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Newspaper
Chipley Banner
Location
Chipley, Florida, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1903
Page
2
A garbled collage of 1740s style notices mentions naval reviews by President Castro, Wall Street securities price errors, and American duchesses versus dukes. It cites State Supt Sheats biennial report, DeLand News on Bob Davis, and a jail prisoner saving rations to feed his family. It ends with reflections on cleanliness.
A Monticello News reader notes a lively scene at the Panta Gorda picnic with pike perch pickerel and pompano offerings while political potables percolate. Citizens push both provocative propositions and plausible possibilities as protective rhetoric dominates the discussion.
The article argues for Senator Taliaferro’s continued Senate service praising his record while noting opposition is political. It shifts to a discussion of waste-to-wealth ideas, citing pine stumps now worth $2.73 per cord and pine stump sales as a profitable farming practice to defray clearing costs.
Memphis meeting reveals a plan by the Cotton Buyers Association of America to organize southern bundlers and build warehouses from Memphis to Savannah. The system aims to cut losses on ginned cotton, attract European buyers, and place the southern states in charge of global trade. The piece also notes support for Senator Taliaferro’s reelection.
In Enid Kan readers recall a Okahoma town man who threatened to move printing to a rival job office after a disputed article. His daughter’s wedding and his wife’s reception later drew no coverage while a fall mass meeting and his speech were omitted, prompting confrontations with the editor.
The last legislature passed a law fixing a heavy fine on anyone who furnishes cigarettes or cigarette paper to a minor under 18. The statute sits on the books, yet violations occur daily in nearly every community.
Ocala Banner notes Florida voters may back Congressman Sparkman for re election citing his influence on rivers and harbors committees. The piece argues his deep experience would be hard to replace and could yield benefits for the state.
News from Metropolis reports New England wool mills will substitute cotton for wool to dodge the Dingley tariff. A mercerizing process that treats cotton with caustic soda has been developed, making cotton fabric resemble wool and deceive buyers.
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