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Newspaper
Bradenton Herald
Location
Bradenton, Florida, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1927
Page
6
A collage of street jokes and social blurbs mixed with stray ads and notices. Snippets reference a flood relief drive, back door security, fashion norms, a Nebraska marriage ad, baseball trivia, and a jail fate hint involving Gray and Mrs Snyder. Lost umbrella noted between Broadway Inn and Cortex factory.
City council calls a June election to remove four populated subdivisions Belle Meade Elkhart Rosedale and Rosedale Manor from the municipal boundaries amid concerns over health driven storm sewer and extended sewer lines and to protect public health while possibly issuing a smaller bond for needed improvements If the measure passes it will reduce bonded debt by 475 000 but if the four subdivisions are kept in the city a smaller bond issue will fund essential upgrades
An essay argues that higher tobacco taxes may not lift revenue as claimed and suggests price changes could alter consumption. It notes manufacturers deny price shifts, but skepticism grows about tacit changes in tobacco content and consumer response, drawing a parallel with postwar whisky behavior.
Charlee Lathrop Pack president of the American Tree Association presents a plan linking reforestation to flood reduction. He argues deforested areas shed rainfall while forests absorb water, stabilizing soil and lowering river rises in spring. This supports nationwide reforestation as a method to cut flood risk and invest in forested landscapes.
Citizens protest deplorable county route conditions as commissioners offer excuses. The piece critiques campaigns valuing smooth talk and promises over ability and integrity, predicting continued inaction unless voters change.
A West Palm Beach Times reprint highlights Wall Street Journal analyst CG Barron praising Florida's postwar investment surge. He notes large land contracts in 1925, continued highway and public works spending, and major capital from railroads, shipping, and utilities as backing for Miami and the state, with comparison to northern fiscal restraint.
The piece notes Yale University plans a large scale study on chemistry and medicine to explain complex modern life. It argues advanced research will not affect daily routines for most people who still buy simple remedies at drugstores for colds.
A Los Angeles detective calls the fatal incident caused by a mix of gin and jealousy, noting jealousy alone is volatile and gin adds danger, creating a deadly combination. The passage references Geraldine and Cyanshine, but clarifies they do not denote poison.
A speaker argues that societies assassinate leaders who pursue public good and urges persistence despite ingratitude. The essay compares Lincoln and Wilson, noting the world’s fickleness, and asserts duty must continue regardless of reception. It emphasizes sacrifice, legacy, and eventual reward for work done.
A New York Times style column critiques luxury Fifth and Park Avenue apartment hotels for housing minuscule kitchens in costly units. It contrasts these so called kitchens with fire regulations, notes rich residents dine on home meals rare, and describes various street cons and hustles surrounding the area.
Florida Grapefruit Canning ships 48 720 cans in two consignments one to California by boat the other to Chicago. Kiwanians back plan to send South Florida fair exhibits to Madison Square Garden New York in February. A E Stebbins who has local relatives graduates from Detroit College of Law. Florida Citrus Exchange buys 400 square feet of land on Washington avenue from the Adams estate. Mrs C E Ball sister of Mrs H M Taylor dies at Hoosock Falls. Mrs V D Stevens mother of J W Stevens passes away at Irvington Georgia. Councilman L L Harvey acts as mayor in mayor E P Greens absence.
Washington reports show the army mobilizes across the Mississippi flood area. Engineers, boats, tents and supplies save refugees while the Inland Waterways Corporation and railroads move aid. Major generals Malin Craig and Poore command the relief effort with Red Cross support and rapid production of tentage.
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