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Newspaper
Chipley Banner
Location
Chipley, Florida, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1900
Page
2
In Chipley on March 3 1900 residents report Hon D H Mays visited town last Friday. The paper declares support for Fred Myers as first choice and notes Sheats did not pass but remains active with two bowers and a joker. The column hints at state papers discussing Sheats and upcoming four year terms.
Rome Tribune quotes a harsh take on editors preferring payers who lash out over grateful readers who subscribe for free. The piece questions loyalty and the value of continued free publicity versus honest payment for a newspaper.
P A Danforth of LaGrange Georgia suffered six months with a running leg ulcer before Bucklen’s Arnica Salve fully healed it in ten days. The ad claims it treats ulcers wounds burns boils pain and piles with guaranteed cure for 25 cents at W L Farrior druggist.
The Palmetto News endorses Prof. Tom F. McBeath as the suitable choice for State School Superintendent for four years, praising him as a Christian gentleman with balanced mind and practical sense. It lauds his leadership prospects amid a broader political commentary on public figures and press pricing.
In Pensacola Press an editorial questions an alliance between the United States and Britain regarding the South African war. It cites Consul Macrum and notes American sympathy for the Boers, while accusing Washington of covert support against the Boer Republic. The piece calls for bold protest by Congress.
London telegram from General Roberts dated February 27 reports General Cronje and all forces capitulated unconditionally at daylight. Cronje is now a prisoner in Roberts camp. the exact force size to be communicated later.
The Democratic national committee chose Kansas City Missouri to host the next party convention on July 4. Milwaukee competed but lost 40 to 9. Both cities outlined hotel, rail, and telegraph benefits while Kansas City offered $50,000 plus free hotel rooms and a decorated hall for the committee.
Mrs George Long of New Straitsville credits Dr King’s New Discovery with ending a frightful cough that kept her awake nights and curing her husband’s severe pneumonia. The grand remedy is advertised as curing throat chest and lung troubles with bottles priced at 50c and 1. Trial bottles are free at W L Farrior’s drug store.
The article notes U S Department of Agriculture aims to diversify crops and reports Jamaica and Barbados yams imported and tested in Florida and Louisiana. It contrasts yam types with runners grown on poles versus standard sweet potatoes and highlights the West Indian yam known as the yamic as worthy for high price markets.
A list of projected delegates by county for the next state Democratic convention is presented, detailing apportioned counts based on the 1896 governor vote. The piece notes uncertainties about candidate strengths, with Myers and Mays each starting with 14 votes, Beggs 10, Milton 9, and Jennings 2, while Baker County is excluded from the totals.
The account from Manchester Michigan writer Geo D Williams describes a wife released from years of illness after using two bottles of Electric Bitters. The tonic is praised as a cure for female diseases nervousness sleeplessness melancholy headaches backache faintness and dizziness. It promises quick relief and a money back guarantee at 50 cents per bottle sold by W L Farrio r's druggist.
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