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Newspaper
Chipley Banner
Location
Chipley, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1903
Page
1
The Lawrence Gazette describes a divorce case in which Uncle Patterson testifies about his marriage. His court humor shifts to a dramatic lament as he recalls two years of happiness followed by storms of tears and strife. He sums up the outcome as now all hail and hell.
A Burlington Iowa engineer C W describes a near breakdown from illness and exhaustion, crediting Electric Bitters with restoring health. The ad promises renewed strength for weak and ailing people with a satisfaction guarantee by 8 E McGeachy & Co, price 50 cents.
Democratic candidates flood Florida with pamphlets and circulars as the campaign opens. Gov Jennings leads with extensive lithographs and a state voter list. Wilkinson Call labels this a state machine. Senator Tallaferrol and John Stockton also mobilize offices and mass distribution to reach about 40,000 qualified voters.
Hon. B. BE. McLin Florida Commissioner of Agriculture mails a circular urging state maps for public schools. He explains an appropriation covers mounted maps only partially, offers unmounted maps to meet demand, and asks districts to list schools needing mounted maps first. He emphasizes ownership by schools and nonremoval.
A reprint from Success lists New Year guidance for young men starting out, pointing to habits that hinder advancement. It notes poor self belief, procrastination, lack of initiative, half measures, seeking amusements, and imitating others instead of building real ability.
The family of Mrs M L Bobbit of Bargerton Tenn watched her fail to a consuming illness despite skilled doctors. Dr Kings New Discovery for Consumption gave relief after one bottle and ultimately cured her, touted as the world’s surest remedy for throat and lung troubles. Guaran teed bottles 50c and $1. Trial bottles free at E McGeachy Co drug store.
Postmaster General Payne approves a five stamp series for the St Louis Fair with designs honoring Livingston Jefferson Monroe McKinley and a map showing the Territory of Louisiana. The set includes one cent Livingston, two cent Jefferson, three cent Monroe, five cent McKinley, and ten cent map.Readers invited to subscribe for Bannee and American Farmer for one year.
A Birmingham Ledger editorial argues the Senate should ratify the Panama treaty now that the republic has formed and nations recognize it. The piece notes southern support for beginning canal work, rejects using the issue as political leverage, and mentions Roosevelt as a potential attachment.
A minister asks his congregation to stand if they pay debts, then to sit if not. All but one rise after the second call. The man explains he runs a newspaper and the standing crowd are his subscribers, prompting the sermon to end with a prayer.
A promotional note claims Dr King s New Life Pills ease stomach and liver troubles. The ad asserts relief and cure and lists price and seller E McGeachy Co drug store.
An Irish soldier in a local regiment arriving at camp late answered the challenge "Kitchener" to avoid punishment. He was knocked down by a rifle butt. The sentry then realized the error and asked, "What did ye say it was Kitchener for?" The soldier replied, "when ye would do this to Kitchener that would ye do to Callaghan?"
A coroner's jury in Pineapple indicts a lynching of a Negro on December 27 followed by a fire that destroyed half the town. The sealed verdict names several well known persons. Governor Jelke offers 800 dollars for arrests and conviction, plus 1000 dollars from Pineapple citizens. A special term of court may be convened.
Ocala Florida January 2 The Florida Baptist Witness the state's leading Baptist paper published here for twelve years by Rev J Porter has been sold to Rev W L Mahon of Arcadia. Porter cites poor health and Mahon already runs the Florida Baptist in Tampa. A consolidation is likely but location unclear.
In Pittsburgh judge Acheson ruled the Baltimore and Ohio railroad must pay the full value of goods lost in transit despite bill of lading clauses limiting liability. The case William Doyle vs. B&O produced an $85,000 verdict, with the court to decide if liability is limited to 5 per hundred pounds under the bill of lading. In Chicago, January 4, friends of Florida State Senator S A Mann search hospitals and morgues for him after the Iroquois Theatre fire. Mann is Governor Jennings’ father in law.
An old advertisement claims Bucklen's Arnica Salve cures aches from burns and bruises, relieves sore feet and stiff joints, and even treats piles. The copy urges using the salve as the best on earth with a price of 2 cents at HK McGeachy & Co., druggists.
Austin Texas January 11 Prohibition takes hold as over two hundred counties go dry following statewide votes in the past year The anti-saloon movement won in courts and at the polls leaving Texas a teetotaler state at the start of the new year
Washington learns from a high official that Japan’s latest note to Russia demands Korea rights on par with Russia’s claims in Manchuria and would recognize Russian supremacy in Manchuria. Russia reportedly refuses, urging Korea concessions and warning of possible war if Tokyo sees no definite assurances.
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