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Newspaper
Chipley Banner
Location
Chipley, Florida, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1899
Page
2
A Chipley Florida 1899 item references postal rates, public figures, and local travel. It notes Leesburg road length, remarks on Otis and Manila policy, Gala Week in Jacksonville, and praise for Georgia's legislature while urging attendance and civic interest.
The Pensacola News critiques war taxes spent on a Maine monument, questions federal spending, and highlights Florida gubernatorial chatter with W S Jennings and Fred T Myers. It notes Dr Kings New Life Pills and quotes W J Bryan on slavery and freedom. It cites Grant on enforcing laws and laments obsolete statutes.
Advert shows Bucklen's Arnica Salve as a universal remedy for skin eruptions sores boils ulcers felons corns warts cuts burns and more. Claims cure in box with guaranteed results and sold by W. W. Patrick druggist with emphasis on pain relief and healing.
A novel fuel made from coal dust with pine and caustic lime forms bricks for furnace use and small bricks for stoves. It is tested in the East with success, sold per ton in London and other English areas, and reputed to produce little smoke and intense heat. The writer notes Florida could benefit from pine knots as an alternative.
The West Florida Agricultural Society meeting last Saturday drew a mixed crowd but strong interest in Prof. Stockbridge of the state Experiment Station. He explained cassava growth and uses, answering many questions until night. The next session will be in Marianna on December 2 with Stockbridge in attendance.
The Louisville & Nashville Railway has awarded a contract for a new wharf and two story warehouse on Commandancia street in Pensacola. The complex includes a 108 by 1222 foot wharf, a 50 by 1202 foot warehouse with 500 carload capacity, extensive timber use, four miles of tracks, and deep draft loading. Creosoted piles and $125000 foundation costs are planned with dredging to 28 feet to allow larger vessels.
The text accuses President McKinley of keeping Philippine secrets from the public, asking about his orders to General Otis the Philippine Commission concessions sought by Aguinaldo and terms offered by officers, arrangements with the Sultan of Sulu, and the contents of Admiral Dewey’s December dispatch, arguing all has been suppressed.
J E Lily of Hannibal Missouri describes a near death from typhoid and pneumonia. He credits Dr King s New Discovery with rapid relief and restored strength after one bottle. The ad touts it as the quickest lung cure with regular sizes 50 cents and 1 at W W Patrick s drug store.
A collection of sharp political maxims from Captain Michael Crogan, New York’s 16th district boss, offered as a portrait of a corrupt era. Sentences cover votes, endorsements, oaths, factions, money, honesty, nominations, and manipulation, with warnings for future politicians.
A Victorian style ad touts Electric Bitters as the best medicine to regulate stomach, liver and kidneys and to purify the blood. It promises strong nerves bright eyes smooth skin and a rich complexion making a run down invalid into a charming woman. Sold for 50 cents at W. W. Patrick's drug store.
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