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Newspaper
Chipley Banner
Location
Chipley, Florida, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1899
Page
2
The piece mocks political figures and events including Speaker Henderson and Secretary Long. It cites subscription terms at Chipley Florida and comments on McKinley and Philippines policy with wry comparisons. A Minneapolis preacher comments on Christians, while a candid camera joke and a wedding motif appear in satire.
A vivid editorial contrasts McKinley era policy with Spain’s war aftermath and calls out Senator Hanna for pressuring Ashtabula dock workers. The piece urges patriotism tied to naval power, foreign policy, and party loyalty among Republicans. It notes immigrant workers fearfully facing political coercion at the dinner hour.
An advertisement extols Skin Eruptions as grand but notes Bucklen's Arnica Salve cures various skin and wound ailments. It claims two-dollar box sets with a care guarantee and sales by Patrick Bros. druggist.
Commissioner Hermann rules that land office jurisdiction in homestead contests requires an affidavit alleging abandonment was not due to military or naval service in the Spanish American War. Contestants can save costs by following the decision. many cases have had to restart.
Secretary Gage plans to urge Congress to coin a new silver dollar not as U S legal tender but to circulate in the Orient and in Cuba alongside the English and Mexican dollars. A bill to authorize the coinage will be introduced after the next session opens, with administration backing and expected broad Republican support.
A Gainesville Sun editorial echoes the Tampa Herald urging men to save and prepare for hard times. It argues that having funds ahead grants independence, bargaining power, and less stress, enabling better cash purchases and longer, healthier living.
A Pensacola News essay questions state power to fix advertising and notice rates for newspapers. It argues newspapers set prices as merchants do, warns against legislative control as tyrannical, and compares to railroad regulation while asserting publishers should not be forced to charge fixed rates.
The piece laments Florida lawmakers treating newspapers as public enemies and imposing uniform, onerous ad rates. It notes a 20 cent per line four insertion standard, then a 15 cent five insertion change in 1897, questioning the motive and legality behind such state actions.
Mrs Michael Curtain of Plainfield says a month of treatment failed to help her lung ailment until Dr Kings New Discovery was tried. After six bottles she was cured and returned to household work. Free trial bottles at Patrick Bros drug store. Only 50 cents and 1 dollar per bottle guaranteed.
Astronomers forecast a rich meteor shower on November 14 and 15 as Earth passes through a meteor belt. Meteors travel at about twenty five miles per second and ignite upon atmospheric entry, with millions entering daily but a thicker procession expected then. The article urges observers to watch on clear nights for a splendor above.
Despite official abolition of Manila censorship, full reports from the Philippines still arrive through Hong Kong. The message implies Manila presses tampering and that correspondents prefer telegraphs from Hong Kong to avoid local filters.
Geo D Williams of Manchester Michigan recounts his wife’s five year struggle with paralysis and illness. After using two bottles of Electric Bitters she improved dramatically and can do her own work. The remedy claims to cure female diseases and a range of symptoms with guaranteed satisfaction.
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