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Newspaper
Manatee Record
Location
Manatee, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1908
Page
2
The Record announces plans to place a live representative and a correspondent at each county post office. It promises liberal arrangements with the appropriate parties to secure access and reporting coverage.
The Punta Gorda Herald notes Brother Walpole’s shock at Gilchrist’s win and suggests he visit, relax with Punta Gorda cigars, and enjoy Smooth Cayenne pineapples. It argues Florida remains prosperous, then laments Col. I. E. Barwick’s loss alongside the editor’s company.
A student named Billy Jones faces a teacher after writing a provocative line on the board. She asks him to explain while classmates await his response. He denies taking a lickin and refuses to reveal more, noting it pays to advertise.
Mr Dooley notes that opportunity varies by character as it tests men differently. Some doors resist until broken then wake the sleeper to serve as a night watchman, others miss or vanish, and some doors strike back with violence when opened.
The Pensacola News reproduces Rev J T Mann of Fitzgerald Georgia describing his 1863 Fort Barrancas hanging as a Confederate spy. He recounts four minutes suspended between earth and heaven, being cut down by a Yankee sergeant, and vivid sensations of pain light music and a wish not to repeat the ordeal. He notes the tale adds to literature and contrasts the gruesome scene with later life.
The piece notes horses’ keen sense of smell guiding feeding, water, and offspring verification, with examples of navigation and diet. It then contrasts Georgia and Florida state affairs, criticizing the Georgia lease system and suggesting Florida may face similar issues amid investigative revelations.
An ad notes Ice Cream made from pure Jersey cream daily at Manatee Drug Store. Plank's Chill Tonic claims to cure chills fevers colds and la grippe and is advertised as for sale at the same store.
J L Reed operates as a licensed undertaker and embalmer in Tampa Louisiana. The business advertises prompt attention for telegraph and telephone orders and notes 24 hour service with phone number Penn 59.
In Manatee County Florida a foreclosure action in the Sixth Judicial Circuit orders H G Baer and Kate E Baer to appear in chancery on July 6 1908 or have the bill confessed. The order requires four weekly newspaper publications in the Manatee Record Bradenton Florida starting May 22 1908.
Judicial Circuit of Florida Manatee case Annie E Ballard versus J W Johnstone et al Foreclosure of Mortgage. Defendant Henry A Batchelor resides in Michigan and cannot be served in Florida. He must appear July 6 1908 or the bill as confessed will yield a decree pro confesso. Publication weekly in the Manatee Record for four weeks. Braden town May 26 1908. Clerk Rosser H Roesch.
Turner will send meat to Manatee and urges customers to phone orders by 8 o'clock for prompt daily service. Lloyd’s Havana cigarettes are advertised as delightful. a residence on Manatee avenue near the post office and depot lists phone numbers for orders.
Three Bradentown residents Roscoe J. Stevens J C Hardwick and Chas T Curry seek letters patent to form Artesian Bottling Works a Florida corporation to manufacture and sell carbonated beverages and distilled water. Capital stock set at 5000 dollars with 99 year term and a three-member board led by Stevens.
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