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Newspaper
Ocala Evening Star
Location
Ocala, Florida, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1901
Page
5
A readable, bustling early 20th century snippet shows merchants advertising clothing, hats, linens, and spring samples at various Ocala shops. It highlights promotions from Bazar, Garson’s dress goods, Colyer, and mailroad restaurants, plus upcoming events like Prof. Gentry’s Dox and Pons Show. Local life, vendors, and a sense of daily commerce are threaded through.
A fragmentary sentence notes Newsom, aided by a pro tenor lemon grove scene, firing and flourishing blooms despite cold, with evidence of a fact received yesterday. The readable text is sparse and unclear, but hints at a notable horticultural or seasonal observation involving an individual named Newsom.
Jacksonville February 26 fair tonight and Wednesday with lower temperatures and probable light frost in northern areas tonight.
Reward offered for cure failure, Hall's Catarrh Cure promoted as the only cure, with testimonials and a list of distributors. Also notes EA Crosby renting a residence in Dunnellon and boarding changes on Port King Avenue.
A bold fashion ad promises better dress with tailor made clothes at hand me down prices. It stresses guaranteed fit every time and positions the offer as a value driven apparel option.
Fragmentary notes describe Booker T. Washington and discussions of intelligent minds and social roles. Mentions of appointments, party lines, and agent wages hint at political organizing and social strategies amid white and black communities. The text reads as an OCR fragment with unclear attributions.
Article from the Weekly Star of February discusses cold storage for bog meat and preserving meat from hogs. It argues that proper packing can save meat to last and boost local farmers. A proposed hog packing house to serve Marion County would support hog production and cash markets.
A published roster of hotel arrivals includes guests and origins from Macon Georgia to New York and Baltimore with names such as R A Ixaacs J Dunbar and J Kearney. The fragmentary entry hints at a routine social register item listing visitors and their hometowns.
An 19th century ad touts Mozley's Lemon Elixir prepared from lemons and liver tonics. It claims benefits for digestion, constipation, indigestion, nervous headaches, palpitations, sleeplessness, loss of appetite, debility, fevers, malaria, and chills. Sold door to door for about a dollar in early U.S. commerce.
Fragmentary letter mentions inability to walk without pain and a claim of relief after taking a certain medication. Names and places appear as Dr Monleys Ler on Alixir and Mire RH Bloodworth in Gritia Georgia, but the passage lacks a coherent newsworthy event or verifiable details.
Miss Edith Piatt announces hours for her China painting class at the studio on South Second Street with visitors welcome. The notice also lists mayoral candidates for Jackson including Mt. DL Kant J. WL White Burbridge W. G. Toomer J. Green BD U. Fletcher and mentions a digestive cure advertisement for Kodal Dyspepsia Cure and a notice from The Area News Co about retracting customers for new publications within one week.
An obscure notice invites those seeking servants to apply, mentioning Max Mob and a small charge. The text loosely references medical remedies and the phrase Foley's Kidney Cure as a health claim, with unclear context and several garbled phrases.
A medical elixir claims to cure coughs colds hoarseness sore throat bronchitis and many chest and lung diseases. Prepared by Dr H Mosley of Atlanta and sold by druggists for 25 cents. J H Menard attorney in Washington DC lists the product. A James from Bell Station Alabama endorses it for digestive ailments.
Caution text parodies a patent remedy claim promising cures for fevers and chills. It mentions high reputes and a refund offer if not cured, urging purchase from Traings & Co. The ad warns to look for a red triangle on every package and notes no cure date.
Notices warn residents of thefts of mowers and promote low quality seed sales. Names J H Sutton of Zee Ocal Florida and various seed varieties including Tomato and Watermelon. Samples offered free on request with quantity details to be stated by the buyer.
On account of the inauguration of President McKinley, special rates are announced. One and one fourth fares will apply on March 2 and March 3, 1881, with tickets limited to March 5. Consult the timetable for double daily service and the latest engravings and stationery offerings.
A garbled OCR passage references Hall for It and Green Grocery, mentioning Craning and repairs in a faded era tone. It then notes counterfeit warnings of DeWitt Witch Hazel Salve, plus a dubious Anti-Monopoly claim and a report of the steamer Rio Jaseiro’s sinking near the Golden Gate with 130 lives lost after a track incident.
Fragmentary OCR yields a brief listing mentioning Melverd and Mage in connection with a cabinet sale. Readable text implies a local notices item about an auction or sale of items from the two names. Further details are unavailable in the readable portion.
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