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Newspaper
Chipley Banner
Location
Chipley, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1898
Page
3
Mr D Katzen made a business trip to Vernon Tuesday. Laura E Davis appointed postmaster at Nixon. Gay and Carter repair stables. Resin awaiting shipment cars. J W Newton building chimneys for A R Wells residence. Walton family left for Georgia. Hagerman resident Eason Tharp visited. George T Everett among county farmers on business. R McCrean of Sneads among visitors. 25 cent purchases at W L ee ygu aes a ticket for a bicycle.
New issue titled Woman's Edition highlights remedies for croup and colds, praising Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. Local notes report visits from W H Watts and others, with community life items and ads for Browns' Iron Bitters and Dr King's New Discovery. Readers share testimonials and drugstore trial information.
A local sketch lists Chipley’s features including fourteen dry goods stores, two drug stores, one hardware shop, four millinery shops, two hotels, four physicians, two churches whites and two churches colored, a flourishing high school, and a population around 1000. The piece notes nearby turpentine distilleries, pine country farming, and overall healthy conditions with hospitality to visitors. It also promotes Castavets and other products in an unrelated ad passage.
An advertisement claims Electric Bitters cure back pain malaria nervous troubles and stomach issues. It touts liver kidney stimulation blood purification and nerve strengthening effects with a guaranteed vegetable formula available at 50 cents per bottle.
An OCR styled consumer ad touts Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a gentle yet effective remedy for kidneys liver and bowels. It promises recovery from colds headaches fever constipation and biliousness with a money back guarantee through druggists.
Sealed bids are invited for repairing the Bear Creek area on the road from Chipley to St Andrews Bay at J W McAhniser's property. Specifications are on file and bids will be let to the lowest responsible bidder with right to reject any or all bids. Contract to be let at February meeting of Board of Commissioners.
Sealed bids will be received for constructing a bridge across Econfina Creek on the road from Leary to Tharp's Mill to the Calhoun County line. Contract awarded to the lowest responsible bidder. specifications on file. Bridge to be let at the February board meeting. Clerk of rd B Lassitie w.B.
Advertises Eve Winslows Soothing Syrup as a universal teething remedy claiming immediate relief for diarrhoea wind colic and pain. Sold for 25 cents with promises of worldwide Brugist distribution and a travel job offer from The Dominion Company in Chicago for steady monthly pay.
Creditors legatees and all claimants against the estate of James N Daniel deceased are required to present duly authenticated claims to the administrator in Marianna Florida within two years from January 15 1898 or they will be barred. Also notices of public land filings appear with names and witnesses for claims at Vernon and Gainesville Florida in 1898 including John T HighTower Charles Cook Leviates Jr and others.
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