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Newspaper
Manatee Record
Location
Manatee, Florida, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1908
Page
2
Communications on live topics are invited but opinions by correspondents are not the publisher's responsibility. Religious or social notices over ten lines with admission or goods sold will be charged. Following Bryan's request, subscriptions to the Democratic National campaign fund will be received and publicly announced with name and amount.
For President William Jennings Bryan with Vice President John Kern. Presidential Electors H. P. Bailey P. W. Butler Robt. E. Davis Geo. C. Martin Samuel E. Pasco. Congressman Stephen M. Sparkman. United States Senator Duncan A. Fletcher.
The document lists state leadership and offices including Governor Albert W. Gilchrist Secretary of State H Clay Crawford Attorney General Park M. Trammell Comptroller A C Croom State Treasurer W V Knott Superintendent of Public Instruction Wm M Holloway Commissioner of Agriculture B E McLin Railroad Commissioner Royal C Dunn Attorney General J Clifford R Foster State Chemist R E Rose and Justices of the Supreme Court Wm A Hocker Thos M Shackleford and State Senator Jos H Humphries.
The document lists county government roles including Representative A F Hull Sheriff M H Wyatt Clerk of Court Robt H Roesch County Judge J J Stewart Tax Collector Alex C Roesch Tax Assessor H B Clark County Treasurer J B Wyatt Supervisor of Registration J W Nettles School Superintendent L L Hine and County Commissioners M C Davis R B Smallwood J B Brand KE L Hendry N B McLeod along with Members School Board A F Wyman W H Harrison and F H Tucker.
The article urges all Floridians to donate earnings from the First Saturday in October to the state orphanages. It highlights past totals from $80 to $2,000, explains benefits such as monthly cash flow and a new building costing about $5,000, and notes a sanitarium foundation funded by these gifts. It also mentions Jacksonville Carnival dates and promotions, plus Plank's Chill Yonk cure being sold at Manatee Drug Store.
Secretary of State H Clay Crawford notifies Sheriff M H Wyatt that a General Election will be held in Manatee County Florida on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November 1908. The ballot includes presidential electors governor state officials state senator railroad commissioner county judge county officers school board justices of the peace constables and county commissioners among others.
Notice by Secretary Crawford that Florida will hold elections in 1908 to ratify amendments including judicial salaries, state education taxes, and court establishment changes. Proposes Section 9 of Article 5 on salaries, Section 16 of Article 12 for a one mill education tax, and Section 35 of Article 5 to expand courts and grant railroad commission powers.
Sheriff M H Wyatt will sell at Bradenton court house on October 5 1908 to satisfy a judgment in the case John W Jackson vs The Parrish Vegetable and Fruit Company. The packing house sits on the northeast quarter of the southwest quarter of section 25 township 338 range 18 east Manatee County Florida. Cash bid to highest bidder.
A partial contents page for a monthly magazine edited by Josephine Turck Baker. Topics include usage guides on shall and will, should and would, pronunciation, home and school English, grammar courses, letter writing, business English, and studies in literature. AGENTS WANTED. Subscription details list priced at $1.00 per year with a 10 cent sample.
G Taliaferro Johnson Helm John F Vanderipe R A Palmer E P Taliaferro and John T Campbell listed as directors. Others are not named in the fragment.
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