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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1926
Page
2
The item indicates second class matter status assigned on April 7 1916 at Mount Dora Florida post office under the act of March 3 1879.
The article notes many winter visitors to Mount Dora who request mail delivery and express warm wishes for the city. Tourists praise the community's high class, social life, and civic involvement, with most planning to return next year. Mount Dora is presented as an attractive place to live and raise a family, attracting refined visitors who enhance local welfare.
In northern Ohio two 9 and 11 year old girls were sent home for wearing socks. A well meant teacher argued that bare knees could affect boys, framing the body as shameful. The piece urges teachers to focus on worthy learning rather than moralizing about knees and modesty.
The piece argues that good handwriting signals low mentality while fast thinkers with slow muscles manage only a scribble. It questions linking expert mechanical skill to high intellect and notes examples like billiards, juggling, and circus animals to suggest a need for psychological investigation.
Chicago dancer Harold Seigelman quit high school to pursue professional dancing in Charleston earning about 150 dollars weekly. He saved 2200 dollars including 1500, intending to fund his brother's dental college and aid his invalid sister, prompting readers to judge if his choice was wise.
Luther Burbank died after a long life that enriched horticulture with flowers and fruit. He blended cross breeding with selection to create famed varieties like the Burbank rose and Shasta daisy. Described as a genius of inspiration and patient method, his work brought perfume to plants and broad public appreciation.
A Buell poem set on a steamer deck depicts Josiah questioning belief as he watches telegraph sparks and wires. The speaker contrasts finite senses with faith, ending in a skeptic refrain about no God and no receiving voice in empty space.
The winter band concerts have been more successful than ever in the city. The music is excellent, public appreciation high, and attendance large. The concerts greatly entertain visitors and make the city inviting to live in. Dr. Dickson is congratulated on the success and his effort.
The article recalls that about forty years ago John W. Weeks, then a resident of Mount Dora, worked as an engineer and laid out several sections of the city on Donnelly Street.
J. P. Donnelly recalls an assistant engineer who arrived in Orlando with Ex-Governor Sinclair of New Hampshire and Frank Jones. Weeks stayed in the area for three or four years, eking out a living in that period.
Donnelly recalls the former Secretary who boarded at the Bruce House now Grand View Hotel. He describes him as a bright active surveyor and a good Republican who rose high in American life and would likely recall his stay with pleasure.
A resident laments Dean Buell's departure from Mount Dora praising his help, companionship, and writings. The writer extends hearty wishes for his improved health and return with Mrs Buell to exert positive influence on the community.
Col. Sanborn reports that following last week's stamp notice for the boys of Mount Dora, three youths visited him and each added many stamps to their collections. The boys named are Billy Ingraham Glendy Sadler and Duncan Milner all fine youngsters. Stamps remain for other Mount Dora boys.
The piece contrasts Jim who rushes without planning and John who analyzes, overcomes obstacles, and steadily advances. Jim remains lagging while John’s deliberate efforts have earned him success and praise from those who heard his high class music.
The Mount Dora Sales Company notes two articles from Dora's Cora's were used without proper credit last week. The editors apologize and pledge correct attribution in the future for the monthly publication issued at Mount Dora.
Florida readers are told any well bred hen should yield five dollars a year, yet the paper notes some chickens earn more than five dollars daily, highlighting a contrast between expected utility and observed incomes.
A Florida Times Union line notes the flapper life as a game of take off and put on across winter and summer. If anything is taken off, what remains is the look that endures through the season.
A Tampa man bought lipstick for his wife hoping it would trigger romance but the purchase led to humorous reactions rather than a romantic breakthrough.
A pedestrian once defined by walking now is described as someone who jumps. The statement contrasts traditional movement with a new assumption of motion. It reflects a playful or provocative redefinition of a familiar term.
A conservation note states forests remain fire safe only when sap stays within living trees and not in fallen wood or debris, emphasizing proper forest management.
The statement argues that widespread automobile availability reduces the need for conflicts as a population control mechanism, suggesting mobility and economic benefits from cars lessen wartime drivers. It frames autos as a peaceful instrument in demographic management.
The fragment mentions a father admiring a spring bonnet, a philosopher's boast in obscurity, and Colonel Mitchell. It notes Vice-President Dawes silencing South Carolinian Cal Bease by placing him in the chair.
A government weather bureau appears to be the only department actively aiding farmers by providing forecasting and climate data, offering guidance during drought conditions and crop planning.
The Roads North advisory asks travelers to report road conditions for public use. It requests readers to call the chamber office for addressed stamped envelopes to help with the submission. John Gordon serves as secretary.
Dated Ashburn Georgia April 17 T L Prescott reports on a road survey from Mount Dora to Leesburg rough, Leesburg to Ocala first class, Ocala to Gainesville via Hawthorne mostly rough, Gainesville to Lake City good, Lake City to Jasper mixed, Jasper to Valdosta and Adel exceptionally good. Overall better than expected.
Dated Hartwell Georgia April 15 from Geo W Pease Arrived here this P M Laid off half day for car service or would
Short detour near Valdosta about four miles and another not serious detour near Gainesville Florida noted. Writer expresses surprise at unexpectedly good roads and no anticipated trouble ahead.
Mr Geo W Pease reports arrival in Newton North Carolina this afternoon after traveling via Asheville through the Blue Ridge mountains. He praises scenery and roads and notes 220 miles covered today with plans to reach Virginia tomorrow.
W. H. Dalton writes from Lake City Florida on April 12 describing travel from Ocala to Gainesville as slow but steady with rough stretches on the Jacksonville to Tampa route. The Gainesville to Lake City section is praised as smooth with speeds around forty miles per hour and a remark that the Ajax is a bird. Continued on page six.
The text argues that if beverages must be proved drunken in fact, the next legal step is defining when a man is drunk in fact, implying a standard or test for intoxication in legal contexts.
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