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Newspaper
Chipley Banner
Location
Chipley, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1897
Page
2
A compact roundup from Chipley Florida with notes on politics and currency debates, Tariff bill progress in the Senate, local voting place concerns, reflections on ignorance, South Carolina liquor issues, and a Gainesville land office report. It also reports on county court house and jail bond debates and a paused decision, closing with an artesian well aside.
Informal note questions change from cash warrants paid on presentation to a treasury shortage. Asks where the fault lies for the lack of funds and incomplete warrant payments.
A Jackson county citizen presented Senator Chipley with two watermelons on Thursday. One weighed 69 pounds, the season’s finest, the other 3 pounds with knees at both ends and hollow middle. It bore the label Rawls and Lewis variety and was said to have killed a raccoon.
Pensacola News invites outsiders and locals to attend the Corn Fair to see the town's great improvements. The plea asks wives, sons, daughters, friends, and their networks to visit or send a reasonable excuse if unavailable.
A reminiscence notes that a century ago workers had two daily meals and revolved in hard labor with limited public amenities. It recalls the absence of public libraries and the scarcity of hat factories, with people relying on cloth or skin caps.
The Citizen notes stagecoaches linking New York and Boston and common debt imprisonment. It recalls the standing whip in major cities, gaps in knowledge of the Mississippi Valley, long letter mails to Charleston, and quinine’s absence. A New England girl could not wed before baking bread, a Virginian bid farewell before traveling north, and a mailer took twenty days to reach Charleston.
The Pensacola News reports a Western Florida statesman at six dollars daily and a clerk warns that after the canvass opens a strong breeze could clear haze and reveal a costly conversation overheard by Dr. Wm. F. Bynum. It adds a note on a rapid English weapon using cordite showing high explosive power and water temperature resistance.
A Atlanta Journal editorial questions the U S senate chaplain who prayed for tariff pension and bankruptcy measures. It argues the chaplain aligns with the Republican majority and should be tasked to support or oppose bills, suggesting party loyal prayers. The piece urges a list of favorable topics and notes civil service laws do not apply to the chaplain.
Scott's Emulsion of Cod liver Oil with Hypophosphites can be taken in summer or winter. It is palatable and aids digestion while toning the system. Suitable for sickly children and those with lung issues. reduce dose if needed. Keep in a cool place after opening. Sold by druggists for 50c and 1.00.
An advertisement extols Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a universal cure for stomach pain colic cholera morbus and diarrhoea. It claims instant relief in cramps dysentery chronic diarrhoea and epidemical cases and touts safety pleasant taste and life saving record. Sold by R B Bellamy and J R Farrior in 25 and 50 cent sizes.
Notice states lands in Vernon Washington County will be sold at public auction on August 2 1807 to cover taxes due plus costs. The sale aims to raise the specified tax amounts and cover advertising costs.
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