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Newspaper
Chipley Banner
Location
Chipley, Florida, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1898
Page
4
A fragment discusses whether French and German dishes improve American menus, noting dining trends and claims of culinary superiority. It mentions Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as a remedy and cites a North Carolina auditor on pay to state officials versus senators. It ends with a cold cure advertisement and a river reference.
An old advertisement touts Cascarets as a blood cleanser that clears skin blemishes and improves complexion by stimulating the liver. It promises 10c to 50c packs and a satisfaction guarantee. Also mentions Silver money aged 250 years in Spain and Lyon & Co's Pick Leaf Smoking Tobacco with a brief folding bed note.
An advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as America's Greatest Medicine capable of sharpening appetite purifying and revitalizing blood and overcoming tiredness urging readers to start taking it today.
Russia to erect a Deshnev statue at Chabarovsk on the Amur commemorating his 1648 voyage from Kolyma to Anadyr and Behring Strait crossing proving Asia separated from America. East Cape to be renamed Cape Deshnew may draw geographic objections. Aluminum adopted for French Army gear with 26 cents a pound price cited.
A Philadelphia reader writes to Mrs Pinkham praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for womb trouble and severe depression. She details years of illness, improvement after starting the remedy, and gratitude for the medicine and its female-only correspondence from Lynn Mass.
Hon Hoke Smith invites prominent Atlanta businessmen to address students on futures beyond professions. J K Orr argues the path to fortune lies in self‑reliance, industry, thrift, and practical arts, citing Edison and Samuel Johnson, with tales of John Jacob Astor and Cornelius Vanderbilt to illustrate humble beginnings and steady effort.
A scattered speech urges boys to value steady study and regular routines. It cites James Gordon Bennett and Benjamin Franklin, George Peabody and Cyrus Field, and stresses education as the path to success and influence. Marriage longevity debates follow with anecdotes and moral remarks.
An Arkansas City boy, Karl Wagner, recovered from St Vitus dance after using Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. His father credits the pills with restoring health after a failing medical course, noting the cure has been permanent for six months. Pills sell 50 cents a box or six for $2.50 through druggists or by mail.
A Boston Transcript excerpt recalls Hans Anderson of Brooklyn who was shot in the head forty five years ago and last week coughed up a bullet. The note comments on Spain’s historic offers to France, including Porto Rico and the Philippines, and remarks that Spanish honor has at times carried mercenary considerations.
A collage of old advertisements mentions Tetterine for skin itch, a 1600 year Jerusalem mosaic find in Palestine, cures for constipation and indigestion, Dr Kline nerve restorer, Taber Pepsin, Piso’s cough medicine, a rent tree note, Hall's Catarrh Cure, No-To-Bac tobacco cure, and an old quip about quiet men. The items read like a late 19th or early 20th century paging of patent remedies and notices.
The decree announces the coronation of Holland’s young queen for September 6, 1898. In a formal oath she pledges to observe the fundamental law, defend independence, protect liberty and rights, and use lawful means for prosperity under God.
A Kansas City dealer notes crutch sales averaging ten pairs weekly and 480 yearly per store. He estimates the city’s total crutch sales at about 5,000 pairs annually across several firms. Russia’s silk industry consumes about 7.5 million dollars worth of raw material yearly.
An advertisement touts No-To-Bac as a miracle remedy to quit tobacco easily and permanently. It promises strength, vigor, and vitality, urging readers to obtain a free booklet and sample from Sterling Remedy Co in Chicago or New York. Greece reportedly has 152 newspapers.
An advertisement page lists Allen's Foot-Kase powder for feet with claims of curing foot ailments and easing shoe fit, plus other remedies such as Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething, Dr Kline's nerve restorer, Cascarets candy laxative, and a note about a spider devouring fy in India. It includes prices and vendor references.
A humorous exchange shows Mrs. Gidds urging her husband Lester to quit coughing while he replies that his best option is still his own remedy. The brief dialogue captures a light domestic moment from Harper's Bazar.
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