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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1937
Page
3
The snippet mixes a Jefferson quote on civic duty with an advertisement for Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets a sugar coated laxative praised as effective and child friendly. The notice reads like revised ad copy urging purchase.
A brief note reflects on memorial statues raised for men long past, noting the public indifference of those living in the current era toward commemorations of historic figures. The piece provocatively links memory with contemporary attitudes.
The text recounts John Fries leading the 1798 Hot Water War resistance to the house tax in Pennsylvania. Assessors faced arson-like water attacks as residents resisted window-counting valuations. Fries, a Revolutionary War veteran, led armed protests, was tried for treason, and ultimately pardoned by President Adams after public pressure from Benjamin Franklin Bache.
The text recalls John Quincy Adams swimming near Washington when Anne Royall, editor of the Huntress, confronts him asking questions about the national bank policy. Royall, widow of a revolutionary veteran, started a weekly paper the Paul Pry Journal later renamed Huntree, challenging officials and earning backing from Secretary of War John Eaton.
Ernie Smith of Waltham who once rode a rock in 1895 Maine recounts surviving a massive blast that hurled a four by two by two foot boulder toward a flimsy fish house. He and Coombs narrowly escaped as Ernie was carried thirty two feet into mud flats before the rock rolled away. Doctors found only torn clothes and bruises, and Ernie returned to work clearing rocks the next day.
In historic field engagements kings and senior generals joined the fray. Charles XII was wounded yet carried into battle. Gustavus Adolphus died leading cavalry. the Duke of Friedland urged Austrian ranks with a fierce glare. Frederick at Kolin rallied shattered troops. Schwerin fell at Prague. Seydlitz Blucher rode with troops. Dae seller fought as a common soldier at Munda.
A Boston Globe writer notes a Watertown Public Library manuscript showing Hingham paid Rev. Henry Ware a salary on a commodity dollar basis in 1803. Ware, arriving 1787, likely earned 500 dollars yearly, but rising prices in the 1790s kept ends hard. the parish adjusted pay to average prices of staples from 1787 to 1803.
In Hollywood the Greta Garbo sensation Camille drives party chatter as Mary Pickford plans London passage with niece. Douglas Fairbanks Jr and Fred Astaire pursue projects abroad while Dorothy McNulty lands a Paramount deal. Shirley Temple letters push Wee Willie Winkie role amid studio maneuvering.
The ad promotes Genuine Bayer Aspirin as a fast relief cold remedy. It asserts low cost and high rapidity of relief, recommending two tablets with water at the onset of a cold and repeating per package directions. It urges asking for the genuine product by full name.
A reflective note contrasts personal satisfaction with pleasing others. It argues sincere self-respect declines when vanity or impudent behavior undervalues one’s own dignity. The text presents a caution about balancing self-regard with consideration for others.
Calotabs touted as a valuable aid in treating colds. One or two tabs the first night and a repeat on the third or fourth night if needed. They purify the intestinal tract and promote elimination of cold poisons through the kidneys. Family package priced at twenty-five cents, trial at ten cents.
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