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Newspaper
Chipley Banner
Location
Chipley, Florida, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1899
Page
2
A Chipley Florida paper from October 7 1899 notes A Banner subscription rate and stream of satirical quotes about Bryan the devil and six day work society. It references a New York bicycle record and critiques Republican trusts and Declaration of Independence signers while hinting at political sentiment.
G A Danley writes that better roads are essential before establishing an automobile line to St Andrews Bay. He warns rough, washout ridden routes would ruin machines and raise costs, urging county commissioners to invest in roads to attract population, capital, and progress. He links roads to education, art, science, and regional prosperity.
A collage of notes and ads from a Michigan and Florida paper, including a wartime anecdote about a G B Steadman injury and Bucklen’s Arica Salve, a quip about common sense in schools, Admiral Dewey’s views on governance, a clerical staff change in the State Superintendent’s office, Republican talks of tariff removal, and satirical remarks on a new Florida newspaper the Bugail with editorial quirks.
This vintage advertisement touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as a powerful health booster. It claims pills convert weakness into strength and listlessness into energy, priced at 35 cents per box and sold by Patrick Bros.
The agricultural section of the United States census bureau asks South farmers to accurately record crops for next year’s report. The census will be the ten year basis for comparison, covering corn cotton sugar rice and sweet potatoes. Past underreporting hurt the South’s representation.
The piece notes that negligent record keeping reduced reported yields and urges South farmers to begin detailed tallies now for corn cotton sugar rice sweet potatoes and other crops. Census workers will collect returns next summer, so farmers should be ready when enumerators visit.
The Dr King’s New Discovery proprietors have given away over ten million trial bottles to aid the needy. The medicine claims to cure asthma bronchitis hoarseness and all throat chest and lung diseases. Patrick Bros druggist offers a free trial bottle with regular sizes 50c and 81 guaranteed or your money back.
An essay from the Pensacola Journal argues for prompt payment to workers and suppliers, urging readers to live within means, avoid debt, and pay on time to foster trade, good will, and social harmony. It emphasizes paying day laborers immediately after work and praises punctual settlements as a civic virtue.
Victim’s relief from digestive and kidney troubles is claimed by J. W. Gardner of Idaville Indiana. He testifies Elec tric Bitters revived his strength appetite and well being. Patrik Bros drug store guarantees every bottle.
A brief notice indicates items listed as all the above project are set for sale. The fragmentary text provides little detail on dates or organizers, but suggests a sale action by unspecified authorities.
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