Prosperous Hastings and Florida auto tour growth
The report details Hastings Florida as a prosperous potato and sugar cane area with a new sugar factory planned. It notes C H Batchelder a Wisconsin native running a barrel business in Hastings, a Florida Press Association tour by train, and Gainesville’s growth including a major highway route and Tin Can Tourist camps attracting northern visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hastings
Federal Point
St. John’s River
New England States
C. H. Batchelder
Wisconsin
Florida
Pacific Northwest
Batcheldey
Altho
Car ‘i
St. Augustine
South Florida
Florida Press Association
George Hosmer
Brandentown
Colorado
Gainesville
University of Florida
State
Uni
T. C. Ts
Dixie Highway
Florida trip notes and Lake County welcome tour
The author describes travel through Florida and through states north of it with casual condemnation and humor. A Lake County welcome arrives via the LAKE Conies issued by the Lake County Chamber of Commerce edited by W. B. Powell. The piece notes palmetto crop potential, a steel framed building under construction, machinery en route, and nearby asparagus ferns grown under cover. The party is then taken to Leesburg for further touring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Leesburg
Lake County
Lake Conies
Quincy
Road Skirting Lake Eustis and Saw Grass Pulp Plant Visit
The article recalls a humorous edition reception in Leesburg and describes a trip past Lake Griffin where 17 000 acres of saw grass await processing into paper pulp. It notes saw grass as an annual crop yielding print paper and contrasts it with spruce wood, then mentions a Bruns wick stew barbeque at Yager Park with an expert grillmaster and a cold night beside an ice factory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Man Powell
Leesburg
Lake Griffin
Florida
Yager Park
Brunswick
Feast fit for kings to eat barbeque with fingers
Fragmentary note describes barbeque as finger food and recalls a feast praised as fit for kings. The text ends mid narrative with a continuation cue on page eight.
Willard Battery Ad Promises Cheapest Price and Custom Sizes
A vintage style ad claims Willard batteries are the best and cheapest, noting the threaded rubber Willard used by 300 car makers and the plates are insulated rather than wood-separated. It promises quick, free help to fix battery troubles, and offers a complete line of parts with custom sizes on request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Albert
P. A
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Reveille
J. J. Bruce
J. H. Lighter
Rolfe
Iowa
Interior
Lake Eustis
Rolfe Storage Battery Company
Beaty Mee
Crn
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co
Winston-Sale
N.C, A
Webb
Rolfe and
Plover
W. C. Shull
Rolfe, Iowa
Waltons
Des Moines
Crooked Creek
A. B. Symes
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