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Newspaper
Sarasota Times
Location
Sarasota, Florida, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1913
Page
8
A Sarasota Union correspondent quotes Rev W L Pritchard predicting a future United States transformed by temperance. The prophecy envisions an America free of alcohol and crime, with banished vices and renewed virtue, a land of sober homes and strong national spirit.
The poppy is described as an emblem of death across the east, planted on graves and in cemeteries in India. It is uncertain if its poisonous juice inspired this, but it is believed the flower served as a funeral plant to the Egyptians, with tomb paintings on Beloni tombs showing poppy-forms.
A Pall Mall Gazette note discusses a recently found fourteenth century City Guild of Carpenters ordinance. It requires carpenters to attend funerals of fraternity members residing within the city or in the suburbs, showing the term suburb was in everyday use even then.
Out of town patronage solicited by Henry Giddens Clothing Co in Tampa Florida. The ad invites customers to send in orders or visit and offers 5 percent cash discount on out of town orders and free delivery. A 1914 calendar is mailed upon leaving an address.
An old advertisement claims heartburn signals indigestion and promises instant pain relief with Herbine. It describes rapid bowel movement and renewed vigor, noting a 50 cent price and sale at Badger Pharmacy.
The most fatal explosion on record occurred at Gravelines in 1654 killing about three thousand people. The blast remains the deadliest maritime disaster cited in historical summaries.
An advertisement extols Dr King’s New Discovery as the best remedy for croup coughs and colds. It includes a testimonial from Lewis Chamberlain of Mancher Ohio praising its effectiveness for his children and urges readers to keep a bottle at home. It lists prices 50c and 1.00 and notes availability at druggists.
The smallest book ever made, in Italy, is about the size of a thumb nail. It measures four tenths by a quarter inch and holds 208 pages with nine lines each and 95 to 100 letters per page. The text is a 1615 letter from the pendulum clock inventor to Madame Christine of Lorraine.
Local notes report W H Tatum butchering for market and buying a dark bay mare from Turver Co of Bradenton. Rev E L Hendry ill but hopes of recovery. Dr Schultz and three friends hunted near Bee Ridge with W H Tatum. W M Hand and family with Tatum spent two days in the woods reporting game and luck. Stained glass treatment invention from Birmingham aims to show pictures at night. Ballards Horehound Syrup advertised by Badger Pharmacy for cough relief.
Children take Ballard’s Horehound Syrup willingly because it tastes nice. It is advertised as the best remedy for coughs hoarseness and bronchitis in kids. Available in 25c 50c and 1.00 bottles at Badger Pharmacy.
A France based comparison shows French people consume about 105 eggs per year per person while the English average 85 and Italians 48 eggs. The figures illustrate varying dietary habits across Europe.
The advertisement claims deafness stems from inflamed mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube and offers one hundred dollars for any case of deafness caused by catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It urges sending for circulars from F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo, with pills for constipation offered separately.
A Kansas man on his first Washington visit toured the capitol with a friend to watch Congress. From the visitors gallery he scanned the assembled statesmen seeking his district’s member. He quipped he could not distinguish him, and his companion replied he cannot even distinguish himself.
An advertisement touts Ballard's Horehound Syrup for deep seated coughs with external and internal remedies in one purchase. It includes a Herricks Red Pepper Porous Plaster for the chest free with each bottle, offered by Badger Pharmacy.
A judge notes inquiry about a son's college intentions and remarks that the first month’s liquor bill exceeded thirty dollars, reflecting concern over his education and habits. The exchange suggests issues of judgment and future plans in a courtroom context.
Sickly children need White's Cream Vermifuge. It destroys worms and acts as a strengthening tonic for stomach and bowels. Price 25c per bottle. Sold by Badger Pharmacy.
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