Florida newspaper miscellany from 1893 and 1898 items
A hodgepodge of short items on births in 1893 and 1881, a clerk's salary cut to 30 dollars in 1898, notes on traffic rules in England, tax rhetoric, gambling as illusion, a new county flag in Lake County, reflections on progress and resilience, a push for alimony from wealthy wives, and civic opinions, plus a Milton Gazette mention.
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David Newell
Leesburg
J. W. Hunter
Tavares
H. H. Duncan
Florida Expects Bigger Role at Great Lakes Exposition
Florida plans a half million dollar expansion at the Great Lakes Exposition with a new 100 by 60 foot building. The exhibit will feature a Seminole Indian display, large murals, forty carloads of Florida products, including orange trees and orchids, plus a detailed reproduction of forty square miles of Florida.
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Florida
Florida National Exhibits, Inc
Earl W. Brown
Everglades
Cleveland
Reading These Old Store Rules Shows Harsh Work Life
A historical page recounts early mercantile labor norms. Stores opened at 6 am and closed at 9 pm year round, with nightly cleaning, two weekly window washes, and restricted breaks. Clerks faced smoking bans, barber-shops avoidance, and a $5 annual church tax. Employees had weekly religious duties and limited personal time.
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America
Sarasota Plans Major Expansion of Largest Trailer Park
Sarasota intends to acquire 70 more acres adjoining its 30 acre trailer park. The city aims to beautify and expand the park to become one of the largest and most attractive trailer parks in the United States.
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Sarasota
United States
Slot machines to be removed by April first per Florida ruling
The Charlotte Observer cites a Florida administration ruling stating every slot machine must be dispossessed by April 1. It argues that with baseball teams departing and tourists returning home, slot machines and their patrons deserve a vacancy until the winter season resumes.
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Charlotte
Florida
Festival of States Parade Opens St Petersburg Week
The annual Festival of States in St. Petersburg begins March 27 and runs one week drawing thousands of visitors to Florida. The program includes an Easter sunrise service, waterfront fiesta and dancing, baseball, music, water sports, Mardi Gras coronation ball, open air card party, and a winter carnival pageant ending with the Festival of States parade. Florida is urged to join the celebration.
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St. Petersburg
Florida
Kiwanis Benefit Aims to Aid Undernourished Children
A call to buy tickets for the Kiwanis Benefit to aid undernourished and underprivileged children. The article notes a hypothetical line from Florida to New York and Chicago would cover 82 percent of the US population and more than 80 percent of wealth.
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Florida
New York
Chicago
United States
America
The DIRT ON FARMING A CLOUD OF CHEMICAL TOMATOES
The article contrasts traditional dirt farming with chemical farming that uses laboratory fed plants to vastly increase yields. It cites figures of 150 bushels per acre to 200 tons per acre and 2465 bushels per acre for chemically fed potatoes, notes rising investment interest, and questions future farm structures from compact vegetable factories to hot houses. It mentions Professor F W Gericke and Dr Robbins as early pioneers and considers climate and cost barriers for Florida and California. It ends by asking if independent truck farms can compete with factory scale production and cautions about political rhetoric tied to farming.
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Acre
Chambers of Commerce
Enta Ie
Florida
New York
Cleveland
Chicago
California
F. W. Gericke
University of California
Robbins
New Jersey Experiment Station
Florida Closest U S State to Tropic of Cancer
Florida lies nearer the Tropic of Cancer than any other state and receives sunlight earlier in the day than the rest of the United States.
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Florida
United States
Florida Climate and War Facts for Key West
Key West is the only frost free city in the United States Florida shows three climate divisions continental semi tropical and subtropical Florida’s record high in 30 years reached 107 degrees while the low hit 0 2 degrees at Tallahassee in 1899 The Seminoles have waged war with the U S Government for 102 years starting in 1835 and no treaty has ever been signed.
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Key West
The
United States
Florida
Tallahassee
U. S
Community notes mix romance, labor unrest and local events
A freewheeling column blends social topics from a 12 year age gap marriage to education plans and canal ambitions. It also highlights Kiwanis fundraising for Scouts and underprivileged children, local club honors, strikes abroad, and tributes to Mr. Baker and Mr. Butler in Sorrento and Mt. Plymouth.
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America
New Cross State Canal
Florida
Murad
Diogenes
Kiwanians
Sorrento Community News Highlights Local Events
Mrs Phifer and family guests of Mrs Newton Strite from Washington D C. Mrs Walter Cooper of Sanford visiting Mrs Anna Matlack. Local teachers attended the State Educational Conference. Sorrento Baptist church marked its anniversary with all day services and a picnic. Beasleys Cracker Cowboys from WDBO entertained at the school auditorium. Ladies Aid staged a successful St Patrick Day party at the Community Building. Celesta Vause trains youths for the Maytime play at the school auditorium and is employed by Diver.
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Ben Hall
Stetson University
Beasley
Olive Raulerson
Aid
Aid Society
Celesta’ Vause
Sorento
Miss Vause
Social News From Zellwood and Nearby Areas
Local residents report visits and travels including Mr. and Mrs. Donald Hewitt of Augusta Maine hosting friends, Miss Lucy McDonald's Orlando weekend, and the Hewitts' acquaintances. The note lists weekend guests of Mrs. Hilda Vincent and Ruth McEwen with several names. The article also provides a geographic comparison stating the Florida northern boundary lies over 200 miles south of California's southern edge and Florida is larger than Holland, the biggest state east of the Mississippi aside from Georgia.
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Donald Hewitt
Augusta
Maine
W. S. Jones
Lucy McDonald
Orlando
Mrs. Russell
Tennessee
Misses Bower
Mable Geer
Bird
John Hall
Hilda Vincent
Ruth McEwen
Florida
California
CHurch details at First Methodist Episcopal Church
Heber D. Ketcham rector delivers sermon The Glory of the Resurrection at 11 a.m. with Sunday school at 9 45 a m under D H Bishop superintendent The Epworth League meets at 6 30 p m led by Marjorie Loveless followed by The Way to Emmaus at 7 30 p m
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First Methodist Episcopal Church
Heber D. Ketcham
D.D
Jeannette Pike
Oay
D. H. Bishop
Epworth League
Marjorie Loveless
Emmaus
First Baptist Church Schedule and Welcome
Corner Tenth and Tremain church led by Rev Neslie V Underwood invites all. Sunday School 9 45 morning worship 11 00 evening service 7 30 B Y P U 6 30 mid week service Wednesday 7 30 p m strangers welcome and all others without a home church
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First Baptist Church
Corner Tenth
Tremain
Neslie V. Underwood
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Ound
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Barton Mumaw
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Rgainst Bible School
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Church OF Christ Lake
Franklin Park
Rossiter St
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ST. Mary’s OF the Lakes
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Clermont
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G. G. Prince
Builders Supply Co
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Grandview Ave
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East Tee
P. O
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McDonald St
C. A. DeVenny
Pine St
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Harry. T. Mathews
Cooley & Osborne
Law
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W. M. Kennedy
Mount Dora, Fla
M. Wells
First National Bank
Rehbaum & Co
Richardson Li
State of Florida
Louis R. Tremain
Cliff) White, Prop
Alfred Rehbaum
J. J. West
Nan J. Stuart
Lake Dora
Ia Radio
Harold Wilson
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