Florida Trip and Tales of Gullibility in Old Town
A writer recalls a Florida visit filled with satire on gullible belief. He parodies Ponce de Leon’s fountain myth, touts promotional water gimmicks in St Augustine, and mocks booster lore, gas stations, real estate pitches, and multilingual hotel lobbies while noting the era’s curious attractions and follies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heaven
Ponce de Leon
Puerto Rico
Franklin Roosevelt
William Jennings Bryan
Tampa Bay
St. Augustine
Dian
Ponce
States
Japan
Florida
Atlantic
Canary Islands
Everglades
Mexico City
New England States
Tower of Babel
Joe
Fay Ray
Souvenir Snafus and Gullible Tales from a Print Shop
An anecdotal rant recalls buying misrepresented souvenirs from Texas to Florida and beyond. The narrator mocks tourist signs and items made far from their claimed origins, jokes about famous names and places, and comments on gullibility while planning a playful revolt in the printing office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oceola
Texas
Iowa
Japan
Gettysburg
Boston
Lee
Washington
Tampa
Busch Brewing Company
Independence
Missouri
Brazil
Harry
Doc McNabb
Additional Acreage Opened for Squirrel and Deer Hunters
The Indiana Division of Fish and Game opens 200 acres at Kankakee State Forest in Starke County for squirrel hunting this season. The land lies north of State Road 8 and is split by the Kankakee River. no check in is needed and deer hunting is not allowed. Jasper Pulaski State Game Preserve in Jasper and Pulaski counties opens 2600 forest acres to both squirrel and deer hunting. hunters must check in at Headquarters Building and be assigned to an area. A bow hunter area last season proved popular.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kankakee State Game Preserve
Starke County
Kankakee
Jasper-Pulaski State Game Preserve
Jasper
Pulaski Counties
Division of Fish and Game
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Bayard Baker
Wadsworth
I.M.A
Adam Stinkleburger
Congress
Greenfield
Eerie
KRAFT
Dole
Ivory
Stardust
Godchax Confectioners
del Monte
Scott
Ivory Liquid Red Cross
Eckrich
Scott Paper
Nabisco
Oxydol
Ann
W. C. Brann
Rubys Regal Corner Market
Carthage
Howard Harris
Russell Reddick
Leon Whitfield
Walnut Ridge
Carthage Tractor and Implement Co
South Main Street
Floyd B. Collins
Syracuse
Indiana
A.A
Carthage School
Rawleigh
Dept
ING
Freeport
Ill
Mary E. Newhouse
George McNabb
Jack Wallace
Hampton Mortuary
Charles E. Newhouse
Mary
Carter
Walnut St
Stuart Morgan
Cully
John M. Lynch
Logan
Carthage, Ind
East St
Frigidaire Appliances
Carthage Radio
Beauty
Maxine
Maxine Kline
Public Service Company
Oreo Creme
Greer
Freestone
Californias
Manuel
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