City Council Actions Highlight Traffic Rules and Safety
The community notes praise the city council for new traffic regulation discs and safer street turns at Donnelly with Fifth and Fourth avenues. It urges stricter observance, repair of street holes, improved night electric mains communication, and action to curb long train blockages at Atlantic Coast Line crossings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donnelly and
Fifth Avenue
Fourth Avenue
White Way
Donnelly
Age Need Not Blush At Youth
A Cleveland retired clergyman argues aging critics overstate decline of youth. He recalls 1915 16 and 1917 wartime judgments proving youths prove their mettle in danger. With war over he urges end to lifelong scolding and support today’s young men and women as our future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
America
St. Mihiel
North Sea
Prime Products of the Farm Character and Industry
The piece cites President Coolidge saying the prime farm products are industry thrift and self-control, not wealth. It argues character is the original wealth and that nations rise or fall by integrity born of hard work, urging farmers to persevere despite adversity. The quote from the Poughkeepsie Sunday Courier is cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Coolidge
Chicago
Language Gaps Between American English and British Terms
The commerce department notes differences in meaning between American and British words such as dry goods store and hardware store, suspenders and braces, druggist and chemist. It cites miscommunications from a U S maker misreading orders and humorously recalls regional linguistic quirks among Americans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Commerce
Washington
England
Draper’s
United States
Commerce Department
Who
Sam
John Bull
New England
Oil Replacing Coal in Hudson Brickyards
Oil is supplanting coal as a fuel in brick plants along the Hudson River. Major local brick concerns report using oil exclusively with great satisfaction. Oil burning devices for heat and power are being perfected and will become fully practical, reducing coal dependence and arming America against coal strikes in five years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hudson River
Florida
America
Pick of the Best Similes of 1925
A collection of 1925 similes and quips with legendary lines from Anon and named authors. Entries range from dramatic comparisons and humorous turns to brisk descriptions of people and objects in culture and literature.
Mount Dora Letter Highlights Local Trade and Tales
A Mount Dora correspondent notes a northbound citrus shipment from town, a cheap Mt. Dora Hotel stay for visitors like Moses Lamont of Beacon, NY, and a reflection on the Stillman divorce case. The piece urges civic turnout for the Orlando fair, cheers local grapefruit displays, and contrasts Florida’s mild winter with New York snow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Dora
Moses Lamont
Beacon
N. Y
Dutchess County
Ford Lauderdale
Mt. Dora
Lamont
Florida
Valentines Day Messages Through Town Figures
A humorous Valentine collection from The People to local figures including Mayor Waltz George Malone Rev Elder J. J. West L. R. Heim E. V. Cartledge D. C. Sherman and James Simpson. The notes mix civic appeals and business praise in mock Valentine verse reflecting community life.
Lincoln birthday anniversary celebrated with address
Abraham Lincoln’s 117th birthday is to be widely celebrated with an address at the Congregational church Sunday evening. Dr. Duncan C. Milner will lecture, illustrated by stereopticon views from the Fay collection under Rev. Anderson’s direction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham Lincoln
Duncan C. Milner
Lincoln
Fay
Anderson
Washington’s fatherly Rise Amid Golden Age Mockery
A witty remark lauds George Washington for stepping away from coarse pursuits to become a model father of a new nation. The quip frames his legacy as foundational for America and the world, contrasting raucous pastimes with virtuous statecraft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Georize
Washington
It Seems to Me Poem by Dean Marcus D. Buell on Easter Light
A reflective piece on belief and agnosticism notes mixed views of life after death. It weaves quotations from philosophers and religious figures with a verse about spring and resurrection. The narrator references a street in Clayton and Donnelly and references Easter imagery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Marcus D. Buell
Clayton Street
Donnelly Street
Brooks
Archbishop Whately
Napoleon Bonaparte
Rabbi Wise
New York
Jesus
Schopenhauer
Harry Emerson Fosdick
Mocking Bird
Florida
Thomas
Sisters of Lazarus
Clayton and Donnelly Street
Push the New Growth on Citrus Trees to Get Ahead of Aphids
A Florida citrus advisory urges Polk and Orange county growers to push spring growth before aphids multiply. With mild winter lingering frost past Feb 10, rapid fertilization and cultivation are recommended to protect new growth. Targeted sprays or dusts using nicotine-sulphate or derris may curb isolated aphid colonies on young trees. Continuous growth without control risks aphid population spikes and extra spraying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Watson
Polk
Orange
Florida
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Miami
Sistance
Los Angeles
Cupid
Tampa Tribune
Orlando
Anon
Irvin
Cobb
Arnold Bennett
Herald Tribune
Ohio State Journal
Sara Teasdale
Ernest Walsh
Bugs Baer
Dannelly Street
Stillman
S. Sadler
Valentines
George Malone
Noah
Lake Franklin Park
Valentine
J. J. West
L. R. Heim
Rhine
E. V. Cartledge
D. C. Sherman
James Simpson
Josiah
Maria
Manhattan Bay
York
Greenhorn
Dora
Eustis
Lemuel Colson
H. A. Eckholdt
Alexander and
8Th St
Mount Dora, Fla
The
American School of Oseopathy
NEW England Inn
John A. Yoder
W. W. Thompson
Magnolia Ave
Chiropodist
Eustis, Fla
Emerson Hemstitching Company
S. Grove St. Eustis
Cc. E. Zinck
D.M.D
Feigin Block
Cor
Magnolia & Eustis
Sts. Eustis, Fla
Sydney Lane
P. O. Box
Mount
City Painting
Decorating CO
Textone
A. L. Schallenberg
MT. Dora, Fla
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