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Newspaper
Chipley Banner
Location
Chipley, Florida, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1898
Page
4
A lark over Raynes Park golf grounds was struck by a ball and decapitated. The report appears amid a mix of quotations and advertisements from The Break, including jokes about marriages, public opinion on the Philippines, and a pitch for Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters and Cascarets for blood purification and skin health.
A London News note describes Chinese peasants in blue turbans and baggy trousers with a bull's-eye badge as camouflage. It claims the disguise misleads enemies until the soldier nears combat, where he sheds the garb to appear civilian and mostly carries outdated weapons.
A Philadelphia reader narrates severe womb trouble and long illness, describes gradual improvement after starting Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and credits the remedy with restoring health and well being. She urges other women to seek advice from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts. letters are answered by women.
Cable from Wei-Hai-Wei reports British ships including Centurion Narcissus Hermesione Whit ing Fame Handy and Peacock cleared for action at a moment's notice. Victorious Undaunted at Che-Foo prepare as Port Arthur fleet assembles. London notes tension with France and possible Far East move. Cordelia and Pelican arrive Sydney with submarine mines for harbor defenses.
The Montserrat arrived at Cadiz from Santiago de Cuba with 98 dead and 800 sick aboard. Spanish papers attack U S claims about sanitary officers at Gibara. The voyage began October 12 from Havana via Gibara and Ponta del Gada with 72 deaths reported en transit.
A Washington dispatch reports the navy department weighs enlarging the four new harbor monitors from 2700 to 4000 tons. The change would allow carrying four 12 inch guns in two turrets instead of two guns in one turret.
A Havana dispatch to The New York Herald says Spain plans to end island administration with October 31 as the deadline for new business and November for closing inventories and packing records to be sent to Spain.
A Washington dispatch reports President McKinley may visit Lexington Kentucky to review twelve regiments at Camp Hamilton en route to Canton to vote. A Lexington delegation urged the invitation and the president said he would accept if possible.
A letter from a Southern Senator Quay associate recounts an 1885 Florida land claim voyage. The narrator describes locating land, crossing a stream, and discovering a horsehair snake growing from a stump. After a log-rolling prank, they kill the serpent and free the horse that had been swallowed.
Report from Durango Mexico notes a vast iron deposit a 640 foot high iron mountain with ore 60 to 70 percent pure. The mass extends 3 to 4 miles from the site, and the reserve is described as sufficient to meet global iron needs for one thousand years.
A Mountaineer piece cites a Walhalla North Dakota resident Earnest Snider and National tone on indigestion. It warns improper eating and stress sap vitality, urging restoration of blood quality to cure dyspepsia and regain health.
An 1880s advertisement extols J. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People as curing illness and paralysis after five months of use. It claims dramatic relief, widespread recognition, and lists varied remedies and products, including tobacco and rust prevention tips, with promotional flourishes and testimonials.
Dr Blessing medical officer of Nansen's polar expedition questions the idea that Andree is lost. He stresses the expedition was a planned scientific venture with supplies for a long period and suggests awaiting late September for news before organizing any search for traces of the explorers.
The piece traces dinner hours from Elizabethan times through mid 17th century. It notes twelve oclock as common in 1561 farm houses and Cranmer’s noon dinner. Venner in 1650 favours ten o clock and critiques eleven as late. It ponders modern artificial life and wishes for an 8 pm bedtime, debating social events and theatre schedules.
The city tabulated 556,389 registrations for the forthcoming state election, down from 567,192 in 1897, indicating a decline in eligible voters as the new electoral cycle opens.
A collage of old advertisements touts No-To-Bac tobacco cure and Sterling Remedy Co products. Also referenced are Gov. Candler carriage sales in Atlanta, Mrs. Winslow teething syrup, Piso’s cure, a gold nugget find in West Australia, catarrh cures from Hall’s, and testimonials praising various remedies and medicines.
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