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Newspaper
Chipley Banner
Location
Chipley, Florida, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1898
Page
4
The Cleveland Plain Dealer cites a misquote involving George defending his remark about Aunt Maria's appetite. He asserts no insult was meant, insisting his words referred to a strong appetite similar to a mud dredge.
A Chicago tailor accidentally swallowed a needle and died from inflammation. The notice contrasts this with Ostetter's Stomach Bitters which claim to restore strength in nervous weak and sickly persons and aid dyspepsia and constipation. A separate item describes fire shutters mounted on an incaged track that slide shut when a fusible cord melts.
Advertisement claims Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets cure a cold in one day with money back guarantee if they fail. Also markets No-To-Bac for fifty cents and a tobacco habit cure for one dollar, touting virtue and strength.
The New York Press notes vast benevolence with annual charity contributions in Manhattan between $10 million and $15 million. Private charities boast about $40 million in real estate value. New York hosts 101 hospitals and 180 other sick care establishments with modern facilities, serving all patients regardless of class or creed.
Mrs BE Woomisre of Mills Nebraska writes that doctors declared consumption and hopeless blood depletion, but after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound her menses returned, weight increased, and health improved beyond years of prior condition. The letter claims the remedy saved her life.
Mrs Gro Leach of Alton Illinois writes that after suffering menses two to three times monthly and severe weakness she found relief with Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She reports better sleep appetite and health and says she would not trade the medicine for any doctors' remedies.
A South span of the New York and Ottawa railroad bridge over the St Lawrence collapsed at noon Tuesday. About eighty seven men were on the payroll. thirty eight accounted for, thirty three rescued to Cornwall hospital, eighteen died, and the death toll grows as searchers race the swift river. Wives and relatives gather at Hotel Dieu awaiting news.
Telegram from Cuatranovos Tenn dated September 6 reports General H C Corbin that the Second Division Third Corps hospital at a site closed yesterday after harsh criticism. The record shows from June 10 total patients 2462 with 88 deaths including 270 typhoid cases and 28 typhoid deaths. Brigadier General H V Borgrox signs the message.
General Greely chief signal officer returns to Washington after inspecting southern camps. He met principal officers, found the corps in good condition, and the men well cared for.
A. Schlffeneder, born in Austria and a Civil War veteran from Milwaukee, served in the Twenty sixth Wisconsin Volunteers. He fought at Gettysburg, endured capture and Andersonville imprisonment, later served with Sherman’s army, and credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pure People with curing his stomach catarrh and restoring his appetite. Now a prominent Chicago Grand Army man, he resides at 161 Bedgwick Street.
A filed deed in Northampton records a pre nuptial pact between Fordyce Whitmarsh of Easthampton and A Minerva Cleveland of Plainfield. It states each party retains separate property and control, with Whitmarsh paying Cleveland 50 cents weekly for five years and then 1.50 weekly after, plus a $500 payment at five years or on death. Whitmarsh, a 70 year old deacon noted for frugality, lives in Easthampton and has two marriages in his past.
Lieutenant Henry J. Reilly argues that skilled cooks keep rations palatable and men healthy. Poor cooking leads to underdone meat, soggy beans, greasy soup, high sickness, and low morale, especially on long marches when each man must cook.
An old advertisement blends beauty claims with medical nostrums. It touts a blood cleansing tonic, a catarrh remedy, and Cascarets for constipation, promising satisfaction and money-back appeals. Includes testimonials and endorsements from druggists and merchants.
A Cincinnati Zoo midsummer pastime features alligators forming a multi tiered pyramid. The largest presides and smaller ones climb atop, freeze motionless, then topple, triggering a rolling jostle as the toppled gators ride the others until the sand‑toe concludes and a new pyramid forms.
A miscellany notes fish that migrate between streams during dry seasons and tree climbing behaviors. It mentions a transparent edible snail, a no tobacco promotion, and various patent medicines and remedies with brief testimonials dated October 1, 1894 from Springfield Illinois.
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