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Newspaper
Fort Pierce News
Location
Fort Pierce, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1908
Page
16
A traveler reports Lake Mangishlak emitting a violet odor and mauve water due to Polydeystium violacea. The lake’s strong scent and color attract interest as a potential natural perfume source, though the seaweed decays after exposure.
A wife complains of insult after receiving a letter addressed to her husband from his mother Flora. The couple discuss the charge, while other items note a club president's remark in New York and a Bank of England souvenir: Admiral Lord Cochrane’s £1000 note paid as a fine for a false rumor.
The report traces 200 year old submarine concepts from Day who died in Plymouth Sound in 1774 to Bushnell’s 1775 screw propelled craft and Fulton’s 1796 combustible box. It weighs on who first conceived the underwater vessel, noting Day as a possible originator.
Fragmentary dialogue questions a husband about his wife earning money. The exchange hints at domestic labor and financial contribution, with a claim of the wife being employed and working hard while the husband asks what she does. The text is cut mid conversation, offering little context or clear events.
Attorney at law Pony attention given to the management of estates. When not in the office can be found at Hendry Penneys general store Pierce Pra. F. M. Hudson. Methodist Episcopal church preaching Sundays at 11 am and 7 30 pm. Sunday school 9 30 am. Union prayer service Wednesday 7 30 pm. E E Jewell pastor. Baptist church preaching 1st and 3rd Sundays 11 am and 7 pm. Prayer meeting Wednesday 7 pm. Sunday school 3 pm. Everyone invited to attend. J W MacNamara pastor.
St Andrews Episcopal Church in Fort Pierce Florida lists Sunday services at 7 am and 11 am with Sunday school at 10 am led by superintendent W T Garbin. A Friday evening service at 4 pm is also noted and the pastor is Rev George Moore D D.
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