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Newspaper
Chipley Banner
Location
Chipley, Florida, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1910
Page
4
Tex Corector notes W. B. Cainer endorses B. B. Tiller for county treasurer urging voters to back the candidate who did his best. The brief item frames the contest as a call to support proven effort in local finances.
The piece notes a lively New York political struggle with small contenders losing ground as constituents push back. It mentions Lake City approving five miles of cement sidewalks and hints at efforts to raise cotton prices in Chipley this fall.
A brief note compares chestnuts and burrs noting the burrs hinder enjoyment though the chestnuts taste good. It hints at common taste versus nuisance in gathering the nuts.
With good crops in sight there is a reasonable hope that food prices for the next twelve months at least will be lower than they have been in the past twelve.
Encourages goodwill toward neighbors and teachers, urging a focus on positive community relations and avoiding constant negative scrutiny. Emphasizes supporting local schools and their staff. A call to kindness and constructive engagement within the community.
A terse reflection on character noting that a busy person avoids mischief while someone who pays debts and saves gains life’s goods and security. The passage emphasizes prudent behavior as a virtue in everyday society.
A fragment recalls cotton selling for five cents a pound and notes that the good old times are gone, while some men still long for those days and speak wistfully of their return.
The piece argues that Republican tariff laws have raised living costs and fostered trusts, limiting home competition. It calls for two fixes: curb trusts and reduce tariffs to allow foreign competition to lower prices, noting price rises even under revenue tariffs abroad and in other nations.
A busy Saturday in Chipley with crowds in town and a Bonifay visit to Chipley ending 10 to 5 in favor of the Chipley team. The chatter builds toward the Chipley fair set for October 26 to 28 described as West Florida’s biggest event.
The speaker argues the saloon turns raw material into ruin comparing it to a four mill and a brick yard. He states the raw materials are boys and girls born in God’s image and the finished product is a drunken man in the gutter and a scarlet woman, urging immediate action to destroy the saloon.
A Tuesday afternoon W C T U meeting focused on progress in temperance efforts. Arrangements are underway to organize unions at Graceville Wausau Blue Pond and Caryville as Chipley groups unite forty five women to advance the cause.
Early reports show possum and simmon time approaching while cotton prices may surge. Farmers cheer as crop prospects look solid and industrial conditions improve, suggesting business will be better this winter than in recent hard times.
Notice from Hickory Camp No. 180 Cot tondale announces unveiling the monument to the late Sovereign J E Webb on the third Sunday in September at 2 pm five miles northwest of Cottondale at Lovewood cemetery known as the old Underwood precinct. Neighbors urged to attend with a remnant sale at Campbell and Dekle Co on the 14th.
Partial OCR reads like a cashier or comptroller entry for Florida dated 1910 with names such as Bermuts Cushier and a notary public. It hints at checks outstanding and a statement of balances but is garbled. The legible bits reference deposits, discounts, and a state filing closing at end of business.
Tam prohibits credit on ice sales and requires weekly payment. Any party failing to pay promptly will have ice service stopped until settlement is made. Please govern accordingly.
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