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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1926
Page
2
Mount Dora Publishing Co. publishes weekly editions with a 2.00 annual subscription and 85 cents per inch for display ads. Massified advertising is priced at 6 cents per line. The paper is entered as second class matter at Mount Dora Post Office since April 7, 1916.
A Northern visitor extols Florida’s climate and produce from citrus to strawberries. The morning air is said to carry a pervasive orange blossom scent that fills the narrator with wonder and invites readers to linger in the state’s fragrant beauty.
Mount Dora speedboats wowed Tampa spectators by placing four boats within the money and beating many top crews. The clubs overall performance surpassed other cities as boats set fast times and the sport was praised for its clean competitive spirit. Local builders and supporters were thanked for their time and funds, boosting city publicity.
A New Jersey woman sues for divorce alleging her husband refused to donate blood for their critically ill son during a hospital transfusion operation. The wife argues the act reflects a general lack of paternal sacrifice and seeks separation.
The item mixes light wit and observations from Tampa Tribune style notes about postal receipts, springtime thoughts of Florida girls, a typist’s tall steady, and humorous lines about radios and clothes lines. It also mentions the new Chinese year starting and a playful remark about debts being paid.
It argues that clothes, birth, education, or wealth do not define a gentleman. True gentility arises from character, kindness, and conduct across all social classes, citing Burns as an example of a humble man who mingles with courtiers through love and courtesy.
Mount Dora Sales Company publishes Dora's Dora's monthly newspaper. It highlights Florida facts and figures in a convincing readable style with a circulation near 7000, aiming to place Florida in a right light and maintaining quality editing.
Thousands of surplus badges and medals coined during the war for Liberty Loan drives are being melted down at the Washington Navy Yard. The metal will be forged into guns, a pointed irony as the war aimed to end all wars.
The writer praises boating lovers Dr. Dickson and H. H. Mallory for their passion and describes a recent guided trip. After debris cleaning, travelers can now enjoy a comfortable voyage down Lake Doral to the Dora Canal with towering trees and mirrored reflections creating a wonderland scene.
At Lake Eustis the hidden entrance to Haines Creek shows navigable waters once the floating islands of vegetation are cleared. Dr. Dickson led the effort, winning government support to remove the mass of plant matter and restore passage for boats.
Travelers describe sighting huge alligators and dense flocks of ducks along a boat voyage. Birds scatter as the boat approaches while black geese nest in tall trees. The cruise passes Lake Griffin and the Ocklawaha River, with no fixed channel and varied scenery lasting in memory.
A few weeks ago a generator station on the Ocklawaha River sent a journey to this place in seven hours. After clearing Haines Creek the same trip on a recent Saturday took just over three hours. Nature lovers treasure the primeval scenery, and the writer expresses gratitude to H. H. Mallory for an unforgettable day.
Speaker of frustration complains about a proposed division of the state into northern and southern halves. The columnist blames Republicans for backing the plan to carve Tampa and Jacksonville into separate jurisdictions, hoping Lake County lands in the south to boost Republican chances.
The narrator recalls political shifts in Oklahoma and New York in the early 20th century. He mentions a 1920 Republican landslide in Oklahoma and a Democratic shift in New York after returning home. The piece covers Antoniogntino whose murder conviction was affirmed. Governor Smith commuted his death sentence to life, citing doubt from tied Court of Appeals votes and a claim that the vote should have been seven to seven.
The account recounts the Becker execution and a governor's refusal after Captain Becker of the New York police was electrocuted. It describes the emotional strain on a chief executive when condemned relatives appeal, including a wife pleading with Governor Nathan L. Miller in Poughkeepsie. The scene ends with her collapse and removal.
Smith showed emotion while Miller, a long time judge, spoke with gravity. The speech revealed Miller’s preoccupation with the recent scene as his thoughts dominated him throughout.
A columnist extols Mount Dora biographical references and local life and asks readers to consider the people behind the faces. He recalls meetings at Noonday and Kiwanis clubs, cites Beecher and Hale, and praises community history, fellowship, and shared experience shaping the town.
A fragment quotes Distovieski saying all people are born to be together and Zeno declaring that all good men are friends one to another, expressing an ideal of universal fellowship.
The poem laments a land boom that forces Dora's people from their cabins as speculators advertise Florida dreams. Old Tom watches strangers migrate, warning that swamps are sold, rivers fenced, and gator huts vanish. He foresees displaced families, shrinking space, and a future where free living ends.
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