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Newspaper
Chipley Banner
Location
Chipley, Florida, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1899
Page
4
An odd feature proclaims Hood’s as a health-giver, promising cure-all relief for blood, stomach, and liver ailments and announcing a new era of good health for humanity. The text emphasizes Hood’s as the reliable remedy without specific clinical proof.
A well dressed stranger bought a bound Bible for ten cents from a junk shop after selling his mother's Bible for a drink. Moments later a second man bought the same Bible for over two dollars and explained his motive to keep his mother from knowing he read it.
An assortment of old advertisements touts Tetterine as a universal skin cure and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure with testimonials from druggists. Other items include No-To-Mac tobacco cure and generic notes on not judging others, all presented in a 19th or early 20th century ad voice.
The government faces limited powers over metal trading checks used widely in western towns. These tokens resemble U S coins in size and color and circulate with tacit merchant acceptance. Courts have largely upheld the practice under the Van Auken ruling, while calls grow for reform and possible congressional action.
A wary buyer questions claims of violet extract perfume as an agent tells a tale of a jealous husband who discards a bottle and replaces garden stones, prompting the buyer to abandon the purchase for her niece.
The article notes dangers in Cuban investment due to outdated Spanish law and native notaries who hold land title records with no appeal. Notaries have long run the office, demanding high fees for deeds and wills, with examples from Havana and a son of generations. The piece blends other ad-like snippets and local notes.
Captain J Clif ford Entwisle of Salem once sailed to China and Japan and brought home a hen named Koo Koo. The bird laid eggs whose proceeds funded missionary work for seven years. After her death the tale was told to children, translated into Chinese, and a life sized painting of Koo Koo and her brood was created and sent to missionary headquarters in Boston.
Praise and confidence in Hostrtter's Stomach Bitters grows as a meritorious remedy for indigestion constipation dyspepsia biliousness and liver or kidney issues. If you have a weak stomach try it. People talk more when they think the least.
An old advertisement touts Cascarets as a beauty tonic to purify blood and improve skin. It claims cleansing the liver and flushing out pimples boils blotches and blackheads, promising a clear complexion for ten cents with druggist satisfaction guaranteed.
Miss Sarah J GrahaM Sheridanville Pa writes of long term female troubles kidney and bladder issues dropsy and a large tumor. After using six bottles of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she reports improvement and claims a full recovery despite doctors deeming her case hopeless. The letter urges others not to wait and to seek early help from the remedy.
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