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Newspaper
Chipley Banner
Location
Chipley, Florida, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1897
Page
2
A chaotic collage from Chipley Florida 1897 includes notices on subscriptions and advertising rates, politics and Cuba tensions, pension spending projections, and a racially offensive poem reflecting era attitudes. The text combines public notices with editorial filler and sensational commentary.
A historical note claims eminent physicians long held that impure blood caused disease. It notes that Browns Iron Bitters, marketed as a cure, was widely sold for twenty five years as the cure based on that theory.
The Secretary plans farmer bulletins on tobacco and calls for expert contributions on cultivation methods in Kentucky and Tennessee and on marketing. Essays may earn $15 per thousand words with a 10000 word maximum, due by March 31, 1898. Local tobac co men encouraged to participate.
Journal editorial applauds forming a permanent organization to make Florida's Gala Week an annual event. It urges statewide participation, broad advertising of Florida, and a parade on Bay Street with county and town involvement, aiming to unite people and promote development.
A Tennile Georgia correspondent argues high cotton output, not market manipulation, keeps prices depressed. The remedy is to curb production by steering farmers toward other crops, as traders in Savannah New York and Liverpool guide cash prices based on supply data.
The article argues that cotton prices depend on probable yields and world demand. It urges delegates at the Atlanta cotton growers convention to focus on increasing corn bacon peas hay butter eggs and other staples rather than continuing debates on business slaver and past rhetoric. It claims reducing cotton to world needs will let market prices adjust.
An advertisement asserts beauty comes from clean blood and a healthy liver. It promotes Cascarets candy cathartic to purify the body and clear skin blemishes. Available in 10c 25c and 50c with druggist satisfaction guaranteed.
Ithaca crowds overflow Barnes Hall as Hannis Taylor ex minister to Spain addresses Cuba. He warns Congress must act and predicts swift events with Spain facing resolution. calls for recognition and a peaceful end to the crisis.
Mr Isaac Jarrett of Philadelphia writes to the Florida Farmer and Fruit Grower agreeing with the Times Union and Citizen on cane versus beet sugar. He argues cane yields lower costs and higher sugar content, cites Nebraska beet costs, and suggests Florida should consider sugar cane factories for farmer profits and factory input.
A historical note quotes T. U. and C. urging farmers who presently grow limited sugar cane to unite and form a factory to gain the industry’s benefits. The idea emphasizes cooperative action to expand processing and profits for local growers.
The article proclaims two million boxes sold annually in the United States with a projection of three million by New Year. It claims Cascarets are a year round bowel regulator and urges purchase through druggists with prices of 10, 25, or 50 cents per box and a cure guarantee.
The article argues Congress will face a revenue shortfall when it meets on December 6 as McKinley’s administration covers deficits with Cleveland era bond proceeds. It cites a Dingley deficiency of 832,546,078 since August 1 and over 85 million for the first half of the month, contending tariffs fail to fix deficits and question whether a real revenue measure will be proposed.
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