Political Advertisements and Campaign Commentary from Chipley Oct 8 1898
The Chipley sheet lists Democratic ticket candidates for statewide and district posts including Sternen M Spar kman for Congress First Florida District Taves B Whitfield for State Treasurer and R F Taylor F B Carter for Supreme Court Justices J M Bryan I L Morgan for Railroad Commissioners R C Horne T J Mossey for Board of Education. It also comments on Roosevelt in the New York race and notes Winnie Davis as the last honorary Daughter of the Confederacy Miss Lucy Hill’s view on the title. The page includes a Cascar ets ad and a brief note on railroad claims payments and Darwin’s missing link discovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gen. A. P. Hill
Miss Lucy
Confederacy
Winnie Davis
Daughters of the Confederacy
Miss Hill
Sure Thing Liver Tonic Ad Promises Quick Cure
An old advertisement touts Cascarets as a guaranteed liver stimulant and intestinal tonic to cure biliousness sick headaches furred tongue fever piles and sluggish liver. It claims C. C. C. bottles offer a sure box with prices 10c 75c and 0c and a free booklet.
A Poor Man's Chance in These Days
A State contemporary questions whether a poor man has any real opportunity today comparing two toddlers one grandson of the Prince of Wales and another son of a Florida cracker asking which has the better chance to grow into a responsible adult and whether the son of a millionaire or the average American faces the greater barriers to virtue and success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince of Wales
Florida
Poor Man's Sons and the Birthright of Opportunity
The essay argues that history and progress are driven by poor men or their sons. It condemns wealth as a barrier to national character and highlights figures like Hobson and Dewey as proof that greatness arises from humble origins. It urges sustaining the poor through health, education, and American citizenship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hobson
Dewey
Wheeler
Schley
Sampson
Evans
Phillips
Greece
Rome
France
England
America
United States
Power of Thought and Its Moral Reach
The article discusses occult science claiming thoughts persist after being born in the mind and travel to a spiritual realm. When a mind attunes to these vibrations a person may be prompted to act, potentially committing murder, raising questions of shared guilt between the originator and the executor. It invites readers to reflect on personal life.
Mysterious Promptings Shape Daily Deeds and Spirit
The Pensacola News ponders how inner good and evil impulses guide actions from childhood to adulthood. It urges training the mind to resist weak thoughts and to act from a mission of good, noting kindness sparked by unseen urges can redeem even strangers. It calls for disciplined study of these promptings to gain spiritual control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pensacola News
Browns Iron Bitters Promises Cure for Dyspepsia
An 19th century tonic Browns Iron Bitters claims to cure dyspepsia by addressing stomach blood and nerves. Advertised as invaluable for stomach disorders and sold by all dealers.
Gala Week in Jacksonville Promises Free Spectacles
The Gala Week program for Jacksonville runs November 22 to 25, 1898 with free attractions and no admission. Events include mayor and council conventions, parades by police fire and sanitary departments, bicycle races, grand parades and historical floats, a peace jubilee, horse races, and a spectacular nightly fireworks display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Florida
State Good Roads Association
Travelers’ Protective Association
State of
7Th Army Corps
Candy Cathartic advertisement claims medical discovery
An advertisement extols Casvarets Candy Cathartic as a pleasant gentle remedy that cleanses the system and treats kidneys liver bowels for colds headaches fever constipation and biliousness. It urges purchase of boxes priced 10 25 and 50 cents and claims guaranteed cures by all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casvarets
C. C
Evacuation of Cuba and Spanish policy clash
The President demands immediate Spanish troop withdrawal from Cuba and refuses to place evacuation before the Paris peace commission. Blando seeks to delay, backed by Cuban autonomists tied to Spanish interests, while true Cubans oppose them as the Anglo Saxon stance shows clear resolve. Customs in Santiago yield 2,500,000 annually and Havana’s customs are even higher, funding the provisional Cuban government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Cuba
Paris
Blanco
Santiago
Havana
Evacuation of Cuba and Cuban revenue policy debated
The Times-Union and Citizen comments on letting Cuban representatives control revenues and the need to end foreign charity. General Lawton suggests employing Cuban soldiers to allow U.S. troops home and secure Cuba, questioning Spain’s tax burden on Cuban business and demanding removal of Spanish influence with a prompt evacuation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Lawton
Spain
Manana
Times-Union and Citizen
Is Cotton Profitable for the Southern States
The Cattanooga Times argues that cotton has been highly profitable, noting growth from 1.75 million bales in 1895 to over 8 million, with profits driving regional wealth. It credits diversification in agriculture and industry, highlights bread and meat production in border states, and asserts cotton farming will endure due to its profitability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cattanooga Times
South
Kentucky
Tennessee
Arkansas
New Orleans
Also Mentioned on This Page
Chipley
Fla
Jones
Chipley, Fla
Sternen M. Sparkman
Taves B. Whitfield
Supreme Court
R. F. Taylor
F. B. Carter
J. M. Bryan
I .L. MorGan
Democratic
Dr. W. E. Coleman
J. W. Williams
A. Q. Jones
R. C. Horne
T. J. Mossey
Rethool Board
Bush
W. Russ
E. Singleton
Colonel Roosevelt
New York
Roosevelt
Tammany Jungle
Darwin
Dubois
C. C.C
Sam Jones
Democratic Party
Georgia
Gentleman
Judge van Wyck
Col. Roosevelt
Scott
Scott & Bowne
C. Cotton
Westville
D. Carmichael
Attorney At Law
J. Jones
BENJ
Liddon
State of Fla
Liddon Attorneys
John Eagan
Counsullor At Law
Logan
Bhus
Amed
Pensacola
Firstudicial Circuit of
United States Court
Tallahassee
Supreme Court of
State of Florida
Washington
Holmes, Jackson
Eagan
J. M. Clutter
Music House
Ususseret
Smith & Barnes
Kimball
J.m.clutter
Palatex St
Lee Thomas
Fawcett & CO
Chatham Mills
Iexas Rustroo
Jareral
Bay Street
Savannah
West Florida
Sentus
U.S
C.A. Snow
Orr Ri
Marion & Marion Patent Solicitors & Experts
Civil & Mechanical Engineers
Polytechnic School of Engineering
Laval University
Patent Law Association
American Water Works Association
New England Water Works Assoc
Surveyors Association
Can
Society of Civil Engineers
Washington, D. C
Montreal
NEW York World
Chipley RaNnNet
Munn & Co
Scientific American
Broadway
Cosmopolitan Magazine
Joan Briseen Walker
Mopolitan Magazine
Irvington on-the-Hudson
DeFuniak Spgs Business College
J. F. Cook
Union
Sam
WG Powell
Ferry
C. M. Ferry & CO
Detroit, Mich
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