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Newspaper
Bradenton Herald
Location
Bradenton, Florida, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1927
Page
6
A jumble of random observations and short items appears from the Bradenton Herald text. Items include aphorisms, cultural quips, a chiropractor ad, and scattered global notes. The collection reflects miscellaneous briefs and humorous glimpses rather than a single cohesive news story.
A critical editorial warns that street corner speak-easies and vocal critics harm public life, urging action to muzzle the disruptors, protect officials, and restore morale as communities confront radical talk and poison propaganda.
The Leesburg Commercial editor invites reader disagreement and promises fair treatment for opposing views. The note defends outspoken editorials, explains the paper handles public subjects for community good, and urges readers to send criticisms or counterpoints for publication.
A historical note discusses cancer as a deadly, painful scourge rising in frequency. Readers are urged to learn symptoms, seek timely medical advice, and avoid fraudulent cures or quack treatments that promise quick fixes.
A Peoria High School flood relief fundraiser drew two seniors who let themselves be swatted with a stout paddle for 3 cents a strike. They collected over $4 and can still sit and walk normally, prompting comment on masculinity and resilience.
A Tampa Tribune item extols Mrs. Coolidge as a valuable asset to the Republican party, noting her tact and gracious manner have won many friends and suggesting she embodies much of the nation’s view of the first lady as a force in politics.
A Times-Union summary notes Roger W. Babson argues local newspapers are the best ad medium for retailers. He warns wasteful spending and urges owners to personally supervise campaigns, study advertising within their line, and seek help from trade secretaries and newspaper advertising managers to boost profits.
The column contrasts two tragic love stories. First, a couple buys a home and marries after completing a room, but the bride dies suddenly and the groom collapses into madness. The second pair marry, drift apart, and a gas suicide leaves the wife scarred and her child dead.
Gilbert Swan notes Harlem jazz venues shifting from bohemian dives to polished dance halls. Sightseeing buses thin the rough edges as whites and students visit, Small’s moves to Broadway, and international options expand with Russian, Hungarian, and other foreign quarter spots rejuvenated by prosperity.
A brief exchange unfolds with a stranger asking for coffee to stay awake at night while a waitress and judge-like figure react, hinting at a quirky, tense scene about rest and duty.
Four years ago the larger Academy Street school building was to be removed while the smaller one would host recreation activities. Parrish citizens began a drive to secure a $20,000 school building. W E Payne was elected a director of the Florida Retail Lumbermen’s association in Gainesville. One year ago Rev E H Jennings and W G Upchurch were to represent Bradenton at the Southern Baptist conference in Houston. Manatee County High School had 53 graduates and Palmetto High 21. commencements set for May 20 and 21. Local bankers returned from the State Bankers’ association in Jacksonville. Marigold orchestra entertained the University club at Manavista. Manatee Holding Company stockholders met at Tallant Building to hear an engineer’s report on Sullivan bridge and hotel project. A $100,000 fire destroyed the W G Upchurch Grocery warehouse and the city water works stock room. Frank De Vane announced his candidacy for the house of representatives.
A terse exchange between a resident and a neighbor escalates with blunt taunts and clipped replies. The heated moment captures local tensions and a stubborn sense of propriety, set against everyday street life.
A Washington dispatch discusses a Cuba United States trade friction framed as a light hearted issue about silk stockings for Cuba and cigars for Americans. It notes parcel post with Cuba and the impact on Cuban merchants and Argentine beef tensions. It ends with a Lamont anecdote about a cross Atlantic marriage and a misheard prayer by a child.
The landlady laments her late husband was a wonderful artist as she cuts into pie crust. A gloomy boarder notes he was inspired by her cooking, speculating he was a sculptor while examining the bent fork.
A brief note describes a teacher at a deaf and dumb school instructing pupils in proper gestures. The piece mentions the role of teaching students not to let their hands fall and alludes to mirages seen at sea and over glaciers.
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