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Newspaper
Chipley Banner
Location
Chipley, Florida, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1899
Page
4
In a room where Mathias Blessing died a ragged overcoat pocket yielded bonds cash and jewels totaling 18000. Blessing aged 79 unmarried lived in Chicago and neighbors thought him a poor silversmith though frugal.
Sayers conference brings six states Arkansas Tennessee Michigan Missouri Colorado Iowa and others with attorneys general to plan trust controls. Governor Sayers chosen permanent chairman as debate unfolds over state versus unified laws to curb trusts and imperialism.
A vivid survey of 19th century pirate clashes in the China Sea and near the Gan ton River. Chinese fortresses at Boca Tigris, sieges, ship-to-ship battles, massacres, and prisoner taking illustrate the pirates' ferocity and shifting fortunes.
In New York, Joseph W. Kay declines participation in the Dewey celebration parade. He cites end position of GAR forces, lack of notice to Commander-in-Chief Albert D. Shaw, second hand invitation via Colonel Adams, and General O O Howard being placed in command contrary to GAR regulations.
William Hudson Dudley was arrested in Forsyth County near Gainesville while dining with his infant daughter on Tuesday night. He confessed nothing, was jailed in Hall County, and charged with the killings of Berry O Kelley and Jim Smith.
Chattanooga dispatch reports seventy indictments issued by Hamilton county grand jury under Circuit Judge Estill for illegal registration ahead of the city election.
Four people are reported killed in a feud in Winston County Mississippi including Cornelius Triplett a colored man shot at Singleton Tuesday night Two white men and two colored men die in the violence as the county endures ongoing feuding conflicts.
Mecklenburg County in North Carolina tops the nation in wheat production led by Mr. Fred Oliver who cultivated 210 acres and the Charlotte Ol and Fertilizer Co with 145 acres totaling 355 acres. Yields averaged 20 bushels per acre with some protected plots reaching over 40 bushels while rains and cold weather cut overall harvest by about 60 percent. Oliver claims 40 to 60 bushels per acre under favorable seasons and notes fertilizer costs of 4.00 per acre. he argues for diversified farming over cotton to boost value and land improvement.
The article notes varying views on elephant flesh in India and Africa with travelers praising and disparaging its taste. It details methods of preparing elephant foot called Biltong and describes a royal appetite for the dish while touching on M. and Mme. Toubet’s simple Elysee dining routine amid official duties.
An OCR fragment touts various medicines and tonics with questionable claims. It mentions T. Rhuptrine from Savannah, Dr. Kline’s nerve restorer, Mrs. Winslow’s soothing syrup, Hall’s Catarrh remedy, No-To-Bac tobacco cure, and a note about peanuts near Norfolk, Virginia.
Government to buy from Crow Indians and open 1 100 000 acres of fine land in the Yellowstone Valley for settlement. Beauty is blood deep claims Cascade beauty products and Wintersmith Chill Cure advertise. Mrs Lyle Vertrees and W Mobberly testimonials appear alongside Louisville広告.
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