches and other concerns. Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is advertised as a trusted remedy and Mrs Pinkham invites inquiries from working women. Address is Lynn Mass for correspondence.
Marcus Daly's Bitter Root stock farm in Montana spans more than 17 000 acres with 30 000 acres of mountain pasturage. An irrigation system worth 350 000 dollars feeds water from Skalkaho and Gird Creeks, with a 20 mile canal under construction. The estate employs 500+ seasonally and 200+ year round workers, houses thousands of cattle, and markets dairy products to Butte and mining towns. Daly's horse breeding program spans 1500 acres of stud and paddocks led by Sam Lucas specializing in thoroughbreds, creating an equine paradise on the ranch.
The Daly estate centers on the Tammany Castle thoroughbred complex perched above surrounding lands. It houses royal stallions including Hamburg and Tammany valued at vast sums, over 200 brood mares, and a comprehensive kennel and hatchery setup with extensive irrigation, telephonic connections to Hamilton, and a grand, parklike grounds spanning more than an acre of lawn and elaborate verandas.
A London Spectator recounts a seasmen tale from Giogiblovo where the Naval Brigade faced a large Zulu force. A warrior attempts to photograph the sailors by mounting an ancient firearm, but the overloaded gun recoils and knocks him over, amusing the crew and illustrating the sailors steady humor.
The author learns an editor plans to visit his town and invites him as guest. The editor accepts, but notes none of the manuscripts can be used and will be returned in the editor’s hands. The author feels anger but refrains from action.
The San Joaquin Valley Commercial Association acts to save the Calaveras grove of giant sequoias owned by J. L. Sperry from avid lumbermen who plan to build sawmills. A Buell led committee will gather data and seek congressional action to establish a national park, with outreach to the California Water and Forest Association and the Sierra Club.
W. J. Stillman describes being tall and strong for his age and serving as yard monitor. He recalls street boys who attacked students, one gripping him and planning to stone him, which led him to beat the assailant against a wall before escaping upstairs. He also recalls holiday stone fights between quarters and scars from a field battle.
The Spectator notes the enduring royal etiquettes that still rule princes and courtiers. It argues such rituals create a separate caste and burden rulers with constant attendance and disruptions to privacy and ease of movement.
A description from Obawbere's Journal discusses lyddite shells named after Lydd on the Kentish coast. It notes a 4.7 inch naval gun using a ten pound head of lyddite and a five and a half pound cordite charge, totaling a forty five pound projectile with explosive payload and metal weight around twenty nine and a half pounds.
A Wonderful Germ-Killer claims to cure tetter eczema ringworm and salt rheum by killing germs. The ad cites numerous testimonials from J. T. Shuptrine Savannah Ga and offers a box for 500 post paid if not in stock.
Prominent Springfield women organize a no gossip club with a pledge to avoid evil talk about any woman. Membership open to all Springfield women with no formal meetings or clues.
A jumbled 1890s page fragment cites a minister on marriage as a proper tie and includes notes from Town Topics and Washington Star. It promotes LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE and Hall's Catarrh Cure with testimonials, plus mentions medical remedies for catarrh and teething syrups, ending with a fleeting line about a Kimberly mine.
Mrs. Anna Lawrence of Chicago testifies that at seventy two she looks twenty five years younger. She credits Hair Vigor for dark hair and a youthful appearance, noting others say she looks younger than her age.
A testimonial praising Ayer’s Hair Vigor as restoring color to gray hair and nourishing it to grow thick and glossy. Describes the product as an elegant dressing and a hair food, priced at $1.60 per bottle and available through all druggists.
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