Florida Manatee area praised by New York Packer reporter
The New York Packer correspondent visits Manatee near Bradenton Florida citing a thriving city with a bank hotels and an up to date paper the Manatee Record. Prominent figures include J Gates realty and orange grower R M Glazier dry goods merchant and farmer D M Dowdell with a fifty acre vegetable farm at Wimauma. Maj Alden J Adams shows a castle home and sixty acres of groves while K W Wiggins runs a citrus shipping business and N A Tompkins tends a young orange grove.
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Manatee
Bradentown
Florida
Gates
R. M. Glazier
E. F. Gates
D. M. Dowdell
Wimauma
Hillsborough County
Fla
Mr. Dowdell
S. C. Gates
K. W. Wiggins
Maj. Alden J. Adams
Alden J. Adams
Bradenton
J. A. Tompkins
109 Year Old African Ex Slave Dies in County
The Times Union reports the death of a 109 year old African ex slave known as Uncle Hampton near the county seat. Born in Africa in the 1700s he traveled on a slave ship and later served General Wade Hampton as a body servant until emancipation. He remembered vivid years and celebrated his centennial by planting sweet potatoes.
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Times-Union
Hampton
Here
Africa
Wade Hampton
General Hampton
Remedy That Does Heal Says Mrs Pierson Praises Dr King
Mrs E R Pierson of Auburn Center Pa extols Dr King s New Discovery as the cure other remedies fail to provide for long standing lung trouble. The cough and cold healer is sold at Manatee Drug Store and all druggists 50c and 1 Trial bottle free.
Couldn't Bluff the Young Men Couldn't Bluff the Young Men
Andrew Beck and John Glazier faced bad luck with an entertainment planned at the Central Hotel during heavy rain. After postponing to the next night, they stored refreshments and delivered a memorable event, earning them title kings of entertainers in Manatee.
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Andrew Beck
John Glazier
Central Hotel
Manatee
Messrs
Beck & Glazier
Electric Bitters Praised By North Carolina Teacher
M Harden of Silver City NC says Electric Bitters cure stomach liver and kidney ailments and improve weakness and chills. Sold with guarantee at Manatee Drug Store and all druggists. Also mentions orange groves and winter markets led by J B Wyatt growing celery and fruit in Manatee.
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M. Harden
Silver City
North Carolina
Manatee
Orage
J.B. Wyatt
Manatee Baptist Church Opens With Strong Start
The new Manatee Baptist church held its opening Sunday morning with Rev. A. J. Beck of Bradenton leading services. A large congregation attended, described as among the biggest in Manatee in recent memory, and The Record praises the auspicious beginning and wishes the church great success in its mission.
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New Manatee Baptist Church
A. J. Beck
Bradentown
Manatee
Baptist of
New Life Pills Claim Quick Relief for Various Ailments
A. A. Felton of Arrisville New York endorses Dr Kings New Life Pills claiming relief from consumacy biliousness and malaria. The ad states the pills cost 25 cents and are sold at Manatee Drug Store and all druggists.
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Dr. King
A. A. Felton
Arrisville
N. Y
Manatee
Naval Stores Marketing Company Prospectus Promoted by Jacksonville Board of Trade
The Jacksonville Board of Trade through its naval stores committee invites public subscriptions to the Naval Stores Marketing Company. It references July 8 1900 resolutions and notes the industry ties to state prosperity. Subscriptions and blanks are available by writing to Geo L Drew in Jacksonville Florida.
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Naval Stores Marketing Company
Jacksonville Board of Trade
Naval Stores
Naval
Jacksonville
Florida
Geo
L. Drew
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Endorsed By Satisfied User
Jy Wins of Ceaper Hill praises Bucklen’s Arnica Salve for healing a felon on his thumb and all sores burns and wounds. The product is advertised at 25 cents at Manatee Drug Store and all druggists.
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Bucklen
Jy Wins
Ceaper Hill
Manatee
Doctor achieves Master Mason status after lodge fall out
Dr H Gates describes his Monday night dispute with the Masonic lodge as a meaningful ordeal and says he enjoyed the experience as he became a full Master Mason.
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H. Gates
Masonic Lodge
Florida men aidled by highwayman in Yellowstone stagecoach raid
Nineteen stage coaches in Yellowstone Park were held up by a lone highwayman last week. Two Floridians, B. Drew of Orlando and his stepson H. Gaskin, were in the front seat and forced to surrender valuables. Drew paid $90. Gaskin helped pass a sack while valuables totaling $6,000 in cash and $10,000 in drafts were taken. a Pennsylvania banker narrowly escaped death attempting to flee. Both men hope to return to Orlando as arrests seem unlikely.
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Yellowstone Park
B. Drew
Orlando
H. Gaskin
Drew
Gaskin
Jacksonville
Celery Crop Planting Prospect At Om Hares
A credible request seeks an experienced grower to plant a celery crop in Om hares. The adviser notes suitable land with irrigation and mentions S. C. Garns as the contact for details.
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S.C. Garns
Florida Growers League Forms In News Announcement
A Fruit and Produce Paper announces the formation of The Florida Growers League with subscribers listed on a League roll. It pledges to publish crop news from Florida regions and Jacksonville market data, seek petitions to Congress or the ICC, and offer market reports and prices for growers and shippers at $1 per year.
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Tne Frorma Fruit and Produce
Florida Fruit and Vegetable
Florida Growers’ League
League
Congress
Inter-State Commerce Commission
West Coast
Florida
Jacksonville
Heaviest Rains Hit Manatee County Farms
Over eight to ten days Manatee section has seen the heaviest rains in years with three inch and near three inch downpours. Water covers low places and celery seed-beds several inches deep causing damage but not expected to halt planting. Seed beds to be replanted and celery market timing remains possible.
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Manatee
Beck and Glazier Advertise Dry Goods at Glazier's Millinery
The notice promotes fruit and vegetables at 146 and highlights a line of dry goods and notions sold at reasonable prices. Beck and Glazier run the millinery shop offering customer friendly bargains.
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Beck & Glazier
Are Home Again Loyds Return To Manatee
Mr and Mrs V C Loyd and their son Karl return from Marrietta Georgia where they lived for some time. They say they long for the old home and friends and are glad to be back in Manatee hoping to stay this time. D G Robertson of Gillett spent hours in Manatee and reports rains spare his area. Ice cream from Jersey creamery at Manatee Drug Store.
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D. G. Robertson
Gillett
Manatee
Dan
Florida Fruit and Produce News Seeks Subscribers
The first issue will be out October 1. A large amount of work lies ahead and correspondence is wanted at every shipping point as the new paper seeks support and readers.
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Florida Fruit and Produce News
Jacksonville
Fla
Democratic call to organize Bryan and Kern clubs in Manatee County
William H. Price urges county Democrats to form Bryan and Kern clubs to boost campaign funds for the national committee. Frank A. Walpole, chair, asks precinct committeemen to organize districts and solicit contributions via membership, gifts, or other methods. Funds to be sent to Thompson or Jennings or published papers to reach the national campaign.
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Frank A. Walpole
Democratic
Manatee County
Fla
United States
Florida
Bryan and Kern
Commonwealth
J. Fred Thompson
State Dem
Tampa
Wm. S. Jennings
Jacksonville
National Campaign Committee
WM. H. Price
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Packer Man
Mason Fruit Serge
Adams
Baptist Church In
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Jersey
Bryan and Kern Glubs
Democrats
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