Sarasota Bay Post American Legion Meeting Sept 5
Sarasota Bay Post No 30 announces its next regular meeting Monday night September 5 at 8 pm in new quarters on the city dock. Officers listed include Finance Officer Russell Thompson Sergeant at Arms Ervin Bell and Chaplain J Hamilton Gillespie. The post plans to begin building a permanent home and urges full attendance. A Clean-Up Squad will tour Tampa September 20 26 inviting ex service men to report for compensation hospital care or vocational training. Memorials to World War I doughboys are on display at Thacker’s Jewelry Store. The article discusses the American flag its symbolism and “one hundred per cent Americanism” and cites upcoming flag details and Armistice Day planning.
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Sarasota Bay
Russell Thompson
Ervin Bell
J. Hamilton Gillespie
Coceccees
American Legion
Tokio
Charles McCann
Tampa
T Sym Sarasota
Thacker’s
Legion Rooms
Levi
Stephens
Leon Pickett
Ernest Bright
Making Values From What Was Considered Unavailable
Moses Folsom argues land value rises when people extract use from waste and overlooked resources. He cites cottonseed, sawdust, tar from coal, pine turpentine, corn by products, electricity, petroleum, and Florida land as examples, urging wise land investment and cautious optimism about gains through ingenuity.
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United States Forest Products Laboratory
Madison
Wis
Florida
Sea of Knowledge
Florida State Marketing Bureau
Jacksonville
Controlling Diseases in the Seedbed
Florida Experiment Station specialists outline seedbed disease controls. Keep soil and plants dry, avoid excess shading, and add a half inch layer of pure coarse sand to hinder damping off fungi. Use mineral fertilizers, stir soil often, and inspect daily for signs of damping off with copper sulfate or corrosive disinfectants as needed.
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Florida Experiment Station
Florida land boom urged as climate and growth lure investors
The article extols Florida as a land investment target praising mild climate and year round outdoor work. It warns against bucket shops and stresses choosing Jacksonville land for potential demand growth to yield profits. Florida’s climate and natural resources are framed as healthful and conducive to long life and wealth.
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Florida
Jacksonville
America
Ralph N. Green
West Coast Florida Trip Highlights and Route Discussion
The writer recounts a return trip from Fort Myers to Sarasota via Punta Gorda and Tampa, noting scenic points and the necessity of a bridge or ferry to connect Fort Myers with the Caloosahatchee north shore. Heavy rains affected travel, but the 181 mile leg proved a fair day’s drive and the route is seen as a future Tamiami Trail segment.
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Fort Myers
Florida
Sarasota
Manatee
Bradentown
Palmetto
Ruskin
Tampa
Plant City
Lakeland
Mulberry
Bartow
Fort Meade
Bowling Green
Wauchula
Zoffo
Arcadia
Punta Gorda
Caloosahatchee
Homesick Bridget Seeks Place She Belongs
Bridget longs for a place she feels she truly belongs rather than the comfort of her current home. Her mistress consoles her about wages work and friends but Bridget insists her heart remains elsewhere.
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Bridget
Boston Transcript
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American Legion Notes
A. S. Joiner
Jack Halton
Homer Hebb
American Doughboy Post
J. H. Gillespie
Legion Business Directory
Sarasota Bank
Thompson & CO
H. H. Logan, Richard Halton
The
Bank of Sarasota
Mason B. Hunt
Augustus .D. Bolton
Broadway
Jacob Miller
Lewis Combs Wit
Tuttle & Combs Real Estate
Eatre Building
Insurance and Bonds
the Hunt Agency
F. WM. Schultz
Badger Pharmacy
Archibald Hardware Co
Claude Ragan
A. L. Joiner
First National Bank
Sarasota, Fla
Golf Hall
Moses Folsom
Franklin
Morse
Marconi
Seven Seas
Edison
Pennsylvania
E. L. Drake
Titusville
Petroleum Center
Oil Creek
Oil City
United States
Russia
Mexico
Gulf Coast
Louisiana
Texas
Punta Gorda Bridge
Business Directory
H. D. Robertson
W. E. Foreman Grocery Company
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P. B. Foley
Fla
Jack Halton, M. D
R. H. Edwards
Bank of
F. H. Helveston
W. Y. Perry
Sarasota, Florida
Bank of Sarasota Bldg
C. B. Wilson
M. D
Walpole Building
Sarasota County
Joseph Halton
M. L. Wread
General Contracting
Monument Company
Geo. L. Thacker
Lee
Phon
James Bacon
E. O. “Painter Fertilizer CO
Jacksonville, Fla
Simon Pure
Noblin
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