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Newspaper
Chipley Banner
Location
Chipley, Florida, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1899
Page
2
A fragmented piece notes the claim that after paying $20,000,000 for the war with the Philippines President McKinley attributes the enterprise to providence. It also cites editorials remarking South Carolina lacks juvenile reform facilities and that Florida has a reformatory in name only without operation.
Advertisement touts Dr King’s New Life Pills claiming energy and strength benefits for 2 cents per box. Separate tax figures from forty two counties show 41923683 increase in 1898 tax rates and total assessed value of 87340438.13 with three counties awaiting figures.
Washington reports the agriculture department’s latest cotton survey shows 23,500,000 acres under cultivation and an upper bound crop of 9,500,000 bales based on extensive field checks across the cotton belt. Final picking data due December 1 may adjust details.
Red hot from the gun was the ball that hit G. B. Steadman of Newark Michigan in the Civil War. It caused ulcers that resisted treatment for 20 years. Bucklen’s Arnica Salve cured him and is advertised as a remedy for cuts bruises burns boils felons cords skin eruptions and piles. 25 cents a box and guaranteed. Sold by W. L. Farrio r druggist.
The Metropolis accuses the late legislature of carelessness noting that many bills lacked proper passage and votes. Lawyers claim constitutional provisions and rules were ignored and several laws faltered in court, including the Clark cigarette bill. The piece urges stricter standards and local counties to field stronger candidates.
William Jennings Bryan spoke in Cortland Colorado on the Boer war urging moral restraint and opposition to imperial policy. He argued Americans cannot support self government elsewhere while claiming dominion over Filipinos and urged sympathy with South African patriots.
The speaker insists the United States must remain true to the Declaration of Independence and not trade liberty for European goodwill. He notes the republic’s strength from self-reliance and urges Outlanders to press their demands without English assistance if the Boers refuse reason.
The Times-Union and Citizen notes Florida’s winter mood with nature imagery and defiant humor toward Ohio’s politics. The piece contrasts seasons, reflects on indifference to autumn, and ends with a cheerful resolve to enjoy fishing and keep faith amid political debates.
A fragment describes the onset of hog-killing time as rural communities prepare for curing home raised pork. The piece notes the rising sounds of hogs and hints at the seasonal rural economy and family involvement in meat preparation.
The article instructs proper hog slaughtering and curing for winter. It emphasizes killing only in cold dry weather, splitting the hogs, salting joints, and packing meat in a box or barrel. For small hogs three weeks and four weeks for large ones, then rinse salt and dust borax to deter pests and extend preservation.
The article notes the Dr. King's New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds has donated over ten million trial bottles to needy sufferers. It claims cures for asthma bronchitis hoarseness and throat chest and lung diseases and promotes free trial bottles through J Callon W Farrior druggist with a guarantee of satisfaction or refund.
The voting machine, used in Buffalo and Utica booths for years, gains support for general adoption. It promises easy voter use, tamper resistance, accurate counting, and rapid final tallies, with results in under an hour after polls close.
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