Sensational Florida air tour over tomato fields and reefs
A Goodyear Reliance dirigible lifts Litchfield party over South Florida from Miami to the Everglades and Florida Keys. The trip notes vast tomato farms shipping to New York, wasteful practices, deer and birds in Everglades, a river and lake canal system, and a shipboard view of sharks, turtles, and coastal towns.
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Florida
Miami River
Lake Okeechobee
Miami
New York
Everglades
8. H. Sheppard
Alexander Munro
Ocean
Keys
Captain Sheppard
Sharks and Rays Off Cape Florida Describe Ocean Life
The narrative details sharks near shore and several rays including the whip-tay and eagle-ray. It describes their size, diet, and coexistence with sharks, plus other sea life such as barracuda and porpoises, and notes a Florida lighthouse and coconut groves near Cape Florida.
Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery Ad Claims Heal Digestive Ailments
An old advertisement touts Dr Pierces Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for indigestion gas and stomach trouble. The claim includes personal testimony of restored health after use and urges readers to write for free medical advice from Dr Pierces Clinic in Buffalo.
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Pierce
Golden
Fort Worth
Cream of Nujol promises relief from laxative slavery
The ad warns that frequent laxative use harms the bowel lining and can cause headaches and dizziness. It promotes Cream of Nujol as a gentle, cleansing treatment that soothes the bowels, absorbs poisons, and aids natural waste disposal, available at druggists for a few cents a day.
Miami voyage notes on Vanderbilt island and state future
The writing describes William K. Vanderbilt’s yacht docking near a private island with a government quarantine station partly donated. The Reliance cruises at 45 mph as Miami’s skyline appears. The piece extols Florida’s vast resources, predicts a booming era, and mentions local media magnates Governor Cox and Col. Frank B. Shutts with vast fortunes ahead.
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William K. Vanderbilt
Reliance
Miami
Miami Beach
Governor Cox
Miami News
Col
Frank B. Shutts
Miami Herald
Stickup, Eh Little Woman Pushes Alarm
In Cleveland Ruth Hall five feet two inches confronts a gunman who robs a cashier. She triggers the burglar alarm as police arrive and shoot four times, capturing the armed suspect. a companion escapes with 600 dollars.
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Cleveland
Ruth Hall
Swapped Prisoner Funds Again Sparks Record Card
Whipp the state prison warden noted a request by a inmate to transfer 149 dollars from his account to a fellow inmate after losing the money in a friendly card game. The incident highlights ongoing concerns about inmate transfers and accounting within the facility.
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Whipp
Debt of Honor at the Penitentiary Argument
A warden asks if the scene is Monte Carlo or the state penitentiary as the phrase debt of honor is invoked. The remark highlights tension during the prison interaction.
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Monte Carlo
State Penitentiary
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Virginia Key
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John McLaughlin
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Rex
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E, Wichaie
Giana
Bill’boyd
Chic’sale
Shea
Rialto
Jack Hoxie
Amarillo
Jungle Myserve
Amarillo 4Th and Jefferson Carnival Grounds
Tri-State Fair Assn
U. S
Wonder OF the World
Sef Fay Wray
RKO Radio
Merian C. Cooper
Ernest B. Schoedsack
Mr. Cooper
Robert Armstrong
Bruce Cabot
Eta
Norge
Amarillo Lbr. Co
WWE
Gibson Stuart Erwin
Frances
Dee
Maurine Nisbett
Dick Peringer
Irin Weathay
Mrs
Howard Lynch
Stege Furniture
Green Brothers CO
Stunc
Allstate
Allstate Regular
Johnny Floyd
His
New Low Frices
Russell Middleton
Certified Public Accountant
Oliver Earle
Sean Nae
Paler
Cwiltiams Sign CO
Amarillo City
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