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Newspaper
Chipley Banner
Location
Chipley, Florida, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1899
Page
2
A Chipley Florida notice echoes the Pensacola Journal's new dress and editor T. U. Jones. The piece comments on Bryan as a probable Democratic convention delegate and notes Russia's free port plan near the Arctic, with figures for U.S. leaders’ salaries and a witty Arkansas editor quip about a virtuous man.
The article contrasts Bismarck's stamina with a health critique and promotes Dr King s New Life Pills at 25 cents. It then notes cabinet turnover as Alger retires and Day replaces Day with shifts in Sherman McKenna Bliss Hitchcock Gary and successors Griggs Hitchcock Smith in the states and interior posts.
In Florida last year 922380 chickens sold at 0.26 each. Ducks 8604 at 0.40. Geese 22084 at 0.60. Turkeys 229?5 at 0.98. Eggs 2233631 dozen at 0.1418. Dairy: 33283 cows at 12.50, milk 2.5 million gal at 0.27, butter 567608 lb at 0.2244, cheese 9245 lb at 0.10. Wool 74402 fleeces at 1.63 per lb. Honey 543036 lb at 0.944. Wine 39777 gal at 0.90. Figs 1945 bush at 0.98. Moss 823 tons at 10.22.
The legislature enacted an act on poll taxes requiring tax collectors in every Florida county to file a certified monthly list by the 10th of each month. The list details names of individuals who paid poll taxes in the previous month and the year of payment, with copies sent to the County Commissioners and a treasurer’s receipt for the collected amount.
The act requires the County School Board to ensure poll taxes are collected and settled promptly, with suspension for noncompliance by tax collectors or board members. The County Superintendent must monthly certify paid poll taxes to the State Superintendent, who will preserve records and provide copies on request. Approved June 2 1899.
A witty mythic tale traces creation from God forming heavens and earth to making a newspaper editor and loyal readers. It humorously condemns paying subscribers, lifelong readers who skip payments, and the postmaster who marks papers refused, ending with the devilish moulding room fallout.
The New York Herald lists numerous presidential special commissions under McKinley with costs totaling 190,000. Critics argue many probes yielded little result while expenses burden taxpayers amid the war era. The note mentions war investigation, Philippines, and Alaska boundary commissions as examples.
An English shipyard announces the Viper a swift new torpedo craft claimed to exceed 40 miles per hour driven by turbine engines. Officials say its speed will nearly double that of vessels of similar type threatening existing naval warfare setups. The design emphasizes unprecedented velocity as its key advantage.
The article recalls the Viger speed and design, noting a 100 foot vessel reaching 37.5 knots on trial. It argues such craft could destroy torpedo boats within range and challenge French and German fleets, signaling other nations may build similar vessels to curb British naval dominance.
Mrs Michael Curtain of Plainfield Illinois says a six bottle course of Dr Kings New Discovery cured her consumption and lung trouble after a month of treatment by her family physician. Free trial bottles offered at Patrick Bros drug store with a 50 cent price and guarantee.
The piece questions whether Secretary of War Elihu Root shares President McKinley’s shifting Philippine stance. It contrasts Root’s silence with Stanton’s independent leadership, asking if a secretary should publicly mirror the president or hold his own views on annexation, Luzon, and benevolent assimilation.
Advertisement touts Bucklen's Arnica Salve as a universal cure for eruptions wounds and skin ailments. Claims include easing eruptions ulcers boils felons corns warts cuts burns and chapped hands with a 25 cent price and guaranteed cure, sold by Patrick Bros. druggist.
A Western scientist proposes extending human life to a thousand years with an 80 million dollar institute in Chicago funded by Andrew Carnegie. The piece condemns immortality as a nuisance and warns of centuries of stale memories from past eras and leaders if such an advance occurs.
A group of eleven Manila correspondents accuse General Otis of suppressing and coloring facts in official dispatches. They claim censorship misleads the American public, with seven expansionist papers and four impartial associations represented. They condemn the administration for printing rose colored bulletins and warn of deception at home.
Georg D Williams of Manchester Michigan recounts how his wife, bedridden for five years, regained health after using two bottles of Electric Bitters. The remedy claims to cure nervousness sleeplessness melancholy headaches backache faintness and dizziness and is marketed as a godsend for weak sickly run down people with each bottle guaranteed and priced at 50 cents by Patrick Bros. druggist.
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