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Newspaper
Ocala Evening Star
Location
Ocala, Florida, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1905
Page
3
A garbled early 20th century notice page lists sales, goods, and events in Ocala. Items mention Ever Ready Batteries, Royal Wilton rugs, upholstery, furniture dealers, and a Grace Pharmacy syrup. Multiple shop names appear like Ocala Furniture Company and Melver & Mackay with prices and promotions, but many phrases are unreadable.
At noon today in Mrs. T W Troxler’s home George Ruffin Troxler and Miss Emma Barber wed with Rev White officiating. The couple plan a Tampa honeymoon voyage to South Florida for ten days, then homemaking upstairs at the Elks Cottage. Local cheers and best wishes follow.
Monday night events include speeches by Hon Christopher Matheson of Gainesville and others inviting all lawyers and members to attend exercises with seats provided. The Star editor owes a fine turkey from Commercial Bank. Mr Jomes H Leslie and guests from Scotland visited Ocala en route to Panasoffkee, buying furniture from Pitan & Son. Florida happenings cover Tama fair travels, Miss Care Liddon in Tampa visiting Miss Florence Mellon, and local business listings for Millereet store, Hus Hardware, Melver & MeeBay, Ocala Furniture, Robertson and baby’s return from Tinapa. assorted notes on travel, furniture, and regional commerce.
Fragmented text shows scattered references to Thanksgiving turkeys, consumer goods, medical claims, and assorted names. It reads like an OCR scrape with garbled phrases, partial product mentions, and stray lines from various ad and notice items, lacking coherent narrative.
Campaign speaking day highlighted by W. J. Carpenter and others with events Friday night at 7 30 and Saturday afternoon at 1 Read Whit Key a roll and Athens schedule details unclear but listed as community gatherings and public talks.
A reader reports rising county taxes hit mining turpentine and lumber towns, with "blind tigers" overrunning mines and local facades. Court fines, hardware deliveries, and a rife mix of odd anecdotes fill a sprawling chronicle of town life and strain on public funds.
High Grade, Reasonable Priced Millinery at G. A. Nash's. We also note weekly new hats and pattern hats. The paper mentions a W C T U meeting at the church with Rev. Sam White speaking. many local names and events follow including Tampa trips, fair attendance, and public examinations. a temperance speaker is advertised and measurements of local activity include sheriff returns and housing furniture shipments.
Nelson offers store fixtures and general woodworking including furniture repair and renovation. Service covers prompt attendance, quality workmanship, and custom work for homes and businesses seeking reliable carpentry.
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