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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1928
Page
2
The piece extols four years of U S progress in electricity radio rail air and aviation as a testament to the American idea of private initiative. It highlights mental and spiritual progress as the prerequisite for material advancement and credits enduring ideals and liberty of thought for future growth.
The Pullman surcharge funds extra railroad service for Pullman passengers. It amounts to about 40 million dollars annually and helps railroads cover costly services beyond coach travel. Abolishing it would raise deficits and shift costs to freight and passenger service.
The piece compares Mr. Televox to the robot in the stage play R U R, noting Eric the Robot and the Frankenstein motif. It argues science can craft a highly capable machine yet cannot replace the divine spark of humanity, and that efficiency matters more than human likeness.
The article argues machines that walk and talk may soon replace some unskilled labor, calling the Televox a new creature that, while awe inspiring, remains under human control as its creator. It notes potential economic disruption and widespread adoption in industry.
The piece notes that most people overvalue their own importance and that life is neither as good nor as bad as it seems. It argues our vanity creates a blind spot leading to wasted nervous energy on trivial concerns as the year ends.
Millions invest in stocks and bonds, but many lose money on fraudulent or poorly funded ventures. Listed securities on major exchanges are audited and more likely to pay dividends, while choosing reputable brokers with audited finances reduces risk. Investors are urged to rely on expert guidance and avoid unnecessary risk.
The piece advises evaluating inland waterway projects before government funding. It cites the Panama Canal cost from 140 million to 375 million dollars and New York’s Erie Canal expense of about 230.8 million. It notes freight cost per ton mile on the Erie is 312 cents versus 1 cent on rail, arguing against bond taxes unless transportation costs fall.
Penrod’s quip echoes as Mount Dora townsfolk weigh happiness in simpler pleasures. Critics may doubt gains from the election, but the writer urges support for the city administration first, then consider changes if needed. The piece likens local politics to a hatchet buried yet many small hammers remain at work.
Mount Dora prepares a grand cinema palace with a box office lobby and Broadway style features. Yet readers are asked to judge later if the seats cause curvature of the spine and artery hardening during typical films.
A perceptible rise in travel stained cars heading south on the Dixie Highway and a shift in the traveler class from years past. The piece contrasts the “dishpan and bedspring” era with current well equipped visitors, noting Floridians welcome the prosperous southern arrival and observing evolving sociocultural signals.
A long prose piece traces a river town rising around a waterfall power plant then decaying under demagoguery and failed politics. It contrasts workers turned politicians with a ruined economy as a cautionary fable on reliance, credit, and civic stewardship. The poem and motivational verses urge individual effort and resilience.
A Bible class reflection on Acts 20 36 38 Romans 16 1 4 and Philemon tracing Pauls network of friendship from Damascus to Rome. It discusses early Christian sharing, the ideal of common possessions, and the deep bonds between Paul and his converts, including Phoebe’s Rome service.
The article reflects on Pauls letters including Philemon and Romans. It discusses Onesimus a slave who may be educated and respectful, the social origins of slaves, and the impact of Paul’s message on Onesimus and Philemon. It notes Paul’s desire for fellowship and friendship even in imprisonment.
Orange county municipal officers gathered at Apopka on Tuesday for the annual Orange County Chamber of Commerce session. David Sholtz, president of the State Chamber of Commerce, addressed the assemblage Tuesday night on the topic Orange County, U. S. A.
Florida cites heavy winter travel as cold northern states push thousands of tourists toward the state. Roads fill with cars from across the union and trains run crowded with passengers heading to winter resorts after the new year.
Florida sees a new vegetable Brocelli gaining Europe and American interest with Pallet farms in Bradenton planning rapid shipment growth. Tampa and Bradenton press utility development to attract industries while phosphate shipments by Atlantic Coast Line and Seaboard Air Line reach record levels, totaling 1,888,599 tons in 11 months surpassing all of last year.
The Tarpon Springs sponge industry, a major Florida institution, reports a profitable season with sales from November 1 to 20 totaling $165,308 and $12,000 worth remaining unsold, for a total catch of $177,000.
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