Ten Reasons Why Florida Extends Life Says Kellogg
Dr. John Kellogg argues in a widely published statement that Florida’s climate and diet offer ten advantages for longevity. He cites sun and outdoor air, year round produce, reduced metabolism, enhanced skin care, and low indoor disease risk as key factors. The piece presents Kellogg’s ten points as a medical opinion urging Florida residence for longer, healthier living.
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John Kellogg
Battle Creek
Florida
Cade Pat
Lendeulieg
Ponte
America
Kellogg
Dr John Gorrie Honored For Ice Machine Legacy
Charles Andrews Jr of Orlando saluted Dr John Gorrie at a Mount Dora Kiwanis luncheon, noting his Florida memorial in Washington and his life as a physician, inventor, and benefactor who developed artificial refrigeration. The talk urged support for the John Gorrie Memorial Foundation to fight cancer through prevention, education, and medical outreach.
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Charles Andrews, Jr
Orlando
Florida
John Gorrie
Kiwanis Club
Mount Dor
National Capitol
Washington
J. L. Kirby-Smith
West Florida
Dr. Gorrie
Mr. Andrews
Charleston
South Carolina
Trinity Medical College
New York City
Apalachicola
Gorrie
Hsu Ye
South
North
Apalachicola Bay
Edward Jelks
Jacksonville
Jelks
America
Mayo
Clinie
Johns Hopkins
Rochester
Minnesota
L. L. Crump
Orial Foundation
Mount Dora Call Echoes From Florida Sunshine City
Two Mount Dora visitors recount tales of the Sunshine City Saint Petersburg. A friend from there sends verses praising quiet peace and birdsong, hinting she may return to Mount Dora next winter. Florida vegetable shipments fell 25 percent from last year except potatoes and beans. celery prices improved under a marketing agreement.
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Mount Dora
St. Petersburg
Sunshine City
City Street
Florida
Progress In Curbing Tuberculosis Among Negroes
Florida forms a Negro tuberculosis committee to combat the high death rate. Leaders from the community plan work with physicians nurses teachers and social workers to educate and treat Tuberculosis through schools housing improvements and early intervention. The effort aims to reduce the costly toll by modern treatment and institutional care.
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Florida
Florida Ligonsen and Association
Perrine lemon grows in Florida promising state fruit
Florida, long famed for oranges and grapefruits, develops a new Perrine lemon variety by Dr. Walter T. Swingle. The hybrid fits Florida soil and climate, with plantings of over 300 acres and plans to more than double this acreage. Ridge area from Mount Dora to Lake County leads plantings as Florida hopes to supply domestic markets and reduce imports. Lake County wins South Florida Fair citrus prize for the second year.
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Florida
Walter T. Swingle
United States Bureau of Plant Industry
Mount Dora
Lake County
Italy
Mount Dora Assessed Valuation and Tax Levy Details
The 1935 assessed valuation of real estate and personal property totals 3,577,354.00 dollars. The 1935-36 tax levy is 13 3-4 mills. The town notes it has never defaulted on bonds or interest.
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Mount Dora
Florida Ice Machine Pioneer and First Factory
The original ice making machine in Florida operated as early as 1850, a forerunner to a global industry. Dr. Gorrie, its inventor, died without capital to support the invention. The first commercial Florida ice factory began in Jacksonville in December 1878. Air plants grow without soil, subsisting on air and not soil. They decorate Florida trees with odd and beautiful forms.
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Florida
Gorrie
Jacksonville
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Tampa
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Light and Water Bonds
Mount Dora Publishing Co
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Floriox
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