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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1925
Page
8
The piece describes drifting vagrants in Florida, noting towns giving gas to send travelers on. Tourists won’t sell cars, using them as escape from heat. Between Miami and Palm Beach, children beg for sandwiches and gasoline because parents have spent money. parents rarely beg themselves.
An old time advertisement touts Rheuma as a fast remedy for rheumatism neuritis lumbago and neuralgia. It claims rapid relief from painful swollen joints and restored sleep and function with a money back guarantee from Haag Drug Company and all druggists.
Florida's harsh treatment of vagrants drives hundreds to jails and stockades as road gangs use forced labor in turpentine and lumber camps. Officials warn of social danger while reformers, led by women's groups, push jail sanitation and humane handling.
An advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as a harmless stomach relief for indigestion and fullness. It guarantees quick digestion correction and claims affordable cost at any drug store.
The passage notes heat exposing inmates as well as subpar jail food, a preacher on a sales force likely to profit, and realty subdivisions marketed as led by clergymen. St Petersburg surveys public opinion on Sunday amusements while theaters remain a debated issue.
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