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Newspaper
Chipley Banner
Location
Chipley, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1912
Page
9
Local notice outlines post office hours and money order service times. It lists Sunday limits and specifies west bound and east bound mail arrivals with closing times for different routes.
A fragmented clipping notes weekly publication details and subscription rates for a New York world paper. It references Banner Semi weekly Tim and a yearly Citizen publication cost and city home and farm terms. The unreadable text leaves most specifics unclear.
A historical list of state and local officials including Governor Alber W. Gilchrist Supt Public Instruction W M Hollow ay Comptroller A Croom Supreme Court Thos M Shackleford Chief Justice M H Mabry Railroad Commission R Hudson Burr Clerk Duco Judge Fifth Judicial Circuit J Emmett Wolfe Pensacola State Solicitor L Wilson Land Office Chubb Register Gainesville Shields Warren He calvey Gainasqilia Washington County Officers Circuit Clerk W Leckey County Judge L A Huschison Sheriff O G Allen Chipley Treasurer H B Tiler Vernon Tax Assessor J J Williams Chipley Tax Collector W B Gainer Keoton ns Supt Public Instruction B F Gainer Wauenu Supervisor of Registration 4 M Simmons Greenhead County Recorder A D Carmichael Chipley County Commissioner 4 T Hightower Chairman Vernon A C Gilbert Chipley L Davis Waasan J A Porter Millville Gano Santa Rosa School Board B Bush Chairman Orange Hill J Gaber St Andrew W F P Ross Vernon Chipley City Officials Mayor A D Campbell Marshal John Robert Clerk and Treasurer W W Cook Cornell A D Carmichael Chairman C B Duos J R B McGeachy C B Tharp W O Butler Jr
A German inventor proposes a water rifle for divers facing sharks and underwater hazards. The device fires a water jet instead of a bullet, claimed to pierce armor plate and use a rubber-encased cartridge. Historical note recalls 1860s submarine experiments with compressed air projectiles.
Fragmentary account notes Elizabeth I was provoked by Mary Queen of Scots execution and quips about head loss. The text shifts to medical quackery claiming rheumatism requires no internal treatment and praises Chamber syrup as a relief.
A brief soda shop style note claims an ankle can heal in three to four days by using Hoamveriale's Liniment and following the directions with an eau bottle. The item is presented as guidance for all dealers to follow.
An American inventor’s patent for a V-wound cop faced a court challenge when two U.S. museums admitted cops carved by Fiji islanders years earlier. The court ruled the American patent invalid, then the patent office reissued a patent to the American inventor amid legal questions about extending the name to all fibers.
The article notes 6 500 post offices are supplied from Washington with six tons of stationery daily and 25 000 pounds of wrapping twine weekly. Mail bag locks are renewed every eight years and worn sacks go to Washington for repair by about a hundred women. one man makes the final disposal decision on worn sacks.
Fragmentary note credits Mra Highflyee with a notable bridge win and a striking personality. Readers see a brief mention of competition and player reputation in a sparsely legible item.
A fragment shows a prison scene with a prisoner Mrs Morbid and a wife murderer in cell 1001. Officials discuss seating and dismissing visitors as a block of six is arranged, remarking on narrow corridors.
A promotional blurb extols electric Ktoetric Hitters as a health aid for women. It claims improved complexion eyes and energy, asserts relief from backache and dyspepsia, and positions the product as a preferred remedy for women. Advertisement copy ends with a vendor name A B McGeachy.
Muckin's Arnica Salve is touted as a universal remedy aiding thousands with burns cuts bruises bullet wounds and sores. The ad claims rapid healing for boils ulcers sore hips piles and similar injuries, urging readers to use the product after July Fourth events.
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