04 Jan 1907
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Newspaper
Manatee Record
Location
Manatee, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1907
Page
4
A miscellany from Manatee notes arrivals and visits by Mrs George Moore and H T Glazier family, Robi W Curry corrections, and Cap Morrow vacation plans. Walter Scott praises ham sandwiches at the Racket Store. A J Adams showcases improvements and two story store near the railroad. Postmaster Stebbins imposes advance payment rule for box rent with a strict deadline.}
Nighttime view along Manatee avenue shows freights strung from one end to the other as urban development enlarges its footprint across the area.
T M Robertson of Birmingham visits Shelton Burriss orange groves at Adams. R M Glazier promotes Independent Line of Steamers to St Petersburg. J R Chambliss Tampa director attends Manatee Banking stockholders meeting. Rev D B Strouse and wife spend winter in Manatee. Portland Cement carload arrives at Adams. A S Wingood moves his law office to Col Joe Gates’s suite. S V Harris offers first-class horse shoeing.
Peninsular Telephone Co reports extended service to Tampa with long distance connections to Clearwater Dunedin Key Stone Park Largo Ozona Sutherland St. Petersburg Tarpon Springs River View and Port Tampa City broadening regional reach for customers.
Roofing felt coal tar liquid and rock asphalt plus caps brads and plasterboard for ceiling prepared for Adams project with materials listed for on site use.
The store touts the best paint at the lowest price, inviting shoppers to compare value and quality as it highlights savings at Wiggins'.
M. D. Gates listed, phone 55, located on Manatee Avenue in Manatee, Florida.
A grand Thompson family reunion on New Year's Day at W B Thompson's residence drew about thirty relatives. The 92-year-old patriarch, oldest family member, visited with kin while other attendees traveled by launch Ada from Oneco to Sarasota, enjoyed Sarasota bay, beach strolls, and music, returning after a day of pleasant, memorable fellowship. Rev E F Gates conducted a church service in Manatee. Adams advertises fertilizer chemicals.
The two mast schooner Rob inson Crusoe is offered for sale and lies in Terra Ceia Bay. Applications should be made to Mrs Terraceia Davis of Palmetto.
A gawky country boy who wandered the street in a town stopped before an empty building to study a theater advertisement. After an hour onlookers gathered and asked what he was watching. He replied he was testing how long a man could mind his own business without others prying.
An advertisement extols Ballard's Snow Liniment as the best remedy for rheumatism stiff joints cuts sprains and all pains. It invites readers to buy a trial bottle with prices 25 50 and 1.00 and notes J M Samuel as the seller.
A promotional notice from Garter & Russell Publishing Co offers payment for submitting names to be printed in the Jacksonville Florida newspaper. It promises better pay for quicker submissions and presents the bargain as unusual in the newspaper business.
An Oklahoma girl advertised for a husband and married him for $11 including outfit. He died within a year, leaving her a $10 000 life policy. Also notes a Holland dyke leak caused by a watchman’s neglect and a testimonial for Dr King’s New Discovery curing a lung inflammation after neglecting a cold.
New lot listed for sale at Adams offering John Deer Texas Ranger plows and harrows. Trade names and contact not provided.
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