Venice Notes on Schools Fences and Fruit Markets
Local items report Nokomis pupils sent to Sarasota High School for September. Humorous riffs on baseball, rail whistles, and hog fencing appear alongside remarks on fruit shipping tests and price swings. A Harn in Virginia writes from a submarine chaser postwar context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John O’bannon
Nokomis
Venice
Sarasota High School
Ralph Higel
Moss Oak
A. H. Harn
Virginia
Potomac
A H
Bee Ridge Buzzes With Visitors and New Projects
Bee Ridge residents host relatives from Parmalee and Fruitville while work continues on Mr Ingram's house and the new Baptist church. Ouija amusements, electric lights by Mr Armstrong, a new garage by John Henry, and weekend trips to St Petersburg and Okeechobee City highlight a busy boom period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Taylor
Parmalee
F. E. Platt
Fruitville
Bee Ridge
Madeline Clark
Lois Bond
V. A. Saunders
Osprey
H. Driggers
Ingram
New Baptist Church
Charlie Rawls
Ross Driggers
Armstrong
Bradentown
Velma Flye
Clara Mae Tatum
Pearl Bellamy
Lewis Hawkins
S. L. Flye
St. Petersburg
Flye
Wm. Miller
John Henry
Harris
Nokomis Notes and Local News Snippets
A Nokomis social log chronicles a dainty dance at C. S. Curry’s home and visits by Maj. J. D. Courtey, Roy O’Bannon’s marriage news, and local travel to Sarasota, Bradenton and Manatee. It notes new arrivals Mr. and Mrs. Goff, earthquakes in Los Angeles, auto woes of ex postmaster A. F. Wrede, praise for a Laurel column, and critiques of railroad costs and wages amid national policy debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. S. Curry
J. D. Courtey
Sarasota
Roy O’bannon
Roy
W. L. Dunn
F. J. Hayden
Manatee
Bradentown
Mary Bear
Nokomis
Los Angeles
Varn
A. F. Wrede
Wrede
Laurel Scribe
The
Times
America
Seed corn loss blamed on rats in gur ney sack tale
Mr Vaughan, a farmer, recounts losing pedigreed seed corn to rats after hanging a sack from a roof. He reports finding five dead rats next morning and credits RAT-SNAP for control. Ad from Badger Pharmacy and Archibald Hardware Co. lists three sizes and prices 35c 65c and 1.25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Badger Pharmacy
Archibald Hardware Co
Correction: Young and Son Worked on Baptist Church
A published correction notes Mr. Young and his son Otis of Myakka City were actually working on the new Baptist church, not Mr. Ingram’s house as previously stated.
Attendant with Thin Red Object At Local Hospital Scene
A hospital attendant enters with a slim red item while a patient jokes about a postage stamp or a rare mutton chop. The Kansas City Journal reports a terse exchange and a curious mood around the ward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Journal
Rat Snap Beats the Best Trap Ever Made Ad
Mrs. Emily Shaw praises RAT-SNAP saying her husband paid 2.00 for a trap and she bought a 50c box. The trap killed 12 rats in a week though only 3 were caught. RAT SNAP comes in cakes in three sizes 35e 65c and 1.25. Sold and guaranteed by Badger Pharmacy and Archibald Hardware Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emily Shaw
Badger Pharmacy
Archibald Hardware Company
Very Particular Mrs Gotrox Buys Refined Gold Watch
Mrs Gotrox negotiates a refined gold watch with a jeweler who confirms its purity. She insists on only refined pieces, expressing disdain for anything less. The exchange reflects a brisk, small town shopping moment.
Why I Put Up With Rats for Years
N Windsor, a farmer, recalls buying rat poison that nearly killed their dog and led to long rat problems until RAT SNAP was found. The ad touts RAT-SNAP as a sure rat killer and cites three sizes 35c 65c and 1.25. Sold and guaranteed by Badger Pharmacy and Archibald Hardware Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Windsor
Neerly
Ats
Badger Pharmacy
Archibald Hardware Co
An Innocent Question Miss Gushley
An exchange between Miss Gushley and Dr Spick reveals a light moment as she asks if he writes poems and he admits to a few to pass time while joking about patients in a Selected collection.
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Florida
Ion
Purse
Manasota
Laurel
Turkey
Optimo
Uncle Bill Bottletop
Washington Star
Mr. Vaughan
Harry Rigby
Depot Streets
Sarasota, Fla
E. O. Painter Fertilizer Company
Jacksonville, Florida
Complete Fertilizers
Fertilizer
Jack Halton
M. D
Sarasota Bank
Feof
Eofes
Joseph Halton
Sarasota, Florida
Aptee
C. B. Wilson
Bank of Sarasota
P. B. Foley
Green Day
Fila
E. A. Kartack
Bank of
W. Y. Perry
Bank of Sarasota Building
E. Main St
Figaret
Florida Citrus Exchange
Tampa
Manatee County
Sarasota Transfer CO
Dalton Jones
Main St
AMELS
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco CO
Winston-Salem, N. C
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