Florida Coast Shipments Grow as Citrus and Veggies Move East
Crystal River ships tomatoes and watermelons in carload lots while Palmetto posts a 1.4 million dollar tomato crop value for the season. Manatee county accounts for one tenth of state fruit and veg exports, totaling 5 843 cars. Two Perry women Maytice McCaskell and Katherine Tippets aim for Florida legislature seats. An Orlando boy loses a frozen hand after a two minute ice exposure earning a free cone. A winter camp near Sarasota bay will host 300 New England visitors as promoter Frederick W. Dixon builds a land tract and well for the project.
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Sarasota Bay
Bradentown
Cortez
Frederick W. Dixon
Community Service of
New York City
New England
Prominent Orlando Republican Judge Cheney Dies
Judge J. M. Cheney of Orlando, a leading Republican figure, long held key municipal posts and held a series of prominent roles in state politics.
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J. M. Cheney
Orlando
Bartow Chamber Hires Clements as Secretary
Bartow reorganizes its chamber of commerce and names Geo. H. Clements of Bartow as secretary. A drive to raise 10 000 dollars to meet board expenses will begin at once.
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Bartow
Chamber of Commerce
Geo. H. Clements
Personal Charm Absent Fair Aspirant (with manuscript)
A Boston Transcript item records a witty exchange about a manuscript submission. The publisher dismisses potential readers while a fair aspirant pleads to be seen, highlighting the era's publishing etiquette.
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Boston Transcript
All Liberty Bonds At Par Or Higher
New York reports all Liberty bonds sold at par or above for the first time since issue. Heavy trading and sizable $1,000,000 lots marked the day with strong money and investment demand ahead of June interest and dividend disbursements. Bond ranges included 344s at 100.06 and various 4s and 4.5s near 100, reflecting expectations that war financings will reach par or better.
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New York
Treasury
Uncle Sam
Florida History Offers Splendid Field of Study
Florida boasts a rich history with multiple flags and governors, inviting study through 1 800+ listed books. The piece lists notable authors and titles set in Florida, plus state publications and romance novels tied to the region, noting resources in libraries and stores for researchers.
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Florida
Union
Spain
France
England
Ponce de Leon
Andrew Jackson
New World
Mexico
America
Congressional Library
Washington
National Capital
Brown
George M.J
Land of
War Record
Bush
C. G
Beecher
Henry Ward
Brevard
Caroline Mays
Chapin
George W
Commach
L. H
St. Augustine
King
Grace
DeSoto
Simpson
C. T
Sprague
John T
Stowe
Harriet Beecher
Swift
F. R
Willoughby
Huck L
Everglades
Wilson
Minnie Moore
Nevin O
State Department of Agriculture
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
State Experiment Station
James Maurice Thompson
Tallahassee
Ocala
Kirk Monroe
Cocoanut Grove
Miami
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P. H. Levy
Crystal River
New Smyrna
Palm Beach County
Manatee County
Maytice McCaskell
Perry
Katherine Tippets
Petersburg
Legion Business Directory
Thompson & CO
Buddy
Richard Halton
Bank of
Sarasota
Geo. Landon
Lyman Bierseth
Hugh Clark
Main Street
W. L. Pearsall
Bert Wolfskeil
the Haberdashery
A. L. Joiner
First National Bank
Sarasota, Fla
J. Hamilton Gillespie
White Star
J. Mack Christie
DR. O. H. Cribbins
Sarasota Bank
F. WM. Schultz
Badger Pharmacy
Jack Halton
Martha
Chile
Pete Jackson
Helen
Boston
North Carolina
VIA
Seaboard Air Line
Asheville
Hendersonville
Saluda
Waynesville
Tampa
Jacksonville
A. D. Williamson
Bradentown, Fla
W. H. Stephens
Waltham Watches
Waltham, P.S. Bartlett
SaRrAsora, Fla
Laneyse
Emerson Records
TIMES
Hammermill
The
Sarasota County
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