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Newspaper
Chipley Banner
Location
Chipley, Florida, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1910
Page
2
A faded church directory lists service times and office hours with scattered timings. It mentions Sunday hours and money orders issued, noting the office opens except Sundays.
Fragmentary text lists several newspapers with per year prices and frequencies. Mentions Our Clubbing Lint Baxsak Semi weekly Atlanta Journal at 1.75 and Thrice a week New York World at 1.00, plus Bannen and Home and Farm references with unclear pricing.
Comprehensive roll of state and county officers including Governor Gilchriss Secretary of State Crawford Attorney General Trammell Supreme Court Shackleford Burr and Dunn Railroad Commission Burr Clerk and Judge Wolfe Pensacola U.S. land office officials Gainesville county officers Vernon Chipley and nearby towns Chipley city officials led by Mayor Brite.
Washington report notes Florida’s 1910 population at 751,139, up 222,597 from 1900 and 31.1 percent. It lists county distribution and details of the pension office, emphasizing civil war payments, current rolls, and annual applications.
A Payetteville reader recalls a near fatal illness cure tale. His mother suffered severe consumption and a persistent cough before using King’s New Discovery. The remedy reportedly cured her completely, ending her coughing fits and proving the medicine highly effective. Trial bottles offered and guaranteed locally.
A fragment cites the idea that this year features two summers, offering a concise explanation for unusual warmth or seasonal patterns. The remark suggests an unusual climatic shift or a humorous observation about the season.
A Bewaboy I knew describes a tramp collier with its ensign inverted during Newport naval maneuvers. Lifeboats launch and sailors rush to aid amid cries of pull harder. The captain reveals the misread flag caused by Hank, not distress, ending with the amused remark that it felt like a regatta.
A German correspondent from Ostend reports on baccarat and roulette at Riviera gambling dens. He notes the bank’s perpetual advantage, with the house often winning multiple times before an outsider hits, and describes how players keep returning to risk money hoping to win, despite the odds.
Two Englishmen visiting Scotland found Sabbatarian rules occasionally extend to midweek. After sheltering from rain they played billiards in a country hotel dining room when the drunken landlord burst in and demanded they leave. The landlady explained the landlord’s Sunday drinking habit, misreading the day as Sunday and reacting to the billiard click.
A reader from Haftalo, X Y writes that Dr Kings Row Life Pilla cured chronic constipation after other treatments failed. The missive mentions multiple ailments and financial worries while urging others not to be without the remedy.
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