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Newspaper
Chipley Banner
Location
Chipley, Florida, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1911
Page
2
The Southern Baptist Convention plans a Jacksonville gathering next week. Church leaders and delegates will discuss missions, theology, and church affairs.
Sentiment for better roads grows across the state. The current legislature seems unlikely to act, but supporters remain hopeful. A meeting of leading Indiana Democrats backed John W. Kern, now a U.S. Senator, for the presidential bid.
The New York legislature passes a resolution urging Congress to move toward popular election of U.S. senators. Interior officials prominent in the Ballinger Pinchot inquiry have left government service. Representative D H Mays introduces a bill to fund a fish hatchery and biological station in the district with a $50 000 appropriation.
Representative Dougherty has introduced a bill in the legislature to make the illegal sale of whiskey a penitentiary offense. If enacted it would shut down Mr. Tiger’s business or force him to wear convict stripes.
Near Washington the aviator will drop glass balls while N C Anderson, renowned marksman, ascends to several hundred feet in an airplane to shoot at the targets testing aircraft use in defense and offense.
A speaker urges residents to demonstrate belief in their locality through investment and development. By showcasing progress and setting an example, the community can win neighbors' trust and attract outsiders.
An advertising blurb lists six doses of 666 for curing fever and chills, and notes Delinerator and Buterick fashions sold by Misses Richardson. Dunn-Coleman Co offers hardware farm implements and wire fences, while the Misses Richardson promote a fine line of hair goods inviting ladies to call.
Dry windy weather noted as Rev Grant digs a parsonage well. Local illnesses include Miss Jane Tiller and W L Tiller sick, Mrs Grant recovering, and Typhoid illness of Wash Wood. Dr Coleman tends many patients at Chipley. Dana Jones visits old home. local business moves and editor travels are mentioned.
A 1911 Florida letter describes a youth named William facing a wary mother and a girl who warns him about morals and propriety. The writer laments being misunderstood, expresses desire to please, and recounts a tense walk near a canal where promises and threats surface.
Mrs. A B Helton of Chipley Florida testifies three years after a public statement that Dean's Kidney Pills provided prompt relief for kidney weakness and backache following typhoid fever. She notes a relative used the remedy via Dr Landrum's drug store with relief and tonic effects. For sale by all dealers price 50 cents Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole US agents.
A Palm Beach News editorial urges readers to honor debts promptly, criticizing churchgoers who avoid payments while condemning those who waste time on Sunday. It emphasizes cash payments for bread and meat debts and warns against excuses like homestead exemptions.
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