The Sponge Fishers of Florida Coast
Jacksonville correspondent recalls Florida sponge industry from St Mark's reef, noting 900 sponge fishers on a 300 mile Gulf coast stretch. The trade yields about 300000 dollars to Florida fishers last season and differs from Mediterranean methods by not requiring diving.
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Jacksonville
Florida
St. Mark’s
Mediterranean
Fria
Gulf Coast
St Mark's
United States
St Mark's Florida Sponge Reef Town of Simple Fisher Folk
Near St Mark's sits a coastal town famed for its sponge reef and busy summer crews of about 900. Fishing, oysters, and turtles sustain the harbor depot, while historic relics from the Spanish fortress San Marco reveal a quiet, old fashioned community. Nearby artifacts once used in fortifications now rest in Tallahassee after being rescued from a saloon doorstep.
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St. Mark’s
Mark's
St. Mark's
Middle Florida
San Marco
Tallahasssee
Food Exposition Opens in Horticultural Hall
Philadelphia launches the second exclusive Food Exposition in Horticultural Hall, marking the fourth such trade event in the nation. It will involve 14 states and is anticipated as the third financially successful edition, following mixed results from Albany shows.
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Philadelphia
Horticultural Hall
Albany
N. Y
Florida sponging and exposition aims for big gains
The early sponge trade centered on fishermen at ten cents per pound until Mediterranean markets faltered. Florida spongers now harvest from shallower and deeper waters with diverse shapes, weather impacting yields. A regional exposition draws thousands daily, with 20 exhibitors serving cooked foods and 50 firms showing goods, signaling a potential hall and exchange funded by gains.
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Florida
Mediterranean
Algeri
Iitories
Europe
Retsil Grocers’ Association
Pittsburg
Sponge harvesting and preparation described in schooner observations
A detailed account describes how sponge divers in wooden buckets scoop sponges from shallow waters. It explains the skeleton inside the jellylike body, the cleaning and drying process, and how sponges are packed for market. It notes ancient medicinal use of sponges and the life cycle of sponge colonies.
Funeral of actress Jessie Dean Reynolds in New Jersey
Jessie Dean Reynolds, the New York actress who died by suicide, was buried in Hazelwood Cemetery near the city. The private service followed a letter directing burial with her son Robbie, with only immedi ate relatives present and a brief graveside ceremony. Floral tributes arrived from New York and colleagues familiar with her starry career. The widowed husband, overwhelmed, was led away by his mother.
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New York
Jessie Dean
Heart Disease Information and Dr Flint's Hem Hints
Read hospital mortuary and medical reports to gauge heart disease spread and detection difficulty. Learn definitions causes and symptoms from Dr Flint's Treatise on Heart Disease and how to attack it. If you suspect disease ask your druggist for Dr Flint's Hem and apply through Mack Drug Co New York.
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Dr. Flint
Mack Drug Co
N. Y. Anr
Excursion to Washington City by Baltimore and Ohio
The Baltimore and Ohio announces excursion tickets to Washington valid ten days from January 3. Tickets at $9 include parlor car seats and sleeping berths. Trains depart 8:00 am and 9:20 pm from Fifth Avenue and Wood Street ticket office.
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Baltimore and Ohio
Washington
Baltimore
City
Fifth Avenue
Wood Street
Altimore
Ohio
Mt. Rast
Smieston
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Columbas
Yor
Phore
Washin
Columbus
Wheeling
Washingree Seas
Baz O
Teket Peg Ave
Sad Wood St
Orl
Gh “Stata Chas
Scull
Rt Uipeli
Sprague Estate Hope Hinges On Baltimore Case
Providence reports that Benjamin F. Butler may win a final triumph in the Sprague litigation. Evan Randolph seeks possession of Quidnick and Arctic mills, aiming to recover about the stock value and millions tied to the Sprague trust deed. If successful, Randolph would control Quidnick and Arctic valued near a million, affecting Rhode Island and other states.
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Providence
Benjamin F. Butler
Sprague
Supreme Court of the United States
Spragues
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Federal Circuit Court of
Connecticut
District of Columbia
Rhode Island
Durfee
United States Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Washington
Evan Randolph
Philadelphia
Quidnick Company
Quidnick Ree
United States
Indies
Knight
Union Company
Arctic
Knights
Randolph
General Butler
Court of the United States
New England
Quidnick
New Quidnick Corporation
New Quidnick Company
Union Ant
Cranston
House of Sprague
Amasa Sprague
State Senate
Senaor
Warwick
William
Narragansett Pier
Amasa
Maine
Kansas
District of Columbis
Renee
s_ bs
Commonwealth
Rhodes
Three Masked Men Rob Postoffice in New Mexico Heist
Three masked men entered the ALDUQUERQUE New Mexico post office early today, locking the night clerk in a closet and stealing about $10,000 in cash plus six registered pouches. The Santa Fe registered pouch held valuable letters and bonds, including $4,000 Lincoln county current expense bonds with coupons. Question remains whether the culprits will attempt to sell the bonds.
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Alduquerqe
N. M
Santa Fe
Lincoln County
Scots Irish Congress Prelim Meet Near Pittsburg Next May
Rev Dr MacIntosh of Philadelphia attends a preliminary meeting at the Seventh Avenue Hotel. He arrived from Cincinnati and will stay to join a conference arranging the Scotch Irish race congress to be held in Pittsburg next May. A Floyd of Columbia Tennessee will also be present. Dr MacIntosh is a leading Presbyterian minister of Philadelphia. He spent yesterday afternoon with Rev Dr I N Hays of Allegheny.
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John MacIntosh
Philadelphia
Seventh Avenue Hotel
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
Floyd
Columbia, Tenn
MacIntosh
I. N. Hays
Allegheny
A Word About Catarrh Cure Claim in Boston Ad
An advertisement extols Sanford's Radical Cure for catarrh, describing it as a complete treatment with inhalation and internal doses. It promotes a packaged option costing one dollar, offered by Potres Cave & Chemical Corporation of Boston, detailing included bottles and solvent.
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Sanford
Saspord
Potres Cave & Chemical Corporation
Bostox
THAT TERRIBLE GRIPPE EXPLAINED BY AMERICA'S BEST INFORMED MAN
A New York medical college president explains that la grippe or influenza stems from electrical changes in the atmosphere and vessels. He warns it often leads to pneumonia, and praises whiskey as a reliable, purer remedy to check the epidemic, urging careful selection of genuine Daffy’s Pure Malt whiskey.
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Rosily
America
New York
Isis
Daffy
Ste
Catarrh Cure Reported for Local Gentleman
Mr A K Norris of Eleventh Street, a Spang Chalfont & Co. worker, suffered persistent catarrh with nasal blockage and throat secretions causing gagging, poor appetite, stomach gas, and weight loss. After failing other treatments, he sought help from the Catarrh and Dyspepsia Institute at 33 Penn Avenue and was cured by their constitutional medicines, which he says are permanent. He invites inquiries at home or work.
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Burg
Eleventh Street
Messrs. Spang, Chalfant & Co
Sharpsburg
Penn Avenue
John V. Hartman
Main Street
Penn Ave
Buandays
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