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Newspaper
Chipley Banner
Location
Chipley, Florida, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1903
Page
2
A divergent bulletin notes Peary’s pole claim and the risk of flag displacement. The report also cites officials ready to testify, Austria Hungary tensions, Manchuria maneuvers, and calls for road maintenance and political reform.
A fragmented excerpt notes that five sixths of Virginia's Black population are disfranchised while in the District of Columbia six sixths of residents both white and colored face disfranchisement. The text blends stray phrases and may reflect a broader discussion of voting rights and disenfranchisement.
A San Francisco World editor, Yale graduate, maintained quiet dignity when a belligerent paper seller asked if he was Japanese or Chinese. The editor coolly retorted by asking the seller to identify his own “key” and whether he was a monkey donkey or a Yankee. The paper house drummer was left speechless.
The Pensacola Press questions John S Stockton for Senate citing past indepen dent stance in Florida politics and the Collins defalcation, while Tallahassean notes party efforts in Duval county. The piece argues advertising by hammering a name and urges Stockton to explain past ties before any nomination.
The Board of Health plans a vigorous crusade against mosquitoes with traveling agents urging nets in areas with heavy infestations. Dr. Porter promotes nets as a defense, predicting widespread use in Florida next summer and declaring war on the pests. There may be broader campaigns to curb disease risk through preventive nets.
An 1890s reflection argues love for home family and community fuels industry across workers and merchants. It cites Erskine’s motivation from his children and contrasts with a Philadelphia restaurant’s mix of scripture and epigrams.
An editorial from the Fucknooville Metropolis argues Florida papers reflect local character and urges readers to subscribe to their community paper first. It extols local newspapers as essential to civic life and advises favoring the country paper over the state edition.
The St Louis exposition aims to attract attention as the largest of its kind, but managers rely mainly on free notices from newspapers while spending heavily elsewhere. Editorials urge support for Senator James P. Taliaferro, praising his one term and benefits he secured for the state. A Minnesota editor jokes on marriage using a chain of humorous proverbs, ending with a remark on the printing press's global influence.
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