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Newspaper
Chipley Banner
Location
Chipley, Florida, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1899
Page
5
Entry at the Chipley Florida post office as second class matter under editor T C Joins advertises advertising rates on application. Dated Chipley Fla December 23 1899.
The Banner sends readers festive cheer in an eight page Christmas number. It thanks supporters and forgives enemies, notes readers’ ties to the paper, and mentions Washington correspondence and Reed’s New York practice. It also previews political pageantry around McKinley and a New York figure arriving for the Republican funeral next year.
An ad extols Bucklen's Arnica Salve for skin eruptions and various injuries, priced at 25 cents per box. Other notes comment on Aguinaldo, Dick of The Delin eator, Butterick fashion publishing, South Carolina liquor policy, and a Durham Sun moral about town pride and public spirit.
An ad urges avoiding harsh mineral pills and dynamite-like tonics. It promotes Dr. King's New Life Pills as gentle and effective for headache and constipation. Available for 25 cents at W. U. Farrior's drug store.
Frank Clark enters the race in the Second District challenging Bob Davis while in the First District incumbent Hon. S. M. Sparkman is favored. Fort Myers Press endorses Sparkman’s record on rivers and harbors and urges keeping him in Congress. Clark is portrayed as gaining notoriety in the last legislature.
Congressman Sparkman acts on the opening day of the session introducing several bills affecting his constituents. The Manatee Journal News notes Sparkman is a “live number” and his people are pleased with his representation in Washington.
The Rockledge News notes Congressman Robert W. Davis has not introduced a bill for a Gainesville government building costing 850000, arguing it would pass and save the government rent. The piece urges residents of Florida’s Second District to keep “Uncle Bob” in Congress for both district and state benefits.
A historical comparison shows state, treasury, war, and navy costs rising from 332,442,000 under Cleveland to 614,629,000 under McKinley. The article notes the sixfold increase in war and treasury spending and questions what is gained for the public from the higher annual outlay and anticipated further rises.
An editorial criticizes the idea that Congress regulates the Philippine matter. It argues that the blood-bought possessions in the Orient belong to William McKinley, not Congress, and that the Constitution should not be distorted to extend its privileges to what the piece calls McKinley’s slaves.
An old public health note urges against dodging rain and germs, explaining that consumption germs invade only when throat and lungs are weak. It stresses a strong body with good fat and warns to seek care if a cough persists or the throat remains sore.
Scott's Emulsion of cod liver oil with hypophosphites claims to heal inflamed membranes, strengthen digestion and appetite, and increase weight. It pledges to fortify the body against germs of consumption, presenting itself as nourishing and sustaining. Sold by druggists. Scott & Bowne, New York.
The Georgiana Guardian argues the town’s growth hinges on cotton mill investment. It notes the Alabama-Florida railroad expansion toward St Andrews Bay and potential Nicaragua canal and shipping routes to China. Rail access, cheap land, climate, and labor demand mill development to provide employment and prosperity.
An almanac style ad promotes Electric Bitters as a world class remedy to restore health and beauty in women. It claims to regulate stomach liver and kidneys purify the blood improve nerves eyes and skin and transform a run down invalid into a charming good looking woman. The product is priced at 50 cents and sold at W L Farrior's drug store.
Two youths debate joining the army in the Philippines. One recalls a plan to mark soldiers with tags and concludes the prospect of identification would ruin patriotism and make war feel like a coffin on a neck. They end with a plan to toast the troops with cheap beer nearby.
Mr. J. E. Lilly of Hannibal Missouri describes a near fatal illness that began with typhoid fever and progressed to pneumonia. His lungs hardened and he grew too weak to sit up, fearing consumption, until Dr King’s New Discovery aided his recovery.
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